Throwback Thursday — Sept. 29, 2024. You may have noticed I have started using Thursdays to spotlight past blog posts that have found their way into my books. Two years ago I wrote a novel by writing a different chapter every day for 34 days. This is the beginning of the post that became Chapter 2 of Dejah & Summer in the Time of Magic. My two golden retrievers have suddenly started talking, and Dejah mentions that there seems to be an inter-dimensional portal in the back yard …
“Eww, you need to pick up back here more,” said Summer, who was the timid young dog.
“I’ll take care of it after we deal with this inter-dimensional portal that Dejah found near the garden shed,” I said, watching my step anyway.
“It’s right over here,” Dejah said.
“I’m still a little freaked out that you’re talking,” I admitted.
“That freaks you out, but not the inter-dimensional portal floating in the air?” Dejah said.
“Well, I have to say that adds to the freakout factor.”
We reached the garden shed. Sure enough, some sort of round glowing thing was hanging in the air, kind of a cross between the Guardian of Forever in Star Trek and the Stargate in Stargate except without the artificial structure forming it, and we could see another world through it. Not an alien world — we could see grass and trees on the other side — just a different world.
“Hang on,” Dejah said, looking up through the portal. “What’s that?”
“I don’t see anything.”
“That’s because you’re not looking from down here.”
Then I saw what she meant. A shadow fell across the opening, and then a huge, scaly foot appeared. It was ghastly and gnarled and looked more like a tree trunk than animal skin, with three clawed toes.
The foot began a cautious descent through the portal into the back yard.
“I’m going back in the house now,” said Summer, and she scampered up the stairs to the deck.
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You can read what happens next by clicking back through my blog archive to Sept. 28 through Nov. 1, 2024, or by asking your favorite bookseller to order Dejah & Summer in the Time of Magic, ISBN 979-8-9863331-8-2. You can also just buy the ebook and start reading now by clicking on this link. In any case, thank you for your attention and happy reading!
