Nightlights
I have a new novel in progress, a crime-fantasy set in the City of Light and thus full of shadows. It’s also full of auxilary characters who are giving me trouble by being coolly named (so I can’t arrest them), lovable (so I can’t kill them off) or in the case of the newest one [...]
Flee, pale mortal…
Thanks to a link discovered on the Tor.com site I’m reading Dracula in real-time – well, almost. Have to allow an extra day for the US/Australian time zones. Nineteen days in and I’m very much on The Count’s side although I haven’t quite figured out the significance of his hairy palms (hmmm!). I’d be even [...]
The Hunt
This was the first appearance of Connie, who turned out to be a vampire hunting Librarian (with help from Kate and Damian!).
Flash fiction, word count only 197.
© GL Drummond, 2008-2009
There’s power in his movements, but it doesn’t occur to me to be afraid as he approaches me, holds his hand out in offer. I take it, gazing at his handsome face, the dark eyes that smile quietly at me. The club is crowded, yet we may as well be all alone as he leads me out to the dance floor. I’ve never danced like this, so sensually, with so much body contact. His hands search the bared skin of my lower back, caressing lightly as we move together.
