We're having
unseasonably warm weather for January. The temperature hit seventy degrees
today. I'm pretty much planning on having a blizzard during prom season and
possibly during my daughter's graduation in May. Just saying.
I've had the unique
experience of being project-free for a whole week. I can honestly say it's
actually been kind of nice to have the downtime. It's good to catch up on
mundane things like clearing my inbox and deleted items files.
Had a semi-decent
week of television viewing. I finished up the episode of Frankie Drake and watched a new one. I really love this show.
Caught an episode
of Midsomer Murders and finished out
the twentieth series. I have a behind the scenes thing to watch then off to
series twenty-one. Looking forward to starting it.
Finished the Sapphire and Steel series. I can
honestly say the way ended surprised me but not in a bad way. The unique spin
on how time functioned ended up being fun to watch.
Also caught the
Three Doctors arc of Classic Who.
Very interesting to go watch this one because I didn't get to watch during its
original run.
Watched two more
episodes of Gargoyles. Started the
second season, which is a lot longer than I originally thought it was. I've
also discovered I'm pretty sure I missed the entire third season of this show.
New stuff!!
Started a new
episode of Murdoch Mysteries and I'm
enjoying it so far. I feel like fans are on borrowed time because sooner or
later the shoe is going to drop on William and Miss Hart will be the one to
wield it. Not sure how I feel about that, to be honest.
Finished up a Blue Heelers episode and started a new
one. Still enjoy this show so much. I love getting a look at how law
enforcement works in another country, even if it's fictionalized.
Finally, I've been
waiting and waiting for a very long time for an old British show to make its
way to the streaming services. It's finally here! I watched the first episode
of Peak Practice and I can't wait to
watch the episodes with one of my favorite actors. Of course, he doesn't show
up until the final season and it's a solid bet I won't be able to wait to watch
his episodes, but I'm trying to view in chronological order. We'll see what
happens.
That's it for television
this week. Tonight's post is from Come Back
to Me, a novella that got a start with a writing community prompt.
Here's the
mini-blurb:
Tania and James love
each other deeply, but have a complicated relationship. When Tania has a chance
to right a wrong, James has to trust she'll keep her promise to come back to
him.
And a sneaky peek…
Tania Greene stood at the
memorial wall on the Gretna when she
caught the reflection of James Lagersall. "Incoming. Brace for
impact." She didn't have the heart to do battle with him right now.
Not after losing the man she more
or less called husband even when her heart belonged to someone else. The same
someone standing behind her now. The one moving in her direction.
Tania traced her husband's name
with her fingertips before turning to face James.
He paused less than two feet away
and studied her for several long moments. Tania refused to squirm under the
scrutiny… not that James wanted her to. But their complicated history usually
made her uncomfortable when things got personal.
His gaze went to the wall.
"I'm sorry about Denny." Sincerity tinged his voice.
And Tania couldn't deal with it.
Anger she could handle. Contempt, definitely doable. But compassion? From
James? Not so much.
Because once upon a time, she'd
had so much more with him.
She met his gaze. "Are you
really? Because his loss clears the path for you. Wanna pick up where we left
off?" As if… he'd made it clear when she moved in with Denny they were
over and done.
James shook his head, the flash
of hurt in his eyes quickly masked. "You know what? Think what you want.
You always do." He turned on his heel and started down the corridor.
Tania winced. Dammit. Why did she
trash everything?
Because she didn't deserve the
peace offering. Yet she needed to mend fences.
She grabbed his arm. "James,
wait." Her eyes slid closed. "I'm sorry." She drew in a ragged
breath. "You don't deserve my scorn and Denny certainly didn't deserve to
get tangled up with me." Her face crumpled and the tears she hadn't been
able to shed finally started falling. "And now I can't do anything to make
up for what I put him through." Her voice broke on a jagged whisper.
James wrapped her in his arms and
held her close. Tania leaned into the comfortable embrace she knew so well. She
didn't deserve this either, but she'd damned well take the momentary safe
haven.
This one is tricky.
The goal is to show how characters often end up with someone they should be
with but also keep them sympathetic. Relationships can be messy and writing the
ways people grow and learn is something I thoroughly enjoy.
That's it for this
week. Catch everyone on the flipside.
ML Skye
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