Brutkey

Sarah J Hoodlet
@SJHoodlet@writing.exchange

#PennedPossibilities 751—Check-in: Share a recent snippet you're proud of.

I can't share anything recent due to spoilers. But...

During yesterday's TTMD for #ScribesAndMakers, many people asked about my next series. This is a snippet from the first book.

There was also some discussion about my geology obsession. The geology of this world was inspired, in part, by my trips to Hawaii.

I wrote it two years ago, and will edit it when my WIP is done, later this year. I hope that's okay. Enjoy! 💚💚

Black text on a pale green background. The text reads as follows: The wraps they ordered to go were exceptional. Emery savored one with eggs and vegetables, while Vince devoured a similar one with bacon. The bakery they’d purchased them from was only a ten minute walk from the beach, but by the time they got there, all that was left of their breakfast was the tea that warmed Emery’s chilled fingers. The sun was bright and warm, but the air still had that lingering nighttime feel. The kind that burns off within a couple hours of sunrise. Emery had no doubt her skin would be slicked with sweat soon, but for now, she rather enjoyed the sea breeze prickling her arms. They started their walk on the western side, quite near where the river flowed into the Midnight Sea. Vince told her the beach stretched for nearly two miles from river to river, and that the black sand lining it was a result of the mostly lava rock that made up the sea’s bottom. Some sediment and decomposing materials came downriver during the rainy season, which gave the beach a marbled black and brownish green look for a couple of months.