Beating Around the Bush
We took the long way of course, for better security; driving around near the edge of the trees where the cicadas could be heard buzzing their mating calls.
Heart of the Forest ~ Chapter 11
The wind blew outside, bringing with it the sound of birds and cicadas, but these did nothing to hide the ugly rattling of his sobs.
Nightswimming With the Lifeguard
cicadas. snap of a twig. upper window, you thought a crowd was laughing, but it was just a sitcom. you got something to admit? oh, great. now you were tenting. can't go thirty steps past a single house without getting ideas?
Mooncalled: The Road Part II
Smiled and shook her head, and rode for the next undeterminable amount of time in comfortable silence, watching the world come to life as day broke in full and the forest finally woke, erupting in bird song and cricket cadence and the high and low mix of cicadas
Terramagica - 02 - Red Hot
\*\*\*\* there was a sizzle in the asphalt, the cicadas chirping away on the hot summer's day. graduation had come and gone and draeth had barely made it through, but as a reward for his success, he'd been given a fantastic gift.
What Lies Beyond the Walls, Book II: Chapter 14
The area was rife with crickets and cicadas, to the point where some beasts found it hard to get any sleep. at best, somebeast would nod off around a campfire and let the sound of the crackling wood lull them to sleep.
Addiction - Chapter Thirteen: Consanguinity
Our ears perked to the sound of each other's breathing, to the birdsong around us, and to the ailing drone of the last cicada of the season. i wiggled my butt as close to dustin as possible.
Addiction - Chapter Twelve: Fight or Flight
The cicada had all died off. we were alone. had it happened, no one would have ever found out. i cursed my decision and i felt alone, even with my brother, my best friend, a short distance away. dustin stood up and offered me my boxers back.
Day 1 (rough copy)
._ _around them, the usual nocturnal symphony of crickets, frogs, cicadas and various other dwellers in the dark are silent.
Lykos - 04 - Dreams and Visions
There was a sound of ocean waves near by and cicadas chirping away. fletch slowly licked his lips before his eyes opened. a look of confusion crossed his face. he slowly sat up, looking around in shock. he was no where near the school.
Rare Earth, Common Ground: Oasis of the Stars - Part III
Aside from the patter of rain and the chorus of cicadas, all was quiet. almost peaceful even. karth marched his lonely patrol, mind absorbed in what ifs. what if rowan had grown tired of his naive, unsophisticated ways?
Wonderful Tonight
Later, the light barely illuminates what is in front of me and i can hear the chirp of cicadas and grasshoppers over the music.