Six Sentence Sunday – What else makes an angel?

by Chrystalla Thoma | Jul 24, 2011 | My writing | 25 comments

Happy Sunday everyone! I continue with my short story “The Angel Genome” in the “Extinct doesn’t mean forever” Anthology. 🙂

The doctor is explaining to Lucia what sets Zeph apart – why he’s refer to as an “angel” even though he is a child cloned from remains found that are almost human.

“His clavicles have dorsal protrusions, which have been developing. The possibility of growing real wings, even if they’re vestigial, is ever present. And some of the samples have shown promising implications for the cure of a number of immunity-related diseases.”

Wings. Samples. Needles and pain.

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25 Comments

Cate Masters on July 24, 2011 at 1:41 pm

Great setup! Poor Zeph – sounds like he’s in for a lifetime of pain, both emotional and physical.
lizculver on July 24, 2011 at 2:33 pm

Kind of a sad six – a person being described as an experiment. Interesting read.
J.A. Beard on July 24, 2011 at 3:48 pm

I can already see how his own value as a being is not going to be considered. :/
JoAnne Kenrick on July 24, 2011 at 4:04 pm

love your voice in this snippet… fab six!
Gem Sivad on July 24, 2011 at 4:07 pm

I think Zeph needs a new place to live. I’m voting that he get away as fast as possible. Great six!
ursulawhistler on July 24, 2011 at 4:18 pm

He needs to get away. Needles and pain. Yuck.
Sandra Sookoo on July 24, 2011 at 4:25 pm

aww, poor guy! Hoping he finds acceptance for what he is soon 🙂
Jessica Knauss on July 24, 2011 at 4:47 pm

I can see why your tory was chosen. Nicely done.
karysafaire on July 24, 2011 at 5:18 pm

Fun read-I’m bio teacher so I enjoyed the anatomy references.
epbeaumont on July 24, 2011 at 5:54 pm

Clinical detail makes it feel real, and it’s deployed skillfully here in what’s clearly an excerpt from a medical record. Nicely done.
Jessica Subject on July 24, 2011 at 6:23 pm

Always such intriguing snippets. I went and bought it after last week’s. 🙂
Barb on July 24, 2011 at 6:59 pm

more and more interesting… thank you! 🙂
Sue on July 24, 2011 at 7:26 pm

Intriguing snippet – interested to see where it goes
Bree Younger on July 24, 2011 at 7:40 pm

Ouch! Sounds like a science experiment. He needs to escape. I’ll help!! 🙂
Lisa Fox on July 24, 2011 at 7:52 pm

wings and needles and pain – poor guy.
Alix on July 24, 2011 at 10:21 pm

I so agree with Cate, a great set-up. Thank you for a fantastic snippet.
Devin Harnois on July 24, 2011 at 10:49 pm

That last bit really caught my interest. I want him to escape! No more needles and pain.
Lindsay on July 24, 2011 at 10:57 pm

Definitely an intriguing snippet
1000th.monkey on July 24, 2011 at 11:11 pm

Perhaps a slightly different genre of book, but this reminds me of, “Wave Theory of Angels” by Alison MacLeod.

I’m interested to see where you will take this.
Sandra Nachlinger on July 25, 2011 at 3:40 am

Is Lucia going to try to save Zeph from being “cured?” Great hook!
pippajay on July 25, 2011 at 1:46 pm

Well that sums up humans for you – find something interesting, stick needles in it! :-/
chrystallathoma on July 27, 2011 at 5:08 pm

Thank you so much! Hope you like it! 🙂
chrystallathoma on July 27, 2011 at 5:09 pm

I don’t know this book, I will check it out. Thanks!
chrystallathoma on July 27, 2011 at 5:09 pm

Thank you all for your great comments! 🙂
Taryn Kincaid on July 31, 2011 at 11:53 pm

Oh, that poor baby. Poor Zeph. Lucia’s put her finger on it, indeed.

Six Sentence Sunday – What else makes an angel?

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