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This is an excerpt of the short backstory behind Viveka Kaster, one of the characters from Gunnar's Guns, an upcoming novel.
"You cheating @#$&!"
"Me? I'm not the one pimping myself out!"
Viveka Kaster wedged herself deeper under her bed, clutching a pillow over her face. Now matter how hard she tried, she couldn't shut out her parents' screaming. They often argued, but recently it had become worse, and this one was rapidly escalating.
"I flirted with my boss over a drink so that he might remember me next time he hands out promotions. At least I didn't sleep with my secretary!"
"Why are you bringing that up again? This was supposed to be a vacation!"
Viveka had just turned six a few days earlier, and she knew this only because her father had given her a birthday gift that morning. Her mother had promptly chewed him out for forgetting and being several days late. In response, he'd snapped that she had forgotten Viveka's birthday as well. So, yet another fight had ensued.
She hadn't understood that fight any more than any of the rest. She knew neither of them cared about her birthday. They had forgotten it before. For as often as they used her as ammunition against each other, they largely ignored her otherwise. She had been taking her own baths and scrounging her own meals out of the refrigerator for over a year now. She had learned the hard way how to tell spoiled milk from good, and what things tasted edible cold or uncooked.
Something smashed. It sounded like the living room lamp. Viveka flinched. She could all too clearly imagine the shards of colorful glass spraying across the floor. She had seen more plates, vases, and glasses dashed to pieces than she wanted to remember.
"I'm leaving!" Her mother's scream was followed by angry steps pounding up the stairs.
"Fine!" From downstairs came a slam. There was always a slamming door.
Viveka could hear her mother snarling vindictively and throwing around luggage. She hugged the pillow tighter. She knew better than to get in the way when either her mother or her father was upset. Her arm was still bruised from the last time she had made that mistake.
Pretty soon, steps pounded on the stairs, followed by another slam of the front door.
Silence. Viveka wiped her face on the pillow. It was better when they were gone. It was lonely but not as scary. She wiggled across the carpet to the edge of her bed and peeked from under the bed skirt. Was it safe to come out?
Continue reading here for another excerpt of this story.
How this works:
-I post a snip of a random story I wrote, a character bio, a summary blurb, etc.
-If I get favorable comments, I will post more snips from the same story.
-If someone just loves what they read (oh, be honest, I'm not asking for pity praise, or exaggerations ), then I might post a whole chapter or story, depending on the situation.
The Year of Change
Last year, around this time, I helped my family move, breaking us all out of our ruts. I hate ruts, but it is so easy to get comfortable when you're "getting by okay". I had a dead-end job that I loved. I lived with my parents, so that meant I could live easily on my average wage, but wasn't making enough to continue my Bachelor's degree. We lived somewhere we hated, but we owned it and we were used to it. Every year was the same as the last. Comfortable ruts are the most insidious things. They are insidious because they keep you from growing and changing and taking a chance on a dream.
So my parents finally bought a house in their dream loc
Holy Giblets! I'm on BlizzCon.com
https://us.battle.net/blizzcon/en/blog/14455487/blizzcon%C2%AE-2014-costume-contest-sign-ups-now-open-6-17-2014
Cursing myself for forgetting to sign up for the costume contests, I rushed to the sign-up page.
And I was in for quite a shock. I'm in the same image as three of the most awesome cosplayers from BlizzCon 2013! I'm not sure how that happened, but it sure as heck is AWESOME! :squee:
Building a Better Ghost
So ashamed. I was gifted a DA premium account and I promptly vanish. *slaps self silly*
Mostly, I haven't had anything new to post, but that's about to change!
BlizzCon 2014 is coming, and with it . . . a new costume! This year, I'm doing a ghost. Please don't groan. I've seen those cheap versions of Sarah and Nova, too. I actually dislike the female ghost a lot. It has things like Paint-On Clothes (tm) and the Atomic Wedgie (tm) and also, the classic favorite: Let's-Expose-Our-Vital-Organs Armor (tm).
So, why am I doing the ghost, pray tell?
It may be because last year I teamed up with a chap in an unorthodox yet extremely cool ghost cos
. . . And a Happy New Year!
(Yeah, my title is oh-so-creative. :P)
I hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving, Christmas, and other assorted holidays and holy days, etc., etc.!
Mine was awesome, with an un-awesome amount of driving! (Well, it was awesome, but not in a good way.) I am now the proud owner of a Tetris Lamp, and a bunch of other much appreciated swag--such as the super-cool premium DA membership given by the super-cool ~blue-but-beautiful (https://www.deviantart.com/blue-but-beautiful)! :squee: :tighthug:
My life has been in utter turmoil for the last few months, and will continue to be for another month, but once everything settles down, I'm going to be one happy little clam! And I'll try to b
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I've been reading ur posts for a lil while now and I got curious so I checked out ur profile to try n find the answer to no avail so I'll just ask straight out have any of your stories been published. U have a talent and I'm a huge bookworm and was curious if u have a book out there. By the way this was very good