So it’s been raining for a week destroying two hiking trips and I’m pretty sure we’ll have to drag out the farm tractor to cut this grass. I’m in West Virginia at the moment cat sitting my brother’s clowder of cats while he and his wife are in some all inclusive resort. So far all the fur babies are fine but now that I’ve been here a week they’re used to me and are starting to act up. I had hoped to use the time to write but man it’s been slow going. (but I did have my SF novella picked up so that made for a happy week).
I’m still with These Haunted Hills. The boys are still talking beer.
“I do like beer, wine and whiskey too but I’m trying not to drink much, at least not alone.” Brendan rubbed his own arms, trying not to think hard on that. He had crawled into a bottle for a while after Connor died. He’d climbed out again quickly enough but he didn’t like to tempt fate much.
“I’m sorry. I should have thought of that.”
Joshua’s pained tone hit hard. “No, that’s fine. Don’t worry about it. I like that you don’t pussyfoot around me. Too many people do that since Connor died. I’d love to go to those microbreweries with you.”
And it’s been a while since I posted a picture and I think I might have shared one like this but here’s what Brendan’s cabin looks like.
If you’d like to stay, this is Hillside Cabin from the company Cabins by the Caves It’s one of the smaller cabins. It’s a lovely location with plenty of hiking to do (it’s about the one thing my area has going for it).
If you’d like to play along, Rainbow Snippets is a Facebook community where we post up 6 sentences of one of our LGBT stories every Saturday. It’s been fun and you can find it here. Be sure to check out all the offers! It’s been a great supportive group!
So sorry about ruined plans and not getting to write like you’d hoped. That cabin looks awesome! I’m reminded of a place I once visited for a solo writing retreat years ago. Right this moment my back patio is enough. ~grin~ Thank you for sharing this touching vignette. And Happy Writing!
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Thanks. Seriously even though I live like 30 minutes away I’m tempted to get my buddies together and rent one of these places
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Nice snippet. It tells so much about each of their characters. Love Brendan’s porch! 💖
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Thanks. Yeah the cabins and the hills are so picturesque
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I would love to stay in that cabin. And I love the dialogue here.
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There are so many gorgeous places to stay in the Hocking HIlls. Thank you.
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Bittersweet moment of excellent character development for Brendan, poor man.
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Thanks. Yeah Brendan is not having a good life at the moment.
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That’s a lovely place. I could so imagine hiding out there, no internet, no phone… just space to write. And I like this snip. People often feel so awkward when someone’s grieving, it’s a relief to meet somone who doesn’t.
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Thanks. It is a lovely place. Josh probably is feeling awkward but he does manage to have empathy
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Poor Brendan. I understand the longing to deal with pain through a bottle.
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Thanks. Luckily Brendan got a hold of himself before he was too far gone.
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Great snippet and a beautiful picture!
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Thanks!
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Another struggling widower…. second I’ve come across in the Snippets this evening. Sigh. It’s never easy, I think. (prays she doesn’t find out for a very, very long time)
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Thanks. Actually he’s not a widower. Brendan lost his son to cancer.
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Ah… well, I read that wrong. Going back to reread to clear this up in my head.
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That’s okay. If you start reading a bunch of these at once they tend to run together.
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No, not that at all. I think it’s more… hmm. Had a family death last week, a lot of snippets and other reads wrapped around loss this week… I made an illogical leap based on the rest things. Sorry.
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I’m very sorry to hear that
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Sorry to hear about the rain and the hiking 😦 Love the picture of the cabin though, it looks like a place I’d love to stay.
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Raining now, still. THanks.
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