Welcome to Weekend Writing Warriors blog hop. Hope you had a great Turkey Liberation Day. As a vegetarian, I have to say I’m very grateful for mashed potatoes and butter.
I’m continuing with another excerpt from my m/m space opera in progress, From Mars, With Love. I’ve skipped ahead a bit from the last snippet. Our hero Eli has been transported via shuttle to the Space Marines’s battleship, where he has more rude surprises waiting.
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A marine with a wisepad on her arm stood waiting for Eli outside the battleship’s dock.
“Passport or ID chip?” she demanded.
“I was swept, as in kidnapped, as in abducted against my will. They didn’t give us a chance to pack our bags or apply for visas.”
“So no identification?” She tapped on the screen, frowning. “Well, you can apply for a long-term squatters permit when we get to Mars.”
“Mars? Wait, no, you’ve got to take us back to earth… all of us.” Eli looked around in a panic, as if someone reasonable might pop out of the ether.
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Possibly my favorite ‘space guys with guns’ photo yet. ~ Chris Pratt
From Mars, With Love follows the adventures of Eli and his pal Rilke, two down-and-out scavengers from earth as they’re abducted by slavers, arrested by space marines, and dumped on an unwelcoming outpost on Mars. Eli’s troubles are only beginning when he finds out the ring his mother gave him contains the life force of a powerful but dormant alien and the mysterious man he has a huge crush on happens to be an alien artifact smuggler. Eli’s just trying to make it on Mars, but can he survive the dangerous political intrigue swirling around him? This erotic space opera is a work-in-progress. Stay tuned to this blog for ongoing excerpts and updates.
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Alexis Duran 
LOL. That’s government bureaucracy for you! Gotta be sure all the boxes are checked.
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This snippet is beyond wonderful. What an intriguing tale. Write on, Alexis.
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Between detouring to Mars and filling out paperwork, I have a feeling Eli might not see earth for a long time. Love all the details in this.
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An intriguing few lines. I don’t normally read SF, but I might be inclined to read yours. Sounds interesting.
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Ooh, intriguing! You know, you never know exactly what will happen when someone doesn’t have the appropriate “documents,” but I wonder what else she knows about them. Otherwise she’d probably be more insistent/less kind about their having arrived without ID. Just a thought. 🙂
Thanks for sharing!
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When a bad situation gets worse!
I love the photos Alexis!
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I’m glad you enjoy the photos ’cause I sure enjoy doing the research!
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Love it! Great dialogue for building tension. And LOVE your guy with guns choice – both kinds of guns!
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Oh, dear, they’re caught in a system that doesn’t care! It’s probably better than being slaves… at least I hope so!
Loving this story. 🙂
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And on we go to Mars! Love this story and Eli…another excellent excerpt.
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Swept up into an uncaring bureaucracy. Poor guy.
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Love how the whole being kidnapped issue didn’t excuse him from presenting identification–nor did they bat an eye. Great excerpt!
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Ha! Fantastic. Looks like he’s got himself a one-way trip to Mars.
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