“But then I look at him; I hear his laugh, I see his smile, and the darkness melts away. Then I do have hope–even just for a little while–because I know that there is something in this world I can fight for. Something I will fight for if I have to.”
Monday’s First Sentence ~ Northwind by Gary Paulsen
Nobody knew exactly when the dark ship came and to be sure at first they could not see it at all but only understood it was there in the thick fog by the smell.
Release Blog Tour ~ Ski Weekend by Rektok Ross ~ Excerpt
“Help!” she says. “Damn it, somebody help me!”
The bear looms above her. From this angle, it’s huge; it’s all Dawn can see. Its harsh breathing is all Dawn can hear. And it suddenly seems stupid that this is how she’s going to die, eaten by a bear -a black bear- in the middle of nowhere, screaming for her life and probably peeing her pants.
And then a gunshot cracks behind her.
It’s loud.
“But then I look at him; I hear his laugh, I see his smile, and the darkness melts away. Then I do have hope–even just for a little while–because I know that there is something in this world I can fight for. Something I will fight for if I have to.”
