Frankenkitty
(Some assembly required)
Welcome to Weekend Writing Warriors. This is a sample from my latest work “Frankenkitty”, and I hope you enjoy it. It started out as a young-adult superhero book, and well, you’ll see. In last week’s snippet, Jimmy helps set up their machine. Amber is upstairs; diverting Mrs Gross’s attention when they turn it on – with interesting results.
Suddenly the lights dimmed, and a blue glow emanated from the water faucet; St. Elmo’s fire filled the kitchen, and then just as quickly it was back to normal; Mrs. Gross’s calm went, “What the hell was that; What are you doing downstairs?”
She ran to the stairs, followed closely by Jennifer.
“Amber! What are you doing?”
“Nothing Mother; Everything’s fine; No need to come down.”
“Nothing?” She sprinted down the stairs. “What are you doing with that poor Guinea Pig; can’t you hear it squeaking in panic? You know you can’t have a pet, not with Father’s allergies.”
In her concern about the ‘Guinea Pig’, she didn’t notice Jimmy staring in disbelief at the smoking remnants of his ground wire.
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You had me googling St Elmo’s fire. In spite of my original ignorance, I got the picture clearly in my mind. Poor Jimmy! His heavy duty w ires
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Nuked to pieces!
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Oh noooo! I need to see the disclaimer: “No animals were harmed during the creation of this story”!
I’m deeply concerned for the guinea pig. 🙂
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perhaps – don’t try this at home
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You’re continuing to build the suspense — this time with a consequence that surprises the characters.
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I enjoyed this piece. A little scary that she killed the pet and seemed rather unfazed, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. I wonder what other experiments your MC will graduate to. Dun dun dun.
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the gerbil died from natural causes(last chapter). it’s just come back to life, bigger and better, in this snippet.
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This is such a fun story, with scares along the way and surprises! I look forward to reading more for sure. Loved the St. Elmo’s Fire touch. Great snippet.
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