Sunday Snippet: Jump

Welcome, December! I'mtruly not sure what this month will bring. I'm at a weird place where I feelkind of stuck and a little buried under the weight of needing to get thingsdone … but I have no idea where to start.

Work slowed down alittle, which isn't a great thing. But it did give me some time to spend withmy daughter when she came home for Thanksgiving break. I'm so grateful for thattime. And December still looks to be booked with projects for the most part.

The temperature diddrop but didn't quite dip into the teens. I'm really not ready for the arcticblast yet. But it does help get me in a mood for the holidays.

Had a semi-decentweek of viewing. My sleep schedule is all over the place again and that doesn'talways make for a good attention span.

Watched the seasontwo premiere episode of London Kills. Nice to see Billie back in action.I'm interested in the ongoing arc from season one. This cast is stellar, and Ilove the changing dynamics between them.

Caught another episodeof Death in Paradise. I'm starting to find some redeeming value inNeville. I liked the way he kind of helped Florance. Really not sure aboutMarlon.

Enjoyed part one ofSilent Witness. Loving some inside looks at Jack and Nikki and themystery is kind of amazing. I have no idea where things are going and that'salways fun.

Watched anotherepisode of Elementary. Mycroft is an ass and maybe that's a good thing. Hedefinitely has some explaining to do. I do give him kudos for being able tomanipulate Sherlock even if I hate that he could. And I'm going to be reallypissed if Sherlock decides Joan is his weakness and starts acting like a biggerass than Mycroft.

Caught an episodeof The Batman and it's one I don't remember watching previously.Thoroughly enjoyed it. Having a team that is completely opposite of Batman andRobin was fun.

Enjoyed another episodeof Classic Rugrats. I think it's the final one where the whole episode isone story. I kind of wish there were more of those.

And that's it forthe life update this week. Tonight's post is from Jump, a novella thatgot a start with a writing community prompt.

Here's theminiblurb:

A group of young adults comes into their mage power muchlater than usual. Sima Hood and Dario Burgos are the de facto leaders of theraw recruits when they're trapped and pinned down by a faction of darksorcerers who want to groom them for their side, but Sima and Dario receiveguidance from one of the elder mages who help them escape and lead them tosafety.

And a preview snippet…

Sima Hood shook her head back andforth. "No way am I working with Dario Burgos. You've got to be testingthe limits of my patience with this request." She certainly hoped theelder mage didn't really think putting her with Dario would be a good idea.Marco Lambert gave her a steadylook. "Sima, I don't have time to argue this point with you. Twelve rawrecruits need a crash course in controlling their powers, and I don't have totell you it's harder when they haven't been raised with the basics of magewisdom." He sighed. "This is a huge undertaking, and you can't do italone." His shoulders slumped.Sima bit the inside of her lip. Marcodidn't wear defeat well. She didn't want to let him down. But she also didn'twant to spend the next who knew how many weeks butting heads or anything elsewith Dario. They did not get along. But the one thing they had in common—cominginto their powers in late adolescence instead of the beginning of puberty—made herand Dario uniquely qualified to help this group transition into being propermages.Dammit.She couldn't say no to the man whomentored her and helped her make the transition to becoming a functioning mage.He'd also done the same for Dario … which became part of the reason shestruggled to get along with her fellow mage proctor. They didn't have an easyroad, and they clashed frequently during their training.Sima squared her shoulders."Okay. This is going to be a complete shitshow, but you can count onme." A promise she might end up regretting.Especially with Dario involved.Marco's lips quirked in a wrysmile. "Not sure this helps, but I heard the same thing from Dario."He chuckled. "Might be the first time you two have ever been on the samepage. I consider that a good omen."A slap might have stung less. Butshe didn't know if the idea Dario agreed they'd be dealing with a trainwreckbothered her or if the fact the elder mage consulted Dario first kicked harder.Because neither made her happy.But she'd made a commitment, so Simatempered her response. "I guess there's a first time for everything."Whether or not they stayed in sync might prove to be the bigger question.She definitely had doubts.

I'm just getting startedon this one and I love having a new story to sink into.

 

That's it for thisweek.

Cheers!

Skye