I'm coming off another busy week. My youngest is finally doing her driver's training classwork and driving with the instructor. She also had her first week of summer band camp so the back and forth driving to and from kept me busy.
Not a bad week of television viewing. The return of Wynonna Earp and Killjoys topped the terrific stuff. I'm so excited to have both shows back on my screen.
Other than those, I got another episode of Pensacola Wings of Gold in along with the second episode of Lexx. The latter is such a trippy kind of show. I'd forgotten how off the wall it could be.
I caught a Garage Sale Mysteries episode, "A Case for Murder". Not a bad little movie series. Enjoyed my first experience with the Hallmark show.
Also caught my military shows, Band of Brothers and Strike Back. I'm close to finishing up both seasons of each show.
Caught two DVD viewings of Batman: The Brave and the Bold, with season two's first part. I'm kind of looking forward to the second part of season two if only to figure out the whole star-shaped villain thing.
I'm two-thirds of the way through Chicago Fire's sixth season. I'm going to miss Gabby in a big way. I'm almost afraid of what Matt's storyline is going to become. I'm also close to the last episode of Sense 8's first season. Looking forward to the holiday-themed movie that's next up and launches the second season.
Watch some classic television on the Pluto app for Roku. Fun stuff there. I've also been hitting some nostalgia by watching old episodes of Murder, She Wrote and Heat of the Night. I used to watch both shows when I lived with my Gram. We lost her this past March and it's been kind of wonderful to stroll down memory lane by revisiting these two shows.
That's it for television this week. Tonight's post is from A Haunting Yule, a sexy Holiday Spirit short.
Here's the mini-blurb:
Holiday spirit Thom Tinsel brings an unlikely duo together for Yule. Urika Uhl is a banshee holding on to a past she needs to let go. Ingo Ingalls is a goblin searching for his place in the netherworld. Thom's magick shows the couple their differences can help them build a strong future together.
And a preview snippet…
Thom Tinsel cut through the heavily wooded section of the town square on his nightly run through the spirit realm. He loved the snow-covered trees and the quiet thud of his footsteps on the wintry trail. With Yule approaching fast, the stars sparkled brightly in the sky.
This year, his matchmaking abilities wouldn't be needed. "I can spend the season in corporeal form, enjoying the wassail, honeycakes, and midwinter feasts." Maybe he'd even throw one of his own.
A zinging buzz coursed through his veins and he stopped running. Dammit. Not now.
But of course now. The powers that be almost always found two lonely, lost people who needed each other and Yule tended to bring out the direness of getting them matched. Taking off at a slow jog, he cut through the woods and headed for his building and the warmth of his apartment.
After entering, he took the stairs—might as well finish his workout—to the tenth floor and found his mission fluttering in front of his door. He grabbed the parchment and quickly skimmed the contents. Okay, not an easy task. Didn't that just figure?
He took a speed shower and settled before his gas fireplace. "Well… let's see if this is going to be as difficult as I think it is. Banshees and goblins don't really get along all that well." He reached out and pulled all the information he could find on his two charges.
He started with the banshee, Urika Uhl. Her tremendous skill put her at the top of the seer group. But her attitude sucked. Haughty and proud, she'd burned a few bridges over the past year.
Thom dug a little deeper into her history. "Well, she's got some baggage. Maybe checking it would make her burden a little lighter." Easier said than done.
The goblin, Ingo Ingalls, looked like a standard tear-em-up, beefy brute on the page, but he had some hidden depths. Ones that pushed him to the fringe of the goblin society. Yeah, he had the typical enforcer job, working as a bouncer at the Devil's Den, the hot hangout for preternatural beings. His huge physique made him a prime specimen to break up drunken brawls and bring control to chaos after the last call.
But Ingo didn't fit in. "Because he thinks with his heart instead of his head." Not a typical goblin trait.
But one that might serve Urika well. Bridging the gap between her preconceived perceptions, rightfully earned, and the direction the goblins needed to go in, Ingo might be the driving force. If he showed Urika a kinder, gentler version of his species, her mind could open to the potential good the two groups could bring forth.
Thom sighed. "The trick is getting them away from outside influences." Someplace a little isolated and off the beaten trail.
Goodacre.
The image of the picture-perfect manor house popped into Thom's head and he nodded. "Definitely the best choice." The quaint bed and breakfast had a unique aura that brought out the best in its occupants.
Now he had to craft a perfect invitation for both parties. And he had the beginnings of a great idea for how to schedule the delivery so they couldn't say no.
"Drop the invite during a heightened conflict."
Shouldn't be hard when both were magnets for clashes. Urika with her in-fighting and Ingo with his bar brawls.
Thom rubbed his hands together and got to work.
I'm enjoying the Holiday Spirit shorts. They're fun!
That's it for this week.
Cheers!
Skye
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