Happy Saturday! Last weekend of spring break. I feel bad that I didn’t end up getting to read everyone’s snippets last time. The day got away from me, even though it was supposed to be quiet.
Speaking of quiet…this week certainly wasn’t! Both kids were home, and almost every day had one or another (or multiple) of their friends over. Our house is pretty small, so it was a bit intense. Even so, I did manage to get some work done. I finished accepting/rejecting stories for the anthology with my publisher, and I started working on a new short story for a different anthology.
This week, I’m going back to “Ashes & Alms,” my over-age-50 story about a former missionary attending a reunion. Last time, Jo called Annie and agreed to go. This time, Jo is discussing a lot of things over coffee with her elderly mother.
“Coffee?” Jo’s mother offered.
“Sure.” She needed the caffeine, even if the only option was Mom’s weak instant grounds.
Mom set the steaming cup on the table in front of Jo, along with the cream pitcher—filled with skim milk—and the artificial sugar. Jo eyed the items and decided she’d rather drink it black.
Rainbow Snippets is a safe and welcoming space for LGBTQIA+ authors, readers, and bloggers to share 6 sentences each week from a work of fiction—published or in-progress—or a book recommendation. Feel free to join in!
I agree with Jo! Great snippet.
LOL, I agree with her too. 🙂
Love that! I hate it black, and I’d do it too.
Yeah, not much worse in coffee than skim milk, LOL. I think I could even manage the fake sugar if I could have whole milk or cream.
Ugh. I totally agree, although I always drink my coffee black. I sometimes put up with instant, if I’m in a hurry but I have some lovely blends for my coffee maker. I particularly like the one with vanilla. But then I love vanilla
The last time I had instant, it’s what I call “the good kind.” It was definitely higher end, and it wasn’t bad. I do prefer it brewed.
So cute here. Visiting my parents there was always a lack of vegetables. When we vacationed together one year my mother didn’t know what Brussels sprouts were. Hahaha… Thank you for sharing. And Happy Writing!
LOL. I’ve definitely known people like that. Dinner at their houses is…interesting.
That coffee sounds like a miss.
It would be for me too.
Triple whammy…instant, skim, and artificial sweetener. Eep! 🙂
Excellent description, charged with character development…well done!
Lovely characterisation. I’d rather drink it black, too. 🙂
I can’t drink coffee black – ick! 🙂
I’m an admitted Keruig snob anymore so instant is totally out of question but so is black coffee.