Sunday Snippet: Infernal Madness

September has beensuch a weird month. Our weather is all over the place—again—and we're baking inhigh temps. Also have a drought at the moment. I mean the grass crunches when Iwalk on it right now.

I think we have ourcar issues solved. Mine is back with a new computer and we did end up with atotal loss on the CR-V. Found one to replace that and we're getting everythingin order to finalize the purchase. Here's hoping that ends our car drama for a good,long time.

Another super busywork week. Finished up a project and started a new one. I'm in a holdingpattern for two more and I may have a new client for some writing coaching.Very excited about my calendar right now!

Did not have agreat week of viewing. Too many things distracting me and needing my attention.I might have to start doing playlists instead of television shows. If I do theplaylist thing, be forewarned, I have very eclectic taste in music.

I did get an episodeof The Batman watched by starting the fourth season. This introducedSuperman to the roster, which also means Lex Luthor put in an appearance alongwith Lois and Jimmy.

Caught an episodeof Classic Rugrats. All three vignettes were new to me, which is fun. Ifeel like I must have skipped several seasons though because I don't rememberwatching or rewatching several episodes that really stand out in my memory.Might have to check to see if I did.

Also started anepisode of My Life Is Murder. This is a two-parter and looks to end thefourth season. Looking forward to finishing this one up and waiting patientlyfor a fifth season. Fingers crossed!

And that's prettymuch it for the life update this week. Tonight's post is from Infernal Madness,a novella that puts an established couple through an unsettling experience.

Here's theminiblurb:

A dreamweaver is wreaking havoc on a fae community withvividly disturbing waking nightmares. Tressa Epps and Monroe Headrick—usuallyin complete sync—are arguing over everything, but they're tasked withdiscovering who or what is behind the infernal madness the small village isexperiencing … if the insomnia doesn't get to them first.

And a preview snippet…

Tressa Epps shifted restlessly inher bed. Dark images swirled in her mind. The room spun in dizzying rotations.It's not room, Tress. It's you.She managed to slow down and focusedon the shape of the floor. An octagon with alternating black and silver stripesthat started in the center and flared out to the baseboard. The walls wereopposite colors with the darker shade meeting the lighter shade of the trim andvice versa. One single door accompanied each wall. Shadows played along the surfaces,bending and twisting the minimal light from … somewhere.There are no windows. Why aren'tthere any windows?Tressa fought the urge to spin incircles again. She trudged forward, her feet moving slowly, kind of likewalking through water. Her fingers grasped the doorknob, twisted, and openedthe door.She walked through and entered …the room she'd just tried to leave. Whirling around, she headed for a differentexit. The lack of equilibrium kept her off-balance and she stumbled and lurchedtoward the next doorway.Taking a deep breath, she pulledthe panel open and crossed the threshold … only end up back in the same room.Frustration drew a harsh cry from her throat. And she made another attempt witheach different door … and garnered the same results.She gave a low growl. "Whatthe hell is going on. I can't be trapped. There's gotta be a way out." Thespinning sensation engulfed her again and she closed her eyes, trying to makeit stop.But closing her eyes made theimbalance worse and she leaned against the closest surface and slid down to acrouch. Then she got down on her hands and knees and slowly crawled to thecenter of the floor. She sat where the points met in the middle of the roomwith her legs pulled up to her chest and her head bent forward.Overwhelmed with a sense ofhopelessness, she looked inward trying to find a logical reason she couldn'tget out of the space. The floor shifted beneath her and her head snapped upwhen a screeching sound surrounded her.The walls were literally closing inand she scrambled to get to her feet. But she couldn't move. Something held herfast while the room collapsed in on itself. The black and silver streaksrumbled toward her with increasing speed.Tressa's eyes went wide, her hearthammered in her chest, and her mouth opened on a silent scream … then a flashof light blinded her…And she jerked bolt upright in bed…

I just got startedon this story and I'm so excited to take this journey with my characters.

 

That's it for thisweek.

Cheers!

Skye