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And October’s Winner is…

Kelly McCrady, with this entry:

“Cover me.” Gretel rose from her crouch.

“I’m out.” John grabbed her hip and showed her the open .45.

“Don’t you carry extra?”

“One in each pocket. Where am I supposed to carry more, in my ass?”

“You might like it.” She recalculated the distance to the next crate. “Stay down.”

One diving roll spun her across the empty aisle. Red bolts of energy followed. A blast of fetid breath wafted past. Scuffling and a shout from behind dropped her heart into her stomach.

“Gretel!”

How did it get behind them? She whirled. John dangled from grotesque, two-fingered fists. Feet peddling the air, trying to pry blood-purple claws away from his ribs, he failed to notice he could kick the beast in two vital areas.

Swearing, she charged. With its hands busy, the thing only drooled in her direction, unprepared for the swing of her staff. “Duck, babe!” The first hit thudded upside its thick skull. Spinning the staff over their heads, she brought the opposite end down on the monster’s arm. Crack!

The demon howled—and so did John as it squeezed him harder. She brought the first end up into its ribs. She didn’t dare look at John. As long as he kept kicking and yelling, she knew he was alive.

The beast took a step toward her, letting go of the FBI man with one hammy fist. Gretel aimed the end of her staff like a pool cue and pounded it into the blackened flesh of the demon’s face. A blinding flash split the warehouse darkness as the magnesium endcap broke in the creature’s mouth.

John dropped to the cement, rolling away from the dissolving, burning creature, leaving bloody tracks. She stepped in front of him, blinking from the bright flash, but no further threat manifested.

From the floor, John’s voice shook. “You forgot to mention I wasn’t shooting at a human-sized assailant. I think it broke my ribs.” He winced, eyes dilated, face pale and hands shaking. She lifted his bloody shirt. Superficial cuts bled, and bruising purpled his ribs. She took his face in her hands and kissed him. Light stubble scraped her lips. When his hand found her breast, she knew he would be okay.

“Pussy,” she said. “Let’s scram before any of its friends show up.”

“There are more?” John rolled to his feet and jogged after her. “And I’m not a pussy!”

Kelly, email me with your info and I’ll hook you up with your 50 Amazon bux.

And that’s it!

The Writing Contests will be going on hiatus till further notice. As you guys might have noticed, I haven’t been posting things on the days I say I would… on the account of me being ridiculously busy lately. So yeah… thanks again to everyone for playing and making these contests wonderful and inspiring for everyone. You guys rule.

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11 Responses to “And October’s Winner is…”

  1. kate r
    Posted: Oct 29th, 2007 at 7:10 am
    1

    Great. I killed it. You had a great contest going, I finally enter and ppppppppppppppp.

    Can I do it? the Bam Until She Returns Contest at my blog? I’m too flipping cheap to do fifty bucks. What about the Half-Price Bam Until She Returns Contest? twentyfive dollah?

  2. kate r
    Posted: Oct 29th, 2007 at 7:15 am
    2

    because I love reading these things. Yay Kelly!

  3. Jaded Bee
    Posted: Oct 29th, 2007 at 7:21 am
    3

    Congrats to Kelly!!!

    Also, Bam, I know how iffy, if that’s the right word for it, you are about Laurell K. Hamilton, I read your reviews and even though I’m a huge fan of hers I have to say I almost burst some vital organ laughing too hard. What I was getting to was her new Merry Gentry book I just finished, “A Lick of Frost”. I know, I know, not another one….but it was honestly really good. I think it might have been her best yet. I’m not saying you’ll love it as much as me, you probably won’t. I’m just asking you to give it a try and to review it. I think it would be worth the time. Plus there hasn’t been a good rant over Merry in a while.

    :)

  4. Lorelie
    Posted: Oct 29th, 2007 at 11:00 am
    4

    Congrats Kelly!

    And kate r, I’d play even if you didn’t offer a prize. I’ve become a little addicted to these as a monthly writing challenge.

  5. Kelly McCrady
    Posted: Oct 29th, 2007 at 11:58 am
    5

    (bows) Thanks, everybody! Such an outpouring of support! This ditty was a made-up tidbit for “later” in a WIP, an urban fantasy starring Gretel Strikenauer, paranormal super agent. She and FBI agent John pursue demons across their city, break up cells of demonicly-orchestrated cults posing as Christian Fundamentalists, fall in love…

    Bam–I need your e-mail addy to e-mail you–the link only takes me out to yahoo mail which I do not have active. Cripes! Doing a Snoopy dance about the GC, though–hmmm, what to buy, what to buy…

    You can come to my blog at http://kellymccrady.blogspot.com

  6. SweetNSourGirl
    Posted: Oct 29th, 2007 at 1:57 pm
    6

    Awesome work.

    I still haven’t won one of these damn things and now it’s on hiatus! GRRR!!! *Swears to sharpen writing skills*

  7. Jaime
    Posted: Oct 29th, 2007 at 2:09 pm
    7

    Ooooh, Kelly, I like this one…good job!

  8. Crystal
    Posted: Oct 29th, 2007 at 8:51 pm
    8

    kate r - If you do decide to have your own contests, even with no moneys involved, I will TOTALLY play, too!! Make sure you post your blog site here if you do decide! I had a blast writing! Even though this was the first time I noticed a contest before the due date so I only got to enter once too!!! hehe I guess we both killed it!! *pouts* Keep me posted, girl!

  9. lisabea
    Posted: Oct 30th, 2007 at 12:56 pm
    9

    Congrats to Kelly! Nicely done.

  10. Rae
    Posted: Oct 31st, 2007 at 5:00 pm
    10

    Congrats Kelly! I’m just going to have to pick up my game for next time. :-)

  11. MadBatLou
    Posted: Nov 3rd, 2007 at 6:36 am
    11

    Congratulations Kelly! I liked the fact that I could completely picture John and Gretel, even 400 words along.

    Thanks for the contests, Bam. They were great writing exercises and it was always fun reading what everyone produced.

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