Sunday, December 16, 2012

Six Sunday 12/16

This week I'm offering up six more sentences from my holiday-themed novella, A Flowerpot Christmas Tree, releasing from Etopia Press this Friday, December 21st!



The following is the opening scene:


I never finished filling out my online dating profile. Things were going fine until I got to the blank that asked for my age. With much deliberation, I typed the numbers "4" and then "2" with my index fingers. The number 42 stared out from the screen, mocking me. Too old to be dating, too young to spend the rest of my life alone.  I hit the backspace key at least a dozen times to make it go away...



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2 comments:

  1. Aw, poor thing! I totally empathize (I'm 45 and single)

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    1. Then I hope you get a hot new 27-year-old neighbor, too! ;)

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