Rainbow Snippets*-- There And Back Again

 I missed last weekend because my mom wanted to go to Wyoming to see her newest great-grandchild and my folks have reached the age where they can't travel that far alone. So, being the ever accommodating daughter, I took off work and drove them cross country to spend a few days with my brother and his clan, but it's exhausting. It takes days to recover!

(crossing Nebraska)

This week's snippet is taken from In From the Cold, the book I am slowly but steadily editing. Scoey is moving into The House and Headphones is unsettled by it:

           Headphones shuffled through the drizzle and fog. On nights like this, the cold and dampness sank into her bones and even a scalding-hot shower wasn’t enough to warm her. Her family had moved several times over the years, following her dad’s jobs, but somehow always in southern towns, warmer and dryer. Old memories had been flooding in, as if finally being settled, static, had opened some gate that she’d thought was locked tight. They were bouncing around, flashes of people and places forgotten, and she was unwittingly dwelling on them. This latest mental upheaval was because of Scoey. He wasn’t him, but it was still there, in his clothes, his hair cut, his height. It was all so similar. She couldn’t even see the man’s face anymore, the blurred glimpse that had haunted her dreams. Now it was Scoey she saw in her nightmares. It came back in waves every time she was in the same room as him.
*Rainbow Snippets is a (Facebook) group for LGBTQ+ authors, readers, and bloggers who gather once a week to share snippets from a work of fiction–-a WIP or a finished work or even a book recommendation. If you're interested in following a diverse group of authors, check it out here.

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  1. PTOctober 5, 2019 at 4:48 PM

    Great description of unwanted memories and their trigger.

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  2. Addison AlbrightOctober 5, 2019 at 8:15 PM

    Aww, I feel bad for them both, assuming Scoey doesn't deserve to be painted with the same brush as the guy he resembles. ❤️

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  3. rhodrymavelyneOctober 7, 2019 at 10:22 AM

    The way the setting blends with memory is so visceral, poor Headphones...

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  4. JL MerrowOctober 9, 2019 at 8:33 AM

    Headphones seems so locked in and cut off. Great job of making us feel for her! :)

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  5. Vilhelm manOctober 10, 2019 at 9:59 AM

    Have a great day!

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  6. Jana DenardoOctober 11, 2019 at 8:09 PM

    Poor Headphones, that's a scary thing to have happen

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  7. trustedrevieweverNovember 16, 2019 at 4:48 AM

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