As promised, this is the Tree/House excerpt that can be gross, but only if you want it to be! Please comment with an opinion as to what's really going on here. I'll re-post the suggestions that keep my blog PG. I might even add them to the Amazon descriptions if appropriate. (I've already had some suggestions from readers that are too scandalous.) And as always, check out the other participants here.
In this scene, if Emma wants to get home from college, she has to ride with her nasty Shakespeare professor (Franklin, whose cedar coffin we saw last week), who has invited her to see a new property he's invested in.
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As he placed her bags in the trunk, Emma quickly rifled through the contents of that mysterious, innocent-looking briefcase. On the bottom was a heavy, very dry book of Shakespeare criticism Emma knew only too well from her light-and-dark project, and her hand jerked away at its touch. There was also a collected sonnets and ten really sharp pencils (ouch!) held together by a rubber band. The dust from their erasers was getting all over three silk ties in varying shades of red and a day planner. Emma felt something wet and cold under the ties. It was a pink kitchen sponge.
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What the heck's a wet, pink sponge doing in a briefcase?? Great six!
ReplyDeleteWhat's with the wet sponge, I wonder? Great job!
ReplyDeleteShakespeare, power ties and a sponge...oh my! Very intriguing!
ReplyDeleteWet sponge? Is he a careless packer or is something else going on.
ReplyDeleteI'm wondering about the sponge too. Nice six!
ReplyDeleteIntriguing. Great six! :)
ReplyDeleteGross! What an odd addition to a briefcase!
ReplyDeleteVivid description that leaves you wanting more--good job!
ReplyDeleteVivid display! Loved it!
ReplyDeleteVery intriguing. Great six!
ReplyDeleteGreat tension. Pink kitchen sponges aren't as innocent as they appear! Mwahaha.
ReplyDeleteHuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh... This could be very very bad... I can't wait to see more!
ReplyDeletehmm, that's interesting. Need more!
ReplyDeleteA pink kitchen sponge? That's odd indeed. Intriguing six. :o)
ReplyDeleteHmm...what's up with the sponge? LOL
ReplyDeleteWet sponge? Intriguing.
ReplyDeleteThe sponge is pink from the dye in the red silk ties?!
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure if a brief-case can be 'innocent-looking' and 'mysterious' at the same time, but I'm wondering what the heck is with a wet sponge when he has clothing and books in there.
Wow! I'm hooked! What's next?
ReplyDeleteI want to know what a pink sponge is doing in his briefcase too! Very intriguing...
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