Sam Time
by Donna Balon
GENRE: Historical Fiction, Time Travel
When her fiancé is away on business, lonely Samantha Hunter
despairs and absorbs herself in historical research. Her nighttime dreams being
so vivid, Samantha believes she’s traveling to a past century. As she navigates
the Victorian era rules of dos and even more don’ts, she charms Ulysses S Grant
while struggling to maintain her present-day romance.
Excerpt One:
During the night, Samantha had a vivid dream. She was in a
rural town wearing her Victorian-style dress. The weather was cool so she
wrapped the crocheted afghan around her shoulders. And her sockless feet were
cold in her slip-on shoes.
The few men she saw were in worn, soiled work clothes and
walked with purpose. The so-called roadways were not paved but dirt paths. No
cars or trucks, but horses and carts. A few wooden one-story buildings
scattered here and there.
This must be a dream in which the clock has been turned
back, Samantha thought. But where am I?
She strolled, aware she had not seen any other women.
Pulling the afghan around herself snugly, she walked with her head tilted down
to avoid catching the eye of any man in whatever this place was, glancing up
often to learn more of her surroundings.
Then two women hurried toward her, each carrying a wooden
bucket of water. Their cotton dresses hung to their ankles, with full skirts
gathered at the waist of fitted bodices. Plain white cotton bonnets covered
their heads, and shawls were wrapped around their shoulders. They looked at
Samantha disapprovingly. Her dress was too fancy for this rural town. Moreover,
she wasn’t wearing a bonnet or hat; a bare head was a means of solicitation by
prostitutes. She hugged her body with the afghan, which served as a shawl to
hide her uncorseted torso.
The dream seemed authentic. Despite her uneasiness, she
thought, Enjoy the dream. If I don’t like it, I’ll wake myself up.
Around a corner, she spotted a few men in uniform. Soldiers.
Maybe the army. This might be a small town next to an army fort, Samantha
guessed. Still, not a good place for a woman.
4 comments:
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Thanks for sharing. This sounds like an interesting story.
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