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The sleek-sided dog was thirsty. It gulped down the water in its bowl & then followed its human around, whining.
"You want more? Ok, hold on."
The bowl was refilled once, twice, three times.
The dog changed. It became nothing but water held in dog shape by a thin membrane. Inside it, small fish were visible, as if the dog were an aquarium. Its human ran a hand along its spine, #petting it. Soft as always, but the human's hand came away wet.
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#Wss366 Pet #ScribesAndMakers Remember that time… #TimeTravelAuthors 08/23. Pets or animals in your story
“Remember that time Professor Bijou’s favorite rat disappeared, only to show up in an empty cage a week later? Pink! What a prank! I thought she would freak out.”
“Don’t remind me! That was just before… No, I don’t want to think about it."
Bonus snippet for: Time Argonaut:
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tail wagging
the dog's vest reads
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#Wss366 Pet #TimeTravelAuthors 08/23. Pets or animals in your story
Pets
I have always felt #pets are more work than they are worth. You need to keep track of them and justify their being in the story. That being said, Bijou, before the rabbits killed her, had a lab rat she was fond of. It’s mentioned a few times. The longest passage is in Time Argonaut: .
Patroclus chirped happily upon seeing me, hoping for snacks. As the first animal to time-travel, I pampered him. Having risked his life for me, he deserved hazard pay. No matter how I felt, I wouldn’t ignore him.
After feeding my time-argonaut his favorite treats and stroking his pink-dyed fur...
Animals
I have a great deal of fun with animals by placing characters within their minds so their perceptions blend with the animal. This takes place in “The Crow and the Witch” when #Airisu becomes a crow. There is also a long section in #KonbiniIdol where Ume witnesses several scenes through the eyes of a frog. For example:
A long, thin tongue flickered into view — mine, but not mine — and vanished. My mind recoiled. — The Empress’s frog?
Was I…
Mikawa’s whispered cry of “Sssheee sss…” seized my attention before I could grasp the last thought. Through the fog came one thought: Mikawa. Then came a sharp click — my receding human mind supplied a label, “the Empress’s fan” — and a stab of instinctual fear. “Bad things. Danger. Mistress angry.” Fragmented feelings tumbled in my head, pushing out rational thought.
“…minnneee…” The sound tapered off and vanished, like a dragonfly swooping past too fast to catch. Part of my mind recognized these sounds as the last I’d heard from Mikawa, as Takiyasha banished her. But it was the fan’s click that dominated my thoughts, signaling danger.
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Tang dynasty
we drink
powdered orange juiceFor some context, both of my parents worked for Pfizer at their Brooklyn location in the 50's. One of my mother's jobs was to test Tang for its vitamin content. As a result, even in the 60's and 70's, it was the beverage of choice - my mother's, not mine.
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They were in Wyoming, watching the sunrise gild the mountaintops, which is to say, they were far, far away from the sea, so why did Christopher sense the sea was near? The freshness in the air could be Wyoming's own freshness, but what about the #tang of salt on his tongue? He half expected to hear a seagull cry.
"It's because of me," Molly said. "Didn't I ever tell you? I was conceived on a beach, under a cresting wave. Now, wherever I go, the sea goes too."
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Missed a few days of #wss366 but I see today's word is *tang*
--let's see what others have written for this word and also see if I can rustle up something for it.
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