Sunday, September 18, 2011

SIX SENTENCE SUNDAY~31

                           

Yeah! It's Sunday! Here's another Six from my wip, Temperatures Rising. Last we met Nursing student Ann Raines, she had met Sexy Ewan McGregor look alike at Jolly's Taproom. It's the morning after and she's a bit hungover...

How the hell did I get here? Stomach queasy, she forced her eyelids back open; focus, damn it!

Mouth dry with the old sour taste of liquor tattooed to the inner membranes, she sat up and peered into the dimness cast by the fog through the large window that encompassed an entire wall. The movement initiated a series of painful spikes along the base of her skull that vibrated in agonizing waves to her temples. A soft moan escaped her parched lips.


God, she needed to remember she wasn’t as young as she used to be; the new and improved Anne Raines was a responsible person striving to earn her nursing degree. In fact, her first clinical was… Aww...shit!


That's it! We will continue this snippet next week! Meanwhile, stop by http://www.sixsunday.com/ to enjoy more Sixes from some awesomely talented authors!



Happy Sunday!!Kathleen
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30 comments:

  1. AlixSeptember 18, 2011 at 1:15 AM

    '..old sour taste of liquor tattooed..' oh my, I love you snippet. Great job.

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  2. 2bmechickSeptember 18, 2011 at 2:49 AM

    Wow what description!!!

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  3. Jessica E. SubjectSeptember 18, 2011 at 3:42 AM

    What a realistic description. Well done! I want to know what happens next, what else she learns when she becomes more aware of her surroundings. :)

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  4. AnonymousSeptember 18, 2011 at 4:38 AM

    Great description. Now I want to know what the "aw shit" was about. Excellent Six!

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  5. LauraSeptember 18, 2011 at 4:43 AM

    Aw shit is right! OMG what a great Six!

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  6. An Open BookSeptember 18, 2011 at 4:48 AM

    Uh-oh...that doesn't sound good- great 6
    Dawne P

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  7. Kallypso MastersSeptember 18, 2011 at 4:54 AM

    Oh, yeah, that definitely describes hungover--great Six! Very descriptive!

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  8. SondraSeptember 18, 2011 at 7:30 AM

    The entire description is wonderful. "Tattooed to the inner membranes" has got to be one of the best lines I've read in a long time. Great six. It even made me (briefly) forget the incredible photo of Ewan.

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  9. Cara BristolSeptember 18, 2011 at 8:34 AM

    vivid, detailed description of the morning after. Nicely done.

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  10. sueSeptember 18, 2011 at 8:45 AM

    Great six - bet the exam is - too late!

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  11. Sarah GrimmSeptember 18, 2011 at 9:17 AM

    Awesome snippet, Kathleen! I love it!

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  12. Siobhan MuirSeptember 18, 2011 at 9:43 AM

    Uh-oh! Love the realization. Great six! :)

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  13. Zee MonodeeSeptember 18, 2011 at 9:48 AM

    Uh-oh! Loved your voice and the descriptions in here! Well done :)

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  14. S.LiraSeptember 18, 2011 at 10:07 AM

    Nicely done 6!

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  15. UnknownSeptember 18, 2011 at 10:13 AM

    Great description. Feel for her.

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  16. Jennifer JohnsonSeptember 18, 2011 at 10:31 AM

    Very nice.

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  17. Cherie MarksSeptember 18, 2011 at 10:52 AM

    I can feel this hangover, and I have a feeling she will for a while. Great six!

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  18. Lorien LynSeptember 18, 2011 at 11:14 AM

    Painful spikes along the base of her skull - great description! Love her POV and character. :)

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  19. Gem SivadSeptember 18, 2011 at 11:52 AM

    Very descriptive(and accurate. Hope she doesn't screw up her clinicals.

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  20. XakaraSeptember 18, 2011 at 12:33 PM

    Great descrip! That ending cracked me up! :)

    ~Xakara
    A Way To A Dragon's Heart 6SS

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  21. Lisa FoxSeptember 18, 2011 at 12:46 PM

    Ah yes. Hangovers are a whole different beast when you are old. Lol!

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  22. KaceyHammellSeptember 18, 2011 at 2:58 PM

    uh poor girl. love the description of the hangover. Would love to know what happened BEFORE the hangover tho LOL
    Good 6, Kathleen.

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  23. LindsaySeptember 18, 2011 at 3:04 PM

    You really got the hangover part perfect, or so I've been told.

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  24. Lex ValentineSeptember 18, 2011 at 4:27 PM

    That's too funny! Great six!

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  25. Christine WarnerSeptember 18, 2011 at 7:54 PM

    oh oh...I think she's in trouble! Written so that anyone can relate...loved your 6

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  26. Pablo MichaelsSeptember 19, 2011 at 5:07 AM

    Fantastic description of her hangover!

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  27. 1000th.monkeySeptember 19, 2011 at 10:58 AM

    Ha! Aw, shit is right! Wonderful description... I live being inside this character's head :)

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  28. D CarneySeptember 19, 2011 at 4:47 PM

    Girlfriend, ain't none of us as young as we used to be. LOL. ;)

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  29. Cate MastersSeptember 20, 2011 at 4:26 AM

    Even responsible people have fun! Painfully accurate description of a hangover, lol. Excellent six.

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  30. Lila ShawSeptember 20, 2011 at 5:50 PM

    Uh-oh, it's going to be a hell of a clinical. Nice descriptive language.

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