Seeking beta readers for 1400 word interstitial short story

Looking for readers for a 1400 word interstitial short story. Here’s an excerpt to get you started.

 

Your Mama’s Adventures in Parenting

Your mama adjusted her face mask and checked the chronometer on her eyepiece. Darn it. The filter would only be good for another fifteen minutes. She was nowhere near finished with the job. And this particular theft would fetch a good price on the energy market, what with the price of methane.

She slid the siphon tube across to the capture valve and turned on the vacuum suction. If your mama could get most of the gas into the tank…

The filter failed. A rank, heavy scent, filled with sulfur and dead moss, burned into her sinuses. Your mama’s eyes watered. She pressed the filter, trying to snug it up or eke out a few more minutes. The smell just grew stronger, moving past eggs, and into the bowels of hell itself.

Just raise your hand in the comments below if you want to read. I’ll update when I have enough.  Okay! I’m all set, thank you.

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35 thoughts on “Seeking beta readers for 1400 word interstitial short story”

  1. The title made me laugh out loud. I’ll beta read it if you still need readers Mary.

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