This is one of my all-time favorite stories, primarily because the way it came about was unlike any other story I've ever written. My wife and I serve as dorm parents at an international school, and one day one of our kids was making Snickerdoodle cookies. She commented how much she loved the word, and I shared that my favorite word was "Snapdragon," partially because of its sound but primarily because of the imagery it elicits when you say the word aloud.
Seriously. Say it for me. Out loud.
"Snapdragon."
Whether you scream it or whisper it, the word reverberates in your head. Snapdragon. I love it.
Anyhow, after I talked about it, I started thinking about how much fun it would be to write a short story with that title. So the next day I grabbed a drawing pad, some colored pencils, and within thirty minutes I had mapped out the setting, characters, scene order and some key dialogue. I wrote it in one sitting the very next day.
That act of raw, passionate creation was one of the most thrilling experiences of my life, and I have to say, I'm really happy with the way it turned out. What can I say? I love writing short stories!
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Snapdragon (Completed!)
ActionA kidnapping starts to derail when a girl's secret friend suddenly shows up.
