Loving books in Brooklyn... and leaves and apples in Queens, etc

Excerpts

Here we intend to showcase excerpts from manuscripts, soon-to-be-published, or published work, with emphasis on struggling or emerging writers. Please submit your excerpt to hello[at]bookishlove[dot]net with some information about yourself to be considered. We are happy to include links, contact information and so forth.

Ryan Heryford, with Interview

November 27th, 2006

“It was almost dinnertime, when we came back to Mr. Adams’ house, but no one had eaten all day. Mango was sitting outside on the stoop with Jason in her lap and Hannah running in circles around the sidewalk squares. She was calling for me, but I pretended not to hear her. I walked into the lobby and turned on the main light switch. I walked toward the big red curtain in the left corner and let out my nastiest smirk ever. Deep down, I knew that the only thing that could make me smile would be watching Mr. Adams’ face turn lime green and sour as I told the whole world that his museum stories were all a bunch of horse shit and that he was the most miserable man who had ever set foot in Shittsburgh, Pennsylvania.”

Continue »

1 comment


Subscribe

Posts by Month

Upcoming Events

Submit an event
Register or Login to start posting.