Six Sentence Sunday – Gotta have that look 7


It’s still all about teenagers and sci-fi cosmetics, genetic tech to modify bodies for the sake of looking good.

First Six. Second Six. Third Six. Fourth Six. Fifth Six. Sixth Six.

“What about the eyes?”

“You’ll look great with green eyes, kid; the girls will be all over you.”

I only wanted one, I thought, but smiled as he put the needles to my arm and took what he needed.

When the sales rep came back into the consultation room, there was a trace of jowls around his cheeks that hadn’t been there before. “Jimmy, I’m so sorry.”

“What’s wrong?”

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11 Responses to Six Sentence Sunday – Gotta have that look 7

  1. Kate Warren says:

    Oh no, what happened? Is he unable to grow? Unable to change eye color? Does he have some disease? Did they lose the sample?

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  2. Oh dear! Wondering what the problem is now – can’t wait to find out!

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  3. Mmmmmmmm love this already. You had me at “sci-fi”. Glad I found your blog. Going to scroll back a bit and enjoy.

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  4. Paula Martin says:

    Intriguing six! Wondering now just what’s wrong!

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  5. Uh oh. Maybe he’s not what he thought he was. A Martian, maybe?

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  6. Uh-oh – what did they find? So much could go wrong here. (Maybe his credit card was declined.) Nice six! 🙂

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  7. Stephanie says:

    Uh oh, bad blood test?

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  8. Sarah says:

    Ooh! Great way to build up some tension and keep the reader wondering what’s going to happen next! Great six. : )

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  9. lisacordeiro says:

    Leaves me wondering what happened. Nice choice of six.

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  10. Excellent writing. Even though I don’t have a clue what’s going on, your six sentences drew me right in. Loved your dialogue.

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  11. I’m sad to be coming into this late. What a neat six. I don’t know what’s going on but the premise sounds great and the snippet is really interesting. Sounds like a world where a lot could go wrong, and I’m game. I’ll be back next week.

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