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The first full episode of HI:W and of the original audionovel Blood That Binds. A blood-drinking Faerie. A desperate witch. Four hundred years later, blood magic and her family's past comes knocking on Maeve's door... Hello, and welcome to Hobbies Include: Writing, the creative fiction podcast. The story you are about to hear (or read) is a work in progress. The goal of this show is to develop a unique creative experience, where you provide input directly to author as story is written. This is an open invitation for you to comment on the story, my writing style, the characters etc via email, social media or in the comment section below. In addition to giving you an interactive experience, my hope is that this will provide me with an added layer of accountability. . . nobody likes a sloppy plot-hole. Please enjoy the first installment of the paranormal long-fiction audio novel, “Blood that Binds. Click the link above to listen and subscribe on Spreaker, or choose the podcasting platform of your choice. You can also download the PDF below. Once you've done that, enjoy this sneak peek of the next episode: Sneak Peek Maeve’s alarm blares her awake and she rolls out of bed, knocking her phone off the side table before she can reach the button to make the squawking stop. As she rubs her eyes and tugs up her sleep shorts, her nose tells her that breakfast is already cooked and ready for her in the kitchen, again. “How the hell do you do that?” She rounds into the kitchen a moment later, hands on her hips. “Do what?” Dolan turns from the stove as though caught in the act of something naughty. The spatula held delicately in a yellow oven mitt is an unlikely accessory to his usual black skinny jeans and tank top, which has a faded white smiley face printed in an imitation graffiti style. “You have breakfast ready exactly when I get up every morning, no matter what time I get up.” She sits at the kitchen island and grabs a piece of bacon from the plate set for her, “And don’t tell me you have my alarm memorized already, because for one thing you’ve only been here like three days, plus my schedule at the cafe has been all blown to hell lately anyway.” “Shush and eat your bacon,” he sets a cup of coffee in front of her, hoping it will distract from this line of conversation “And speaking of the cafe, how many extra coffees did you have yesterday? I was wired all night.” “I’m a college student, I’m supposed to bleed espresso,” She says, still chewing her bacon, and punctuates the sentence with another sip of coffee, “God, that’s good coffee. And you barely sleep anyway.” He slips into the stool across from her, “Yes well please try to remember that anything you take in I’m getting as well. Now I don’t want to control what you eat but I think I have some right to what I put into my body.” She wrinkles her upper lip in disgust, “You’re like living with a cross between a personal trainer and an anti-abortionist. I may be feeding you but I still have bodily autonomy.” “Yes well it’s hard not to make suggestions when I can just about hear the chemical sludge pounding through your veins every morning,” he mumbles the end of his sentence into a glass of water and takes a deep drink. Her eyes widen suddenly and she stops mid-chew, waving a piece of bacon at him in accusation, “You son of a bitch!” She swallows the bacon roughly, “You listen to my breathing. My circadian rhythms, that’s how you know when I’m going to wake up.” He nearly chokes on his water, then after a pause lets his orange-red hair fall in front of his eyes sheepishly, “Maybe.” He raises his hand to cut her off before she can protest further, “In my defense, when was the last time you ate this well?” Links & Credits
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cheri
4/2/2020 12:36:52 pm
The idea of the story is intriguing, however, the "he" and "she" aspect gets confusing. Proper names for the character(s) would help to keep the flow going. The opening paragraph is a bit "wordy" and as such, one has to stop and think about it. ,instead of just being able to see the image in ones mind. Unless of course, that is your goal.
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