The Double Dragon Publishing store front has an excerpt of Exit, Pursued by a Bee from
chapter one. However, if a reader amazingly remains uncertain, another
excerpt from deeper into the book is available here>>>
I am particularly pleased with that excerpt because it is of Oqmar in his desert cave 20,000 years ago. Already he is dismayed at seeing a small metallic sphere emerge from the floor of his cave, resist being netted, and escape by making a circular chimney through the hill. Oqmar has a paleolithic dog, Kur, with which he has more a meeting of minds than he does with his wife. Together they are astonished to see a stranger appear in their cave. I so enjoyed writing this meeting of ancient and modern man – one of the best bits in the book for me.
Tags: excerpt, Exit pursued by a bee
July 9, 2008 at 6:38 pm |
I have to agree with that, Geoff. A superb piece of imaginative writing. It also gives a hint that human relationships may not have changed so very much over the years — a man’s best friend is his dog! Faithful, obedient, lifetime partners — just what men expected in their marriage partnership in years gone by. But, so Geoff would have us believe, women were not always the under-dogs. They rarely are now! Loved it, down to the last flee.