Weekend Writing Warriors 8 Sentence Sunday

Today on Weekend Writing Warriors #8Sunday, I’m sharing from my untitled work in progress about a former military K9 handler in search of his dog. Last week the story opened with Josh and his K9 partner, Luc, on patrol in Afghanistan searching for explosives.

A few steps further, Luc stopped again. Nose to the ground, his tail went up. Then he sat.

U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Brian Zamiska, with Delta Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, provides security with an Air Force military working dog during a patrol with members of the Afghan Border Police in the Tera Zeyi district, Afghanistan, Jan. 6, 2013. (DoD photo by Spc. Alex Kirk Amen, U.S. Army/Released)

“Good boy.” Josh fished a florescent glow stick from his pocket, marked the sight, then he gave Luc his rubber chew toy in reward. They still had a few hundred yards before they’d make it back behind the wire. Even though Luc’s signal of an explosive device warned the platoon, Josh couldn’t know if it was set to blow by a pressure plate or remote. The unit of soldiers behind them waited and followed Josh and Luc a safe distance around the marked sight.

The sun beat low on the makeshift walls surrounding their unit’s temporary base. Once inside the gate, soldiers gave Luc their “atta boy” comments as they dispersed to their assigned duties.

Luck cocked his ears and growled. Josh hit the deck, covering his dog as pieces of rock rained down.

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11 thoughts on “Weekend Writing Warriors 8 Sentence Sunday”

That was very intense and had me on the edge of my seat. I am looking forward to further snippets.

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danijace says:

March 8, 2015 at 12:16 pm

Thanks Kim!

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good teaser on the end. I wasn’t expecting explosions

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Good snippet, Dani! I learned from it. I really like the premise of this story!

In this line, there’s a typo “… covering his dog dirt as pieces of rock rained down.”

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danijace says:

March 8, 2015 at 12:15 pm

Thanks! Fixed it.

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You have taken the reader to a place no one in America wants to be. With a feeling of authenticity, the combination of the pack-soldier and K-9, makes you feel safe and thankful. Thanks, Dani.

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