The Wolf and His
Diva—birthed as a Wednesday Briefs
flash fiction story
flash fiction story
The Wolf and His
Diva started its life as a
free story early in 2013. At that point I joined a group of flash fiction
writers (you can find us at http://wedbriefsfic.com/) and the story was called “To Love a Fox”. I
had to stop writing the story because of several books in the production line
as well as an increased workload in real life.
Let's talk a bit about
the flash fiction group I belong to. Every week Julie Lynn Hayes sends out an
e-mail with prompts (words, lines, pictures) and the group members decide on a
prompt they want to use, then they set out to write a flash fiction story (500
to 1000 words). Most of us write a serialized story and keep posting a new
chapter every week. Some of us write in the m/m genre, some write in the m/f
genre and I love the diversity in the Wednesday Briefs. :)
Our group has grown a
lot in the past few months and now we even have our own website. If you're
interested in reading free stories, I'd suggest looking at our site every
Wednesday and checking out the new chapters/stories.
The members of our
group support each other and I made some very good friends there. Everyone is
nice and welcoming and sometimes quite interesting discussions take place. Most
of these discussions aren't serious, but great fun to read.
As I said before, I
couldn't finish George and Billy's story due to lots of obligations. However, I
missed the group and rearranged my writing schedule so I'm now able to
participate again. At the moment I'm writing a paranormal m/m story, called Hope
(http://christikat.blogspot.de/p/blog-page.html).
George and Billy were
special to me because they share a bond that intensifies as the story unfolds.
It was fun to write about their connection and how they perceived it. George is
older, calmer than Billy, who is the diva of the house. Even though there
doesn't seem to be a lot of common ground between them, they are deeply attuned
to each other.
I hope you're curious
to find out more about George and Billy's love story!
Pre-order link:
Blurb:
George Owens is comfortable with his life just the way it is. A wolf-
and fox-shifter, George leads a reclusive lifestyle with his energetic and
diva-ish mate Billy, a fox-and squirrel-shifter.
George
has no desire to take over leadership of the pack, despite his father’s wishes.
Edward Owens is feeling his age and wants to make sure the pack is in good
hands should he not be able to win his next challenge. However, George is
adamant that he wants no part of it.
But events rock George from his complacency, and he realizes he has to
take a stand and fight for what he cares about. If he remains in the past and
cannot change in order to do what he must, he risks losing everything he loves.
Excerpt:
Billy pushed George’s
face away and stepped aside. For a moment, George watched him nose the ground
and paw at the snowflakes sticking to his snout. George sighed inwardly before
turning his gaze back to their house, gauging how long it would take them to
clear a path until they could open the front door.
George jerked his head
around, but before he could do anything, Billy had already tackled him to the
ground. He oomphed but played along, relieved Billy obviously wasn’t too put
out by the prospect of snow shoveling.
They tussled in the
snow, enjoying their time together. When Billy’s playful bites became too much
for George, he shook him off easily.
It’s not fair that
you always win! Billy
complained.
But I’m the big bad
red fox!
Uh, big bad red fox? You got something wrong there. Isn’t it the big bad wolf?
George growled in response and shifted into his other animal form—a large, dark-gray wolf. It always amused him to see Billy’s reaction—a surprised yelp and a jump backward.
This time Billy’s yelp turned into a helpless gasp. George blinked several times, trying to clear his vision. For whatever reason, shifting from one animal to another played havoc with his eyesight. When he finally had a clear view again, he stared ahead, trying to understand what was happening.
Billy scrabbled for purchase on the frozen ground, his eyes wide in fear. Nothing he did stopped him from sliding down the slope of the hill faster and faster. George gasped when Billy gave up the fight against gravity, curled himself into a tight ball and shot down the steep hillside.
About Chris T. Kat
Chris T. Kat lives in
the middle of Europe, where she shares a house with her husband of many years
and their two children. She stumbled upon the M/M genre by luck and was swiftly
drawn into it. She divides her time between work, her family—which includes chasing
after escaping horses and lugging around huge instruments such as a harp—and
writing. She enjoys a variety of genres, such as mystery/suspense, paranormal,
and romance. If there's any spare time, she happily reads for hours, listens to
audiobooks or does cross stitch.
Links:
Amazon author page: http://www.amazon.com/Chris-T.-Kat/e/B008FQQH2Q
Hey JC!
ReplyDeleteThanks for having me!
~ Chris