Tuesday Teaser

Blogger Wendy Morris of Well-Mannered Frivolity recently wrote a post about Something Missing, which I thought was interesting and unique.

Wendy’s politics and mine are like oil and water, but our fondness for books might allow us to be friends nevertheless. She writes:

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, st other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

Wendy’s Tuesday Teaser:

The dog growled and continued to tug, snapping up more fabric, pulling Martin even closer, and more fabric in its jaws, Martin felt his airflow begin to constrict. He wondered if Cujo might choke him to death before the dog ever managed a bite.

From Something Missing: A Novel by Matthew Dicks

And since it’s Tuesday, I thought I’d share my own Tuesday Teaser:

Lillian in the supermarket, terrified and angry, her long hands running over shelves, knocking down cans, grabbing at last a box and muttering, reaches out to grab an innocent shopper, thrusts the box into the woman’s face, shrieking, “What is this! Tell me what this is!,” until the shopper, in irritated charity, says, “Cornflakes,” and shakes loose.

From Geek Love by Katherine Dunn