Wednesday, April 27, 2011

WoW 100 Words Welcome to the Castle

Good morning WoW 100 bloggers and readers! First, to let you know why there was no WoW 100 post last week -- I lost my computer in foul weather, tornado weather, to be exact. I've now a new computer and working at getting used to the newfangled contraption! And, I'm doing my best to get caught up in all my online forums and activities.

Reading from the novel, Sworn To Secrecy For Life: A Young American Spy's Odyssey through War-torn Germany and Russia, by author Charles Joseph Fickey. The following 100 word excerpt is taken from Chapter 24, "Castle Training Group", page 123:

"Where is the shower?" asked Karl sleepily.

"The what?" Gerd laughed. "This is a twelfth century castle, and it has had next to no modernization. There is one bathtub at the end of the hall. There is a single water line piped up the back of the castle for that and for the kitchen downstairs. You still have to heat water for it. You will not have time for that in the morning. We only use the bathtub once a week. This is the Army, you know. See that door over there?" He pointed to a dark-looking opening across the...

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WoW Weekly 100 Words:

Although this is a Wednesday blog hop hosted here at Ruthi Reads!, you are welcome to hop in at any time. Just grab the button and link for you blog post where you share exactly 100 words from your current read(s) and add your post URL to the linky list provided at the end of this post. Feel free to share anything else you'd like on your post, especially book-related items. And be sure to visit and/or introduce yourself to others on the WoW list during week.

I use The Word Count Tool to count my book excerpts. I type in the box provided, then once I have 100 words, I copy and paste it right into my blog post.



Wednesday, April 13, 2011

WoW 100 Words Soldier Boy

Reading from the novel, Sworn To Secrecy For Life: A Young American Spy's Odyssey through War-torn Germany and Russia, by author Charles Joseph Fickey. The following 100 word excerpt is taken from Chapter 20, "Graduation Party", page 101:

     After breakfast, Cliff put on his jacket and cap and stood, saying, "I would like to write to you, but I don't know where I am going, or what I will be doing, or even if I will ever come back."
     Irene looked up at him and said, "Don't worry soldier boy, you'll come back. You have a guardian angel watching over you." Cliff put his arms around her and kissed her lightly, looked her in the eyes, and turned and left quickly before she could see the tears coming into his eyes.
     He went down the stairs, hearing her...

Puchase via abitosunshine: Sworn to Secrecy - For Life: A Young American Spy's Odyssey through War-torn Germany and Russia


WoW Weekly 100 Words:

Although this is a Wednesday blog hop hosted here at Ruthi Reads!, you are welcome to hop in at any time. Just grab the button and link for you blog post where you share exactly 100 words from your current read(s) and add your post URL to the linky list provided at the end of this post. Feel free to share anything else you'd like on your post, especially book-related items. And be sure to visit and/or introduce yourself to others on the WoW list during week.

I use The Word Count Tool to count my book excerpts. I type in the box provided, then once I have 100 words, I copy and paste it right into my blog post.


Thursday, April 7, 2011

WoW 100 Words of Apology

To my WoW Weekly 100 Words blog hop participants, and readers and authors - I am so sorry for not posting this week! I've been over-dosed on medication for dental issues for the past couple of weeks and haven't read a thing. I got the scare of my life when the dentist said my blood pressure was 154/150 and tooth extraction would be delayed until the infection was under control and blood pressure stabilized, which took a week. I've finally had my dental surgery and am doing much better and should be back to normal soon. (Whatever that is!)

I am truly interested in what you've been reading this week and do hope you'll add your WoW 100 blog post link here. I'm using last week's linku list, so if you've missed last week's blog participation, the links will be included.

WoW Weekly 100 Words:

Although this is a Wednesday blog hop hosted here at Ruthi Reads!, you are welcome to hop in at any time. Just grab the button and link for you blog post where you share exactly 100 words from your current read(s) and add your post URL to the linky list provided at the end of this post. Feel free to share anything else you'd like on your post, especially book-related items. And be sure to visit and/or introduce yourself to others on the WoW list during the week.

I use The Word Count Tool to count my book excerpts. I type in the box provided, then once I have 100 words, I copy and paste it right into my blog post.