Friday Freebits with Ginger Simpson #frifreebits #blogshare

Its Friday and time for six paragraphs from Discovery, my short story collection.  I hope you enjoy the ones I've chosen to share with you:

Masked Love

"You want me to what?"  Olivia Wilson stared at Doctor Ray.  The paper on the examining table crinkled with her shocked movement.

"A  lot of people wear one and eventually get used to it."

"But what if I don't want to?"  She eyed the contraption he dangled in the air that looked like something he'd snatched from a scuba diver.

"If you'll recall, when you agreed to the overnight study, we discussed sleep apnea which I suspected caused your constant fatigue, and the tests prove me right.  People who suffer from the disorder often stop breathing for ten seconds or longer during sleep.  The problem can be mild to severe, based on the number of times each hour you fail to take a breath or how often your lungs don't get enough air  This may happen from five to fifty times an hour and can be fatal.  Your results fall within these parameters."

"You mean I could die?  She swallowed hard.

"Possibly, unless you use the CPAP machine and wear this mask.  He extended his arm.  "Here, try it on"

So....what will be the outcome of this opening scene?  Will Olivia wear the mask?  Why is she so worried?  If you want to know, you can find Discovery on my amazon page.

Now, link with my friends and see what they have to share today.

Tricia McGill
Juliet Waldron
Taryn Raye
Kathy Fischer-Brown
Rhobin Lee Courtright
Margaret Tanner

Just a Taste - Ginger Simpson

At forty-two and facing middle age, Olivia Wilson gets shocking news from her physician.

The extra fifty pounds she’s gained since her divorce has brought on sleep apnea, and now she

needs to wear some ugly apparatus at night to help her breathe. The clerk at the medical supply

store takes her breath completely away, but why in the world would someone as handsome as

Austin Reed date a fat, lonely woman who looks like Jacques Cousteau at night?

Excerpt:

“You want me to what?” Olivia Wilson stared at Doctor Ray. The paper on the examining

table crinkled with her shocked movement.

“A lot of people wear one and eventually get used to it.”

“But what if I don’t want to?” She eyed the contraption he dangled in the air that looked like

something he’d snatched from a scuba diver.

“If you’ll recall, when you agreed to the overnight study, we discussed sleep apnea which I

suspected causes your constant fatigue, and the tests prove me right. People who suffer from the

disorder often stop breathing for ten seconds or longer during sleep. The problem can be mild to

severe, based on the number of times each hour that you stop breathing or how often your lungs

don't get enough air. This may happen from five to fifty times an hour and can be fatal. Your

results fall within these parameters.”

“You mean I could die?” She swallowed hard.

“Possibly, unless you use the CPAP machine and wear this mask.” He extended his arm.

“Here, try it on.”

Olivia rolled her eyes. “Oh please, say it isn’t so. Aren’t I suffering enough by battling a

weight problem and facing middle age? Now you want me to don something that makes me look

alien.”

He chuckled. “I’m not asking you to wear it twenty-four hours a day—only at night.”

“Great!” She clenched her teeth. “I’m forty-two, single, trying to find a man without any

help from Victoria’s Secret because nothing she makes fits me, and now I’m supposed to wear a

snorkel at night and be connected to a little machine that blows air up my nose. Grand, just

grand.”

Doctor Ray grasped her shoulder. “Livie, I’ve known you most of your life. I wouldn’t

suggest something unless I really believed you needed it. As long as you carry that extra fifty

pounds around, you’re going to have to use this machine at night, and that’s a fact.”

She’d been coming to this same office for years. Despite the archaic colors on the walls and

floor tile and the outdated equipment, her implicit faith in Doctor Ray hadn’t dimmed.

Masked Love and my other short stories are available at Muse It Up Publishing in assorted downloadable formats and a reduced price.  Enjoy!

Six Sentence Sunday

Yep....it's SIX SENTENCE SUNDAY and I'm still in Alaska.  Having such a great time on vacation, we've extended our ten day stay until July 12th.  But, I couldn't imagine missing another Six Sentence Sunday, so I'm going to try my best to visit as many sites as I can with this slow-processing, snail-paced netbook of mine.  :)

This weeks installment is from my upcoming July release from Muse It Up Publishing, Masked Love.  I love this story...especially the humorous aspect, and I hope you will too.  Without further ado...here's my six:

As he pulled the contents out one-by-one, she eyed them with disdain while stuffing the gum wrapper in her pocket. If there was a bright spot to this whole apnea thing, maybe it would be rolling over one night and strangling herself to death with the length of flexible plastic hose.


“This,” he held up the mask, “is what fits over your face and feeds air up your nose so that you are always getting enough oxygen. I’ve already plugged in the settings from your sleep study, so you can start using it tonight.”

“Swell.” She exhaled in a huff. 
 
 
Now hurry back over to the Six Sentence Sunday site and sample tidbits from some of the other authors there.As he pulled the contents out one-by-one, she eyed them with disdain while stuffing the gum wrapper in her pocket. If there was a bright spot to this whole apnea thing, maybe it would be rolling over one night and strangling herself to death with the length of flexible plastic hose.


“This,” he held up the mask, “is what fits over your face and feeds air up your nose so that you are always getting enough oxygen. I’ve already plugged in the settings from your sleep study, so you can start using it tonight.”

“Swell.” She exhaled in a huff.
 
 
Now hurry back to the original Six Sentence Site and enjoy the tidbits from the other authors there.  Just follow the links and be entertained.  :)

Six Sentence Sunday

This week, I'm sharing six sentences from Masked Love which is being released by Muse It Up Publishing in July.  I love the cover...how about you?

“You want me to what?”  Olivia Wilson stared at Doctor Ray. The paper on the examining table crinkled with her shocked movement.

“A lot of people wear one and eventually get used to it.” 

“But what if I don’t want to?”  She eyed the contraption he dangled in the air that looked like something he’d snatched from a scuba diver. 

For a list of other authors participating in Six Sentence Sunday, click here.

Another Brief Haitus...

Second eye surgery scheduled for early morning.  In the meantime, enjoy the latest video I created for my Muse releases: