Archive for November, 2007

 

30 November 2007 | 12:40 PM

Strange Thought

~~~Day’?s Verse:Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the worst.1 Tim. 1:15~~~
Just noticed braille on the signs marking the entrance to laboratories around here. Can you seriously imagine a blind person working in an analytical laboratory?



28 November 2007 | 10:32 AM

Two Strange Experiences

~~~Day’?s Verse:May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word.2 Thess 2:16-17~~~
Leaving our apartment complex today, one of those big delivery trucks drove by. It had a complicated [...]



27 November 2007 | 09:36 AM

Time Machine Restaurants

~~~Day’?s Verse:…therefore, we ourselves speak proudly of you among the churches of God for your perseverance and faith in the midst of all your persecutions and afflictions which you endure.2 Thess 1:4~~~
Since moving to Marlborough, Ian and I have driven by Stephen Anthony’?s, a nice-looking restaurant — there’?s something about the year-round Christmas lights lining [...]



25 November 2007 | 03:32 AM

All Over the Board

~~~Day’?s Verse:I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.2 Timothy 4:7~~~
I dedicate this NaNoWriMo win to IAN!

Have you seen those “Sport” minivans? There’s something strange about a minivan with pinstriping down the side and a ridiculous little spoiler perched above its rear hatchback door. What actually [...]



23 November 2007 | 03:47 AM

And That’s a Wrap

~~~Day’?s Verse:Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business and to work with your hands, just as we told you, so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody.1 Thess 4: 11-12~~~
Watching the wispy clouds filter from [...]



19 November 2007 | 04:55 PM

Action Novel: Day 19

~~~Day’?s Verse:For the appeal we make does not spring from error or impure motives, nor are we trying to trick you.1 Thess. 2:3~~~
I updated the ending section; I rewrote the whole section from when Marion arrives on the scene onwards. I also updated the section where Marion and Emily are at Titan Software. Check it [...]



17 November 2007 | 01:30 PM

Action Novel: Day 17 (“The End”)

~~~Day’?s Verse:Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its [...]



17 November 2007 | 08:00 AM

Action Novel: Day 17, Part 1

~~~Day’?s Verse:We always thank God for all of you, mentioning you in our prayers. We continually remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.1 Thess. 1:2-3~~~
[AUTHOR’?S WARNING: This post is approximately 7,000 words long.]
“Seriously, Drake,” Marion [...]



16 November 2007 | 05:02 PM

Action Novel: Day 16

~~~Day’?s Verse:Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity.Colossians 4:5~~~
“Anti-WBEC Protests Hit Seattle,” Tom read. “They’re saying it wasn’t anything like the WTO riots in 1999, though.” He glanced over at his wife, laying face-down on their queen-size bed with her shirt pulled up around her shoulders. Clothes [...]



14 November 2007 | 05:44 PM

Action Novel: Day 14

~~~Day’?s Verse:Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.Colossians 4:6~~~
Emily hunched in her cube, staring with deep misery at the screen saver swirling across her monitor. She had never told Frank that she found evidence of Haytham accessing her security code, and she [...]