A Little Snark from Alpha
In honor of Marie Sexton's Saturday Snark, I'm going to do a little bit of snark from A Solid Core of Alpha. Now, Alpha does not have a whole lot of light moments--but this one is is a doozy. C.J. and his sister Cassie have had a rough day of watching Anderson's life unspool via holographic recordings, and now Cassie's husband has come to collect his wayward wife.
"Bad day?" Marshall asked as he came into C.J.'s quarters. He didn't sound particularly surprised, but he did raise his eyebrows when Cassie started to sniffle.
"Remember the ice-piss lizards?" she asked, sounding forlorn.
"Yeah, sweetheart. How could I forget the ice-piss lizards?" He took both her hands in his and pulled her up and into his long arms.
"I miss the ice-piss lizards," Cassie bemoaned, her voice muffled in her husband's chest. "I really fucking miss the ice-piss lizards. Could we have another shipment of ice-piss lizards, just for me?"
Marshall rubbed her arms and looked over her head to meet C.J.'s gaze helplessly.
"Really bad day," he said softly, and C.J. nodded.
"Bad day?" Marshall asked as he came into C.J.'s quarters. He didn't sound particularly surprised, but he did raise his eyebrows when Cassie started to sniffle.
"Remember the ice-piss lizards?" she asked, sounding forlorn.
"Yeah, sweetheart. How could I forget the ice-piss lizards?" He took both her hands in his and pulled her up and into his long arms.
"I miss the ice-piss lizards," Cassie bemoaned, her voice muffled in her husband's chest. "I really fucking miss the ice-piss lizards. Could we have another shipment of ice-piss lizards, just for me?"
Marshall rubbed her arms and looked over her head to meet C.J.'s gaze helplessly.
"Really bad day," he said softly, and C.J. nodded.
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Oct 30, 2011 12:09PM
I loved this book, and this short excerp was funny, even if the reason for this comment from Cassie was not.
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Yeah... This one was tough. I had my kids pick a random book to pull snark from and when they came back with this one I took it as a challenge.
Thanks Amy. Just reminded me of the things I loved about this book.
Mountie wrote: "Thanks Amy. Just reminded me of the things I loved about this book."*happy smile* Yay! I'm glad you enjoyed it! Especially because the book I'm working on now makes Alpha look like Clear Water!
I saw that from your other blogs that you are writing a really DARK one. ((((Amy))) You know I'll be there... with tissues, when it is released.
Mountie wrote: "I saw that from your other blogs that you are writing a really DARK one. ((((Amy))) You know I'll be there... with tissues, when it is released."
Thank you! It's so good to know some hardy souls will brave this one! If I"m lucky it won't do me in!
That's me... a member of The Hardy Souls Brigade ;-) I have no "lines in the sand" when it comes to reading.
Mountie wrote: "That's me... a member of The Hardy Souls Brigade ;-) I have no "lines in the sand" when it comes to reading."LOL! Awesome! Apparently my lines in the sand for writing are REALLY blurry!
Thank goodness for that, is all I can say.
Mountie wrote: "Thank goodness for that, is all I can say."I'm so glad someone approves:-)
Alpha was truly a mind bending experience. I loved the snippet you chose..And youre scarin' me a bit about Darker....A quick call to my buddies at kleenex for a drop shipment might help?
Man, I so LOVE this book. I loved the ice-piss lizards story. Priceless.
I'm so glad... The ice-piss lizards were a lot of fun to write! I'm so glad you enjoyed them.
