5th line from NaNo WIP ’STEEL’S EARTH’ (didn’t realize this is a paragraph, oh well haha)
Now, any gelatinous being of mostly-non-Newtonian-fluid would assure one that referring to its limbs, or proboscises as some might have, or joint-less appendages, as a paw or other such soft sounding descriptors is preferable to hand or claw, beings of physicality’s of a less-than-solid nature take insult if any word that sounds dense describes any part of their entity. At least this is a deeply, socially fundamentally important truth, stated as such, by some like Consul Reok Forx, who is a researcher for the University Galactic Board of Naming Conventions and Other Such Proper Titles and Pronouns.
There’s nothing special about STEEL’S EARTH on my profile, I’m just really excited about the story compared to my others :)
Abbie was sitting on a mossy stump, watching bees as they swarmed the petite white blooms of a blackberry bramble, and anticipating the bountiful harvest she’d enjoy in the coming months.
It’s hard to be the ’good guy’ when you lead the local cell of the League, a terrorist organization. Gang warfare turns out to be the least of your worries when shadowy organizations start targeting your friends.
