Every week at Rainbow Snippets https://www.facebook.com/groups/RainbowSnippets participants post six lines of a work of theirs, a work in progress, or a work by someone else which has LGBT characters.
My snippets this week are yet more shameless self-promo for “Sidetracked.” A serial novel I’m writing as by “Mike Mayak” that will post every Friday on this blog beginning January 1st, 2027.
James Arvad has accidentally passed through a gateway to a parallel Earth where civilization about came to an end. Early on, he meets Eddie. Hey, are they gonna get “close?”
“This the new guy?”
James turned around and stared. There was a young man standing in the doorway, not much older than James. He was taller than he was with dark hair and James found himself staring into his eyes which were brown. His sleeves were rolled up and James checked out his arms which were lean but muscular.
“Yeah,” James managed to say. “James Arvad.”
Okay a bit more than six lines, but here’s more…
“Hi, new guy James.” The young man said. “I’m Eddie. Eddie Erhard. My Dad was here earlier, listening to you. He says you’re not from around here. I mean, really not from around here!” Eddie said.
“Yeah,” James said. “Believe it or not.”
“Well, I believe you,” Eddie said sitting down in a chair opposite James.
“Thanks.” James said. “I’m not sure I believe it. But I’m starting to realize I’m not dreaming any of this.”
James realized he was trying to act cool and was so blowing it.
Okay, that’s it for this week. Thank you so much for reading! I’ll have more later!
—–jeff
