It’s Six Sentence Sunday again! Today I’ve got an excerpt from the same untitled WIP as last week, in which Fletch and Raleigh are forced to bust out their wilderness survival skills.
Raleigh stood in the snow with the tent unpacked before him, laying deflated and sad on the ground.
“Haven’t you got that up yet?”
“Fletch,” he said mournfully, “I fear someone has played a terrible prank on you. They’ve taken your tent and replaced it with a heap of wool and sticks.”
Fletch laughed beneath his breath, but schooled his expression by the time he reached Raleigh’s side. “It’s not going to assemble itself, you know.”
Want to play along? It’s fun and easy!
1. pick a project – a current WIP, contracted work or even something readers can buy if you’re published
2. pick six sentences
3. post ‘em on Sunday
Aw, poor tent feeling sad and deflated! Great six!
I feel their pain, lol. Fun six.
Ha. I really like that. I’ve definitely had tent-related drama.
LOL! If only tents did assemble themselves!
Nice, amusing six
Fun scene. Enjoyed it.
Poor tent. Though I’m with Raleigh on this one. I like the tents that basically pop into place.
Nice little slice of life!
Funny six. I feel sorry for the tent
Raleigh amuses me.
Tent building 101. very cute
Heh. I’m a keen camper, so I know the feeling
lol will be interesting to see what happens
Nice interaction between the two.
This is my second turn in the Six Sunday, and I’m making the tour. I’m loving this. This was such a fun six. Very cute.
Couldn’t help but chuckle at this. But you can do a lot with wool and sticks
ha, I’m left with a visual of the two of them standing over the tent contemplating
enjoyed this!
As a decidedly non-outdoorsy type, I know just how Raleigh feels.
Sadly I’ve used a tent like that. They have my full pity and amusement. Good six.
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I hate tent pitching. I usually take off on my husband LOL Fun six!
Love the visual of the two of them standing there staring at the unassembled pieces. Relatable!
Great six, although I guess I’m a little dense. I don’t get the pile of wool and sticks. Okay, so I’m a lot dense.
Thanks, everyone! Poor Raleigh’s a city boy through and through, so he’s having a little trouble adapting to this “wilderness” concept…
Ginger, you’re not dense! I’m sure context would have helped to clarify. This book is steampunk, set in the wilds of Alaska, so the tent they’re using is rather rustic. Think something like this, rather than this.
lol, love it! That’s exactly how I felt last time we had to go camping and got the tent out.
LOL…I’m camping inept, too! I feel so bad for Raleigh!