Six Sentence Sunday 4-22-12

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Mae Clair

Hello, and welcome to my latest offering for Six Sentence Sunday! This is pulled from “Weathering Rock,” my upcoming paranormal from Lyrical Press, scheduled for release in October.

Caleb DeCardian, a Colonel of the Union army during America’s Civil War, has been transported to the present, along with a former friend who has cursed him to life as a werewolf. In this scene, Caleb is trying to forget information he has just learned about his rival.

~ooOOoo~

He needed coffee, strong coffee, something he could wrap his head around. He’d come to realize most everything else was watered down or tasteless in this future society, stripped of natural flavor or replaced by something proclaiming to be “reduced” “fat-free” or “diet.” People had gotten soft, few engaging in any type of physical labor. It was no wonder they needed a fitness regime and calorie-reduced imitation foods to keep them passably trim. He’d never even heard of a blasted calorie before awakening in the 21st century.

At least breakfast was something he still recognized.

~ooOOoo~

I hope you enjoyed my latest foray into the realm of sixes. Be sure to check out the other offerings this week at the Six Sentence Sunday website. I’ve met many wonderful authors through SSS and think you will too. If you’d like to leave a comment regarding my six, I’d love to hear from you!

Happy Six Sentence Sunday!

35 thoughts on “Six Sentence Sunday 4-22-12”

Angela Quarles on April 22, 2012 at 10:23 AM said:

Poor guy! Always a sucker for time travels, obviously!

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- Mae Clair on April 22, 2012 at 11:58 AM said:
  
  Thanks, Angela. I love the time-travel thing too. Yours really rocked this week!
  
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  - Angela Quarles on April 22, 2012 at 12:03 PM said:
    
    aaw thanks!
    
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Natalie G. Owens on April 22, 2012 at 10:40 AM said:

One wonders how a person from the past would think if they got a glimpse of modern life. 🙂 Great excerpt, thanks!

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- Mae Clair on April 22, 2012 at 11:59 AM said:
  
  Thanks, Natalie! It does make you stop and ponder the differences when you compare today to the dusty past. I’ve always been in love with history. Thanks for commenting!
  
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Paula Martin on April 22, 2012 at 10:57 AM said:

Love this kind of time travel where someone from the past analyzes our present world!

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Kate Meader (@KittyMeader) on April 22, 2012 at 11:07 AM said:

He needs to get to Starbucks, stat! Nicely-tuned six.

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- Mae Clair on April 22, 2012 at 12:00 PM said:
  
  Yeah, I think the man would love Starbucks 🙂 Thanks, Kate!
  
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Melynda Price on April 22, 2012 at 11:13 AM said:

I love his perception here of this calorie counting age. At least one thing never changes, and that a great cup of coffee 🙂

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- Mae Clair on April 22, 2012 at 12:01 PM said:
  
  How true. Thanks for commenting, Melynda! 🙂
  
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Joanne Stewart on April 22, 2012 at 12:52 PM said:

I love this. A very interesting peek into our society!

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- Mae Clair on April 22, 2012 at 1:02 PM said:
  
  Thanks, Joanne. I had fun imagining what someone born in 1833 would think of our modern society! 🙂
  
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Sidney Bristol (@Sidney_Bristol) on April 22, 2012 at 12:54 PM said:

LOL! Oh, how I feel his pain. Very awesome.

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- Mae Clair on April 22, 2012 at 1:03 PM said:
  
  Thanks so much for reading and commenting, Sidney! 🙂
  
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Sue on April 22, 2012 at 1:02 PM said:

Loved that – I too am a sucker for time travel. So many changes – and not only in the coffee 😀 and a werewolf you say – double bonus!

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Mae Clair on April 22, 2012 at 1:07 PM said:

Yeah, time-travel AND paranormal, Sue. I couldn’t help myself, LOL. Thanks for commenting!

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elysesalpeter on April 22, 2012 at 1:16 PM said:

This was great and funny and you get a sense of the main character and his plight immediately – great six!

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- Mae Clair on April 22, 2012 at 1:19 PM said:
  
  Thanks, Elyse. The poor guy does have his hands full learning a new time period! 🙂
  
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Lorraine Paton on April 22, 2012 at 1:45 PM said:

Great insight into his character! And, now you’ve made me want a coffee. LOL

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- Mae Clair on April 22, 2012 at 6:22 PM said:
  
  I had mine this morning, Lorraine. Perfect timing as I started exploring the latest round of Sixes. Thanks for reading and commenting!
  
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sheridegrom - From the literary and legislative trenches. on April 22, 2012 at 1:49 PM said:

Mae – I’m going to have to check into 6 Sentence Sunday – your posts are always so intriguing.

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- Mae Clair on April 22, 2012 at 6:22 PM said:
  
  You’ll love them, Sheri. I’ve only been doing them a few weeks but they are SOO addictive! Happy Sunday!
  
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Jane Wakely on April 22, 2012 at 4:36 PM said:

Oh, I loved this Mae ~ and for some reason it made me want a great cup of coffee! LOL
Great six! 🙂

~Jane~

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- Mae Clair on April 22, 2012 at 6:23 PM said:
  
  Thanks, Jane. I have to admit a fondness for coffee myself but, er, not as strong as Caleb drinks his, LOL!
  
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John Wiswell on April 22, 2012 at 5:01 PM said:

Really? Because I was born now and I still don’t recognize the chocolate-chip corn-sausage of today!

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- Mae Clair on April 22, 2012 at 6:24 PM said:
  
  Ok, that is just wild, LOL!
  
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Ryan on April 22, 2012 at 5:19 PM said:

Fun insight into the present from the perspective of someone from the early 19th century. Does technology make us soft? Oh, yeah! Lol

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- Mae Clair on April 22, 2012 at 6:25 PM said:
  
  I love imagining how we must seem to someone from the 1800s. Fortunately, Caleb finds something (or someone) to make him appreciate modern day 😉
  
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sarahballance on April 22, 2012 at 11:23 PM said:

He is a wise, wise man, and I totally agree about the meh fat-free stuff. LOL!

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- Mae Clair on April 23, 2012 at 11:46 AM said:
  
  Thanks, Sarah! I’m sure a good portion of our “modern” food would taste like sawdust or worse to Caleb 🙂
  
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venicekennedy on April 23, 2012 at 1:11 AM said:

Mae, I love how you perfectly craft in this little paragraph the everyday conflicts this time-traveling character experiences. Really puts things in perspective! Great job, again.

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- Mae Clair on April 23, 2012 at 8:24 AM said:
  
  Awwwm thanks, Venice. You know how much I love this one 🙂
  
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pippajay on April 23, 2012 at 12:52 PM said:

Hey, a fellow Lyrical author! *waves* And poor guy. Love how something as simple as food puts his transportation to the future into perspective.

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- Mae Clair on April 23, 2012 at 2:44 PM said:
  
  Hi, Pippa! Yes, I’m a new Lyrical author and always thrilled to meet another writer but, especially, another Lyrical author! Glad you enjoyed my six 🙂
  
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Kitt Crescendo on January 2, 2013 at 3:35 PM said:

He totally has a point about our “modern” society.

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