It's so weird to be
in the last week of the month. Sometimes it felt like August would never end
and other times like it flew right by. I'm actually looking forward to
September.
Busy week with work
projects but I did get some shows watched. I started a new episode of Blue Heelers and so far enjoy the second
season.
Caught several
episodes of Peter Gunn. There's a
marathon next weekend I'll probably end up watching also.
Watched the Tomb of
the Cybermen episodes of Classic Who.
I'm bummed there aren't a lot of the second doctor's episodes available for
viewing.
Also caught another
Midsomer Murders episode. I like the
new guy. I also need to figure out when they started working for Midsomer
Constabulary instead of Causton CID. Probably way back in a previous season and
I just missed it.
I'm in the middle
of a 77 Sunset Strip marathon. This
is one of my favorite classic shows.
That's it for
television this week. Tonight's post is from Throw in the Towel, a novella that
started with a writing community prompt.
Here's the
mini-blurb:
Taurin Beach and Craig Wallmartin are top competitors on the
mud run circuit. When Craig is caught by a reporter with nothing but a towel,
it gives Taurin the perfect idea for catching his attention and finally getting
what she wants. Him.
And a snippety peek…
Hell,
yeah, it will.
Craig mulled over Taurin's
response with his gaze on her retreating back.
Maybe he should call her back and
ask her to explain. "Okay, no. I don't need a connect the dots
lesson." But the flash of… what? Disbelief? Interest? Whatever…
It threw him.
And the view of her ass in the
clinging shorts didn't help.
He followed the women's stats and
Taurin ranked at the top of the pack. He'd made a name quickly, to the point of
having a few nibbles from sponsors. But Tauren?
"Hell, she outclasses
me." For the most part.
He started the mud runs for fun
but developed a passion for competing. His work in sales gave him lots of
flexibility and he'd finally managed to map out his schedule to coincide with
the weekend races. Kind of nice to bump into the same people and get to know
them a little.
"And, man, I want to get to
know Taurin Beach more than a little."
He couldn't do that standing in a
damned towel.
After taking a quick look around
for more nosy reporters, he finished dressing and shoved his dirty gear into
his duffel bag. His mind drifted to Taurin again.
"I wonder what she does for
a living?" He'd have to check the affiliation bios.
Exiting the tent, he spied Taurin
sitting by the huge bonfire the event managers would get started at dusk. Maybe I won't have to check the bios. She
no longer had her gear and she sat in a comfortable camp chair. She must be
staying on site. He had a room booked in a hotel about five miles up the state
route. Man, he envied her if she had a camper or a trailer. If he kept
competing, he'd definitely look into investing in one.
Why not start the getting to know
Taurin better thing right now?
He made his way over to her
location and dropped his bag on the ground. She glanced up from reading
something on her phone, her eyebrow arched in question.
He hunkered down, using his
duffel to keep his balance. "Mind if I ask a personal question?"
Hopefully, she'd keep the running banter they had in the shower area going.
Her lips curved with a sly smirk.
"Guess that depends on how personal it is." She tucked her phone into
the cupholder on the chair. "Ask me and I'll let you know if I mind."
Yep. Definitely keeping the
banter up.
I like writing
about potential competitiveness between characters. In this case, a mutual
respect already exists so their rivalry will hopefully be fun.
That's it for this
week. Happy reading!
Skylin
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