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Tuesday Tales and a Picture is Worth 300 Words

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Ahoy Fellow Fathomers! This week our group writes to a photo prompt. As usual, we only have 300 words to accompany the visual prompt. We had a few images to choose from, giving a little more creative freedom.  I chose the following picture, as it fit in better with my 300 word snippet.     This will be an excerpt f ro m Twister Fate, a new WIP for a new romance contemporary. -The summer before my freshman year of high school was exciting and scary. I spent most of the days with my best friend, Cameron Murphy. Cameron and I had been friends since the first grade. Although we became closer that last summer we spent together. Before he moved away, breaking my young heart. We spent hours drifting down the river on inner tubes, laughing and splashing our way down the lazy current. The sunburns couldn’t quell our excitement to be alone in swimsuits, as my body gave me impulses to be closer to his skin. Fear coupled as deeply with curi...

Tuesday Tales - We Got the Beat!

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Ahoy Fellow Fathomers! This week our group writes to the simple sounding word- beat .    This will be an excerpt f ro m Snow Spankings, a new WIP for a new erotic contemporary. Slowing the truck to a crawl, Billy bypassed uninjured folks, craning his neck looking for those in immediate need. A private melody continued in his mind, easing his distress, loosening the grip on his chest. Our bodies touch, I don’t need my eyes to see… Dreaming of what you mean to me… Billy wouldn’t ignore anyone seriously injured, no matter how absorbed he was on reaching her. Thankfully though, no one approached him in a panic, requiring his instant attention. I’ll circle back, once I see she’s okay . Relief washed over him, although very little scenery looked familiar. He felt himself getting closer to his bride, closing the cluttered gap over the destruction. Sunrise means I can see you again… Thank God time passes so quickly till then… The few m...