Sunday, April 15, 2012

Six Sentence Sunday April 15, 2012

Wow! Where'd that week go.  Hard to believe it's mid-April already.  I understand that some folks are just now doing the IRS dance again.  Let's take our minds off that and READ:  Here are six sentences from my short story CHEMS.  It's on Amazon.


CHEMS

 a zombiefied short story

by Ann Swann


He was curled up like a comma in a pile of old feed sacks.


The year was 1974 and I was in the eighth grade.  I was in a hurry, running late as usual, and I had just opened the hen house to let my flock out for the day when I looked across the packed-earth yard and noticed the toolshed door wasn’t completely closed.  Since I was the one responsible for shutting things up in the evening, I knew that door was closed and latched the night before.
            I tiptoed up and tried to see inside through the crack—had my eye pressed to it just like that Tell-Tale Heart guy we’d read about in English—but I couldn’t see anything except that pile of old sacks.
            Then they moved.  


That's it for today!  See ya next Sunday.  If you would like to participate in Six Sentence Sunday, simply go to http://www.sixsunday.com/

18 comments:

Carmen DeSousa said...

You have a way of putting the reader directly at the scene. I downloaded CHEMS, so now I'll have to see what he sees.

Ann Swann said...

Thanks, Carmen. I hope you like it!

Unknown said...

Uh-ho. Get away! I loved it. It pulled me in immediately.

Great job,
Michelle :)

www.michelle-pickett.com/blog

Ann Swann said...

Haha! Thanks, Michelle :)

Lea Griffith said...

I'm headed to Amazon! Nice Six, Ann.

Ann Swann said...

Thanks, Lea! Hope you like the rest of the story :-)

Cara Bristol said...

Well that would freak out a person! Enjoyed your six.

Unknown said...

Hooked me! Run! LOL I completely let 6 Sunday slip up by me this week. Loved yours

Ann Swann said...

Thanks, Cara. My work is done!

Ann Swann said...

Thanks so much! I know what you mean, this week went by so fast!

Karyn Good said...

Great six! It pulled me right into the story. Well done!

Ann Swann said...

Thanks, Karyn...heading over to your page now.

Elaine Cantrell said...

Aw, now I want to know what was moving.

Ann Swann said...

Good! Want me to tell you ... ? LOL

patonlorraine said...

Wonderful six! Very intriguing. :)

Ann Swann said...

Thank you so much! I'm liking this six sentence Sunday stuff!

Ileandra Young said...

He was curled up like a comma in a pile of old feed sacks.... that's fantastic. Love it!

Ann Swann said...

Thanks! I love it when the Muse speaks LOL.