What’s Brewing – Sneak Peeks
And there was the box sitting on the couch waiting to be opened. Bud slashed his knife through the strapping tape, pulled up the flaps and hiding under a layer of puffy green packing pillows were 20 copies of Ellie’s Window. I have received confirmation they will be ready to ship through Amazon.com by July 22nd, (you can begin pre-ordering them now). But until you have them in your hands, why not grab a latte and let me read a few excerpts to you from . . .
Chapter Two:
The walls of the delivery room dissolved into a shimmering veil of dust as the Heavenly being carried Audrey away into the space beyond. How could this be? Though everything seemed to be moving in slow motion her thoughts were spinning with wonder. Death was neither dull nor silent. The swelling sounds of music joined into the percussion of wings beating against the air and drawing them upward while shapes, and colors, and what appeared to be the clashing of swords, dazzled her senses. This was more than an out-of-body experience – it was out of this world. Clearly something incredible was happening in the life of Audrey Rose St. Clare.
Chapter Three:
Charles motioned for her to sit down. “I’ve given this a lot of thought, Mother, so I need you to listen without lecturing me. I can’t deal with being a father right now and I don’t know if I ever will. I’m sorry if this disappoints you, but you need to understand that Eleanor (Ellie) needs more than I can give her. I’ve tried, Mother, I’ve really tried. But I’m just too dead inside to care for a crying, needy, child. I won’t be taking her back home with me. I need to be alone. No, I am alone.” Having nothing more to say Charles left Esther sitting at the table in stunned silence as he paused with his hand clutching the knob of the back door. “I’ve packed up all her things. I’m going to bring them in and then I’m leaving.”
Chapter Five:
In spite of all the reasons why Charlie dreaded Monday dinners with the woman (Ellie) who had become more of a stranger to her than a friend, the truth of the matter was – she still needed her mother’s approval. So, tonight would be another night of enduring the monotonous droning of what her mother had for breakfast, how far the tide had gone out the night before, the rising costs of groceries and health insurance, and finally ending with the disgusting details her cat’s latest hair ball episodes. Princess Leia had a habit of depositing her wads of yuk wherever she had a mind to leave them.
And Chapter Ten:
A cloud of quiet hovered over them as their toasted cheese sandwiches sat on their plates as unfinished as their thoughts. Then Bernie leaned across the table and with her eyes dancing with a fresh batch of wisdom said, “Oh but Honey Girl, what if your Mama is seein’ more than what anyone can see? More than anyone could know? What if God is opening the windows of heaven to her right now and is showin’ her what’s comin’? Now wouldn’t that be somethin’?”
Sneak peeks are just so much fun, aren’t they?
Love and joy, Sandy
What’s Brewing – Sneak Peeks was first posted on July 9, 2014 at 8:18 am.
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