Saturday, September 3, 2011

Six Sentence Sunday #20: There's something in the water

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For today's Six Sentence Sunday, I'm remaining with my YA urban fantasy WIP, Osland. Here, the protagonist runs into a rather odd new restriction at her new school:

After we passed a few fountains, I said, “This school is f. . .this school is f. . .this school is messed up.” The f-bomb wouldn’t come out—more than a little weird. While I’d like to think I wasn’t super-foul-mouthed, on occasion, I did let a few colorful words slip out. Sure, I’ll admit after Mom and Dad died, the f-bombs started dropping a bit more often, but I never had trouble pushing the words out. Now I could barely even think of them. Did the teachers drug the water or something? 
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21 comments:

  1. Pippa JaySeptember 4, 2011 at 1:51 AM

    Ha, I bet there are a lot of schools that wish they could do just that! But it's kind of creepy if something is suppressing her normal behaviour.

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  2. sueSeptember 4, 2011 at 5:04 AM

    did they? drug the water? and good character - already see part of his background

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  3. Chrystalla ThomaSeptember 4, 2011 at 8:37 AM

    Heh, how intriguing! How's that for regulating student behavior? :D So glad my school had no magic wards! Great six.

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  4. J.A. BeardSeptember 4, 2011 at 10:32 AM

    The school definitely has done 'something', but they haven't drugged the water. ;)

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  5. Sue Ann BowlingSeptember 4, 2011 at 10:56 AM

    Interesting premise. I have a species that can't swear verbally--expletives express emotion, and that is transmitted by mind-touch.

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  6. AnonymousSeptember 4, 2011 at 12:41 PM

    Haha! Love the unwanted "self-censorship"! :-)
    Barb

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  7. Sherry GloagSeptember 4, 2011 at 1:03 PM

    Intriguing :-)

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  8. Carrie Ann RyanSeptember 4, 2011 at 1:35 PM

    Oh, what is going to happen? Very intriguing. Nice.

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  9. LindsaySeptember 4, 2011 at 3:35 PM

    I can't wait to see what the school has done to them. Some form of mind control, maybe

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  10. Cara BristolSeptember 4, 2011 at 3:49 PM

    The school can't be all bad. LOL. Intriguing six. Enjoyed it.

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  11. Sarah GrimmSeptember 4, 2011 at 4:13 PM

    How odd. I'm intrigued and can't wait to learn how the school pulled it off.

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  12. Verna ClaySeptember 4, 2011 at 4:39 PM

    I really want to know what's keeping her from dropping bombs. Is it the school or something else?

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  13. AnonymousSeptember 4, 2011 at 5:04 PM

    Ha, I love it. "Did they drug the water or something?" She's certainly tongue-tied :)

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  14. Jessica E. SubjectSeptember 4, 2011 at 5:56 PM

    Love the voice and the six! You have me very intrigued.

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  15. Layna PimentelSeptember 4, 2011 at 6:23 PM

    Intriguing. The school possibly drugging the water.

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  16. Heather ThurmeierSeptember 4, 2011 at 6:51 PM

    Nothing wrong with an occasional F-bomb! Can't wait to see what happens at this school!

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  17. Aimee LaineSeptember 4, 2011 at 7:22 PM

    Yes, they probably DID drug the water. :)

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  18. Vivien DeanSeptember 4, 2011 at 9:22 PM

    Oh, I like this a lot. Enough detail to keep me interested without answering all the questions. Thanks for sharing!

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  19. AlixSeptember 5, 2011 at 4:44 AM

    I'm echoing Pippa, very creepy to think they could put something in the water. Superb six.

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  20. J.A. BeardSeptember 5, 2011 at 12:19 PM

    Thanks all for stopping by.

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  21. 1000th.monkeySeptember 5, 2011 at 2:07 PM

    Very intriguing! ...can't wait to see what else awaits her ;)

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