Welcome to this week’s installment of Rainbowsnippets*! I’m coming in late and running hot with this #RainbowSnippets but better late than never, right? I spent much of the morning in a meeting for the small publisher I’m working with: all the monthly general stuff, calendar updates, upcoming expenses. We’ll be taking submissions come August, so I’ll be sharing more on that in the future.

As for Rainbowsnippets, this one is uniquely mine, but there are lots of other great snippets to read, so after you finish here click the FB link at the bottom of the post to discover other great LGBTQIA authors and their works.

I’m sharing from Cleaning House, one of my current WIPs, again. Cleaning House is nearing the end of the WIP status, meaning it’ll be going into final edits/proofreading by the end of the month.  It’s set for an August 1 release.

Over the last few weeks, I’ve been introducing you to the series’ protagonist, Centenary Rhodes (Cent), and this week we’re going to take a quick glance at her current social and financial plight.

The Setup: Cent has returned to her shabby little apartment and is thinking about the dramatic downturn her life has taken.

     For the past year, Cent had divided her time between a local bodega and a small computer repair shop. Both bosses were pricks, and the bodega owner’s wife kept telling her that she’d find herself a date if she’d try.

     “You’re a smart girl, too smart to attract a man, so dumb it down and pretty yourself up. Put on some makeup. Grow your hair. You can’t find gold without putting a bit of polish on yourself.”

     Forget that. Take me as I am or not at all. Cent kicked off her shoes and rolled so she faced the cracked, plaster ceiling.

Want to read more from Cleaning House? You can do so HERE.

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