Sunday Snippet: Understanding Truth

Welcome February! Theshortest month seems like a great time to start new things. I've challengedmyself to post every day on Bluesky and I picked drawing one oracle card from arandom deck each day. So far, I'm two for two.

I'm also going to launchthe side project I've previously talked about. Tip Jar Shorts is a fun way toget sexy romance short stories right to your inbox. The blog is up and runningand still a work in progress. I'm so excited to see how things go! If you'reinterested, check it out!

I had a busy workweek with a challenging copy edit but it's almost complete and I'm happy I gotto work on this mystery series. A few more bits and pieces to check and it'llbe on its way to the publisher.

Had a somewhatquiet viewing week. Between getting Tip Jar finished up and the copy edit, Ineeded a quiet background to get everything done.

Caught another BatmanBeyond episode. I remembered this one and enjoyed during my first runthrough of the show.

Enjoyed an episodeof Classic Rugrats. I'm in the final season and catching some episodes Ihaven't seen before.

Watched another episodeof One Lane Bridge and I'm still enjoying the show. It's kind of a slow,moody narrative and I'm rather into that right now.

Caught another episodeof London Kills and I'm kind of wondering what the hell is going to happennext. I'm also wondering what the superintendent thought would happen when hetried to run.

Enjoyed anotherepisode of Death in Paradise. The vibe is very different with seasoneleven and I'm kind of okay with that. I like the new sergeant and I'm lookingforward to seeing where things go with Florance doing an undercover stint. Ilike that the reason is tied back to a previous murder.

Loved the episodeof Beyond Paradise that I caught this week. I'm interested in how Humphreyand Martha work through their issues and was so happy to see her rebuff Archie,even if he's portrayed by one of my favorite actors. I'm still on the fencewith Martha's mom. I can't quite decide if I like her or not. We'll see how therest of the season goes.

That's pretty muchit for the life update this week. Tonight's post is from Understanding Truth,a novella where the main characters navigate some challenges in their life.

Here's theminiblurb:

Perdix Plane and Brock Halliwell are soldiers who finallyunderstand a few simple truths. They're not normal people, they don’t followstandard operating procedure, and they'll never have a conventionalrelationship—and maybe that's perfectly okay.

And a sneaky peek…

Brock liked having Perdix a littleoff balance.He entered the mess and made hisway to her table. "Are you waiting for anyone?"She shrugged. "No."He sat, settled in, and dug intohis food. "Seamus isn't due back in?" Might as well find out wherethings stood between Perdix and the other man.She narrowed her eyes. "Well,yeah. But we aren't into eating meals together." Her face twisted in agrimace.Brock liked the sound of that. Probablya casual thing, which might be hopeful thinking on his part. He scooped up alarge bite of his entrée.Perdix shot back with a question."How's Dionne?" Her eyebrows arched and she kept her tone casual.Brock finished chewing. "She'sfine. Having dinner with another dispatcher with a hope for brunch in themorning." At least that had been her plan.Her eyes widened. "And you'reokay with the situation?" She couldn't keep the surprise out of her tone.Brock cracked a grin."Considering I introduced them, yeah."She made a confused sound.He explained. "Look, she'sgreat. And she was good for me…" He paused a moment, trying to figure outhow to put his feelings into words. "But not as a significant other. She'sbest at being a terrific friend." His lips quirked. "And that's whatwe are. Really great friends." He hoped Dionne found her future with FranzHeffer.Perdix tsked. "How do you dothat? Remain friends with your ex-lovers? I can never manage to pull that featoff."Brock quirked a brow. "Am Inot a friend, then?"Perdix snorted. "Of course youare."He gave her a pointed look."So, you've managed the feat at least once." Probably more if she botheredto keep track.She tilted her head to one side."I guess I have." She straightened and glanced away."Considering I almost killed you I'd say that's pretty amazing."Brock frowned. "You didn'talmost kill me. The bullet went through pretty clean, all things taken intoaccount." He shoved his tray aside and leaned in. "Since we're on thesubject ... why did you really stop by after the incident?" He couldn'tshake the idea she had a completely different reason than the one she gave.Perdix gathered her tray. "Ithought I did more damage than they were saying." She rolled a shoulderand got up. "That's all." Stepping away from the table, she liftedher chin. "I'll catch you later." She carried her tray to the washstation and exited the mess hall.Brock tracked her movements,pondering the weird vibe. "Still have some work to do there."

I like exploringperceived challenges in a relationship. Perdix and Brock have more than one ofthose.

 

That's it for thisweek. Catch everyone on the flipside.

ML Skye