I would have posted this yesterday, but I was at a tech conference all day so I didn’t have time to write the story yesterday. No matter. It’s good to go now.
In other news: I wrote a 1000 word zombie story earlier this week. If you haven’t read it and want to just click the link. If you don’t want to, that’s fine too.
Check out the previous segments of Winger’s journey by visiting my Winger Drabbles page.
Thanks to Rochelle for hosting the party and you, dear minion, for reading.
Copyright Sandra Crook
Going Up? (The Winger Chronicles: Part 9)
The exit mocked and teased from high above. The top of the ladder sat bathed in bright light and descended quickly into the abyss- a daunting, endless string of rungs. His fingers found the nearest and locked on. His weight shifted onto the ladder. His face contorted in a pained wince as fire coursed through his bandaged arm.
He dropped off the ladder and unslung his pack. Even in the dark, he made quick work of tying a cord of rope into a makeshift harness.
He offered the other end to Liv. “Know how to tie a bowline?”
“A what?”
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Adam Ickes 
October 10th, 2013 at 10:29 AM
Methinks Liv and Winger are in deep!
October 10th, 2013 at 1:55 PM
Indeed. Both literally and figuratively.
October 11th, 2013 at 10:48 AM
🙂
October 10th, 2013 at 12:15 PM
She’s a woman… we don’t do ropes. Nice work.
October 11th, 2013 at 2:43 PM
I’m excited! I remember last week’s story. 🙂 Good continuation. My shoulder is hurting in sympathy…or from when I fell a few weeks ago. Who knows?
janet
October 12th, 2013 at 9:45 AM
Dear Adam,
I’m definitely feeling Winger’s pain.
Shalom,
Rochelle
October 13th, 2013 at 8:21 AM
Bet she doesn’t know how to do a half-hitch either.
October 13th, 2013 at 5:55 PM
I like the imagery in this: exits mocking and teasing and ladder tops bathing then descending. Now, you ought to have had that bowline tie itself. 🙂
October 14th, 2013 at 3:25 AM
that would be my answer too – what´s a bowline? Nice one!
Liebe Grüße
Carmen