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Christian Miles tagged me.
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These are the questions I had to answer:

If you could write one word, what would it be?
Hope.


Use one word to describe yourself:
Open.


What is something random about you/your writing that you'd like to say right now?
I have a short story SUICIDAL INSTICT published at http://www.crossandcosmos.com/


Think up an absurd title for a book:
Endangered Spectacles.


What is the strangest sentence you can think of?
March in time with the dimes, sweet cheeks.


What do you write?
I write some Sci Fi, other stories I write are High World Fantasy. I think it's all Speculative Fiction these days.
I like to say: Character driven stories set in strange places, under strange circumstances.


If you had a weird disease and could only make one sound over and over, what would it be?
Shhhhh



And now I tag...
Kat Heckenbach
Aaron Johnson
Lori Lundquist

All readers answer in the comments!
Pick one question, if you don't want to answer them all!


Here's the rules:



1) Post about the award.



2) Award 3 other people



3) Answer the tag



Thanks for tagging me, Chris!

Jeffrey Overstreet's Raven's Ladder CSFF blog tour

I have not read Raven’s Ladder but I’m telling you, I love this cover and the title.

 Gives me a pure fantasy image. I did read the first few pages. They were hard to read. I think I remember this about other things Mr. Overstreet has written.

 Have you read Auralia’s Colors or Cyndere’s Midnight?

    I did find some of the first few pages fascinating. Treasure (great name, huh?) hears: Harmony. That is the sentence. One word to give you the sense she is hears some singing in harmony. Although his voice was difficult for me to follow, I would like to read some more of this book, just based the few gems I found in the first couple pages.


Don’t forget to see what others on the tour have to say:



Jeffrey Overstreet's Raven’s Ladder


Jeffrey Overstreet's Web site and blog



Tour participants:

Brandon Barr

Rachel Briard

Keanan Brand

Beckie Burnham

Melissa Carswell

Valerie Comer

CSFF Blog Tour

Stacey Dale

D. G. D. Davidson

Shane Deal

Jeff Draper

April Erwin

Ryan Heart

Becky Jesse

Cris Jesse

Jason Joyner

Julie

Krystine Kercher

Dawn King

Rebecca LuElla Miller

Nissa

John W. Otte

Donita K. Paul

Crista Richey

Chawna Schroeder

Andrea Schultz

James Somers

Robert Treskillard

Steve Trower

Fred Warren

Phyllis Wheeler

KM Wilsher

Movie Monday ~ How to Train Your Dragon

Watch out Avatar - There's a dragon in town.

How to Train Your Dragon is one the best movies ever. It practically surpasses Nemo and Up. If you haven't seen this movie, go see it! It is full of humor, and adventure, and inspiration. And the story? Well, it is brilliant!

Synopsis from Rotten Tomatoes: From the studio that brought you “Shrek,” “Madagascar” and “Kung Fu Panda” comes “How to Train Your Dragon.” Set in the mythical world of burly Vikings and wild dragons, and based on the book by... From the studio that brought you “Shrek,” “Madagascar” and “Kung Fu Panda” comes “How to Train Your Dragon.” Set in the mythical world of burly Vikings and wild dragons, and based on the book by Cressida Cowell, the action comedy tells the story of Hiccup, a Viking teenager who doesn’t exactly fit in with his tribe’s longstanding tradition of heroic dragon slayers. Hiccup’s world is turned upside down when he encounters a dragon that challenges he and his fellow Vikings to see the world from an entirely different point of view.

Back in the Day ~ FCC

Remember church announcements back in the day? Someone stood behind the pulpit and said, "There will be a potluck Friday, and the Men's Bible Class is needing . . ."
Below is how FCC recieves its announcements every week. Sometimes there are skits. Sometimes some off the wall location, but they always make me laugh. I just love these guys. Take a quick look. SKIP AROUND to find the funniest parts. . .
Brandon and David are a blast:

Yeah, FCC Phoenix!
Your church have any unique things to share?

Word Wednesday ~ Wild Horses

SO I open the verse for today:


“The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake.”- Psalm 23:1-3

And I can hear Susan Boyle sing “Wild Horses”. It floats from the other room where my mom is listening to it.

I read the verses from the 23rd Psalm and think of the last few months where I have not really believed that the Lord is my Shepherd. I mean, He’s my Father, and my God. . .but I’ve not chosen to think of Him as my Shepherd or my friend. I have really felt like He is out there watching me, not in here between the blue canopy and the green carpet walking with me and guiding me.

Why, you ask? Because He has seemed to be so silent.

But this past week He has spoken. . .Can’t explain it. He just started to whisper. . .or I heard Him whisper. . . “Things are about to change. Take my hand.” And, true to these whispered words, change is in wind and He is no longer silent. Here is the biggest and best change of all: His voice, His comfort, His peace.

So I listen as the Wild Horses keep dragging Susan Boyle away, and I wonder why I felt so distant from him before. Are my Wild Horses: anxiety, despair, worry? I think so. I think these Wild Horses have been dragging me away for several months. In the silence, I have grasped onto to the reigns of anxiousness and sat in the saddle of depression rather than taking His hand. . .

That’s okay though, cause I just heard Him say again: “Things are about to change. Take my hand.” Forget the horses, I am going to take His hand.