Part of a recent writing

Here is a short bit from a story I've been writing lately. Let me know what you think.

I glanced about the crowded mall as I rode down the escalator, briefly scanning the occasional interesting looking person. My eyes and interest halted abruptly when I saw a tall, blonde man who was impeccably dressed in a tailored suit. He was gorgeous! I took a moment to appreciate him. He was very tall, at least a head taller than the people around him, and he had blonde hair that curled slightly at his collar. There was something about him that made him stand out from the crowd. I just couldn’t put my finger on exactly what it was. He was talking with a few other people just inside a restaurant on the first floor.

I decided to eavesdrop on his thoughts for a bit and was stunned when I could hear him suddenly and silently ask “Who? Where?” as a curious look appeared on his face and he turned to find who was poking about in his head.

I realized at that same instant that he was a vampire. He had a completely different mind signature. That also meant it was after dark. Damn! I should have checked the time earlier.

He smiled wryly and silently asked, “Yes, I am. Now, where might you be?” But as he finished the thought, his eyes locked with mine. “Ah, lovely,” he thought approvingly with a sexy smile and began moving through the crowd to the escalator.

“Uh oh,” I thought, scared to death, “I’m out of here.”

“Wait!” he called, but I shut down my mind to close out any further contact and ran down the remaining steps of the escalator. I needed to get away as quickly as possible. I knew I needed to stay away from vampires and I hadn’t ever really been that concerned about it. When I had been growing up, my parents had told me vampires and other creatures really did exist, but that most people still thought they were only a work of fiction and movies. I had no problem with the idea, but I had never seen or heard of one except from my parents. I had had my doubts. Those doubts were rapidly disintegrating.

Social time is important and I tend to neglect that need in my every day routine. I always feel cleansed and refreshed after a day or evening or afternoon spent hanging with friends. No agendas, no pressures, just hanging out. There is a sense of release associated with that downtime. A new clarity opens my mind to other possibilities that have gotten lost in the minutia of the everyday grind.

I've awoken on this new day with a bubbling fountain of story bits. Now I need to sort through them and place them where they belong. My challenge is in trying to write them down fast enough before they dissolve or transform further. The images are random and chaotic, but they are solid, for now. So now is when I will transcribe them.

The First Post

Well, I finally decided to create my own blog. It seems that it's the thing to do these days. Everyone who's on line is bloggin and IMing, so I figured I'd step into cyberspace with a blog of my own.

Random thoughts that cross my mind on occassion and perhaps bits of short stories that seem to force their way out of my imagination on a regular basis are probably what you'll see here. No doubt there will be comments of my family life, since I am the mother to three VERY individual boys. Sometimes I may comment on the collection of automobiles that we own and show. I will most definitely comment on the cars that I wish I owned. Hey, a girl has a right to dream, right? Not sure if I'll post anything about my Tupperware business or not, but then, now I have, so it's out there.

We'll see if anyone finds my writing interesting enough to bother to read. I've never understood people's interest in the personal thoughts of others, but then, I have way too many things to do trying to figure out my three sons and their father. They keep me relatively well occupied with their needs, wants, etc.

Anyway, welcome to my blog. I hope it amuses, entertains, educates, interests, and/or enlightens you.