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<\/a>Hello all, I hope everyone had a great week last week. I took last week off to spend time with my family. Today is my eleventh wedding anniversary. \u00a0Between us, we have written eight books, had twins kids, loved three dogs and a onery parrot,\u00a0survived two major surgeries, a broken arm, and the medical adventures of both sets of our parents and there is no one on the planet I would rather do it with. Wishing all of you happiness and love. \u00a0I hope you enjoy today’s snip.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nFrom Both Ends of the Whip<\/span><\/p>\n Vivian brought a chair over, and Octavia sat down and held Bridget on her lap. \u201cThe stairs are too narrow for you to carry her.\u201d She poured a glass of water and held it for Bridget while she drank. The heat from Bridget\u2019s body warmed Octavia. The cellar air was cool as the sweat dried on her skin. She shivered.<\/span><\/p>\n Vivian frowned. \u201cI should have asked Martin for blankets.”<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI can walk.\u201d Bridget lifted her head and shifted in Octavia\u2019s lap. \u201cMistress.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Vivian touched her face. \u201cYou\u2019ll be no use to anyone if you fall down the steps.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Bridget snorted. \u201cI was a line cook for five years. I\u2019m not frail.\u201d She stood up and poured herself a glass of water and chugged it down. She placed her glass on the table and smiled. She shifted her gaze between them. \u201cAnd I\u2019ll crawl up the stairs if it means I get to watch the two of you together.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Vivian shook her head. \u201cYou are a menace and have learned nothing.\u201d Her tone was playful. \u201cVery well. Get up the stairs before I decide to persuade you.\u201d She picked up the quirt and pulled the tails through her fingers.<\/span><\/p>\n Bridget quirked her mouth. \u201cNot sure that\u2019s motivation to behave or not.\u201d She picked up her clothes from the table. She turned her back to them and sashayed up the steps swinging her hips.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Brenda Murphy writes short fiction and novels. She loves tattoos and sideshows and yes, those are her monkeys. \u00a0When she is not loitering at her local tea shop and writing, she wrangles two kids, one dog, and an unrepentant parrot. \u00a0She\u00a0reviews books,\u00a0blogs about life as a writer with ADHD and\u00a0publishes\u00a0photographs on her\u00a0blog\u00a0<\/a>Writing While Distracted.\u00a0\u00a0<\/a>You can find her\u00a0on Facebook by clicking\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Website: www.brendalmurphy.com<\/a><\/p>\n Books available at<\/p>\n Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n NineStar Press<\/a><\/p>\n Both Ends of the Whip<\/a><\/p>\n ONE \u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n Sum of the Whole\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n Dominique and Other Stories <\/a><\/p>\n Rainbow Snippets( https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/RainbowSnippets\/<\/a>)is a group for LGBTQ+ authors, readers, and bloggers to gather once a week to share six sentences from a work of fiction\u2013a WIP or a finished work or even a 6-sentence book recommendation (no spoilers please!).<\/p>\n In this groupyou\u2019ll find anything from romance and historical fiction to mystery and YA. The common thread is that every story\u2019s main character identifies as LGBTQ+. The snippets could range from zero flames to full-on sexytimes, anything goes content-wise. The only rule is snippets will be 6 sentences long\u2013one for each color in the Pride flag.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Save<\/span>Save<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hello all, I hope everyone had a great week last week. I took last week off to spend time with my family. Today is my eleventh wedding anniversary. \u00a0Between us, we have written eight books, had twins kids, loved … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blog.writingwhiledistracted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_E0115-2-271x300.jpg\")
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