Sunday, January 24, 2010
"His legs felt light and powerful. His breathing became deep and clear. He felt as if he could leap over the highest tree, or run at incredible speed. The strength he felt as he extended his arms over his head with the twenty-four stones cradled in his hands enabled him with this power. He felt clean and pure.
Hold the stones high. Let their light shine and live."
Excerpt from Zeke Proper and the Sacrifice at Alder Cove - by Brad Cameron
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Zeke Proper and the Sacrifice at Alder Cove
"Taylre was becoming annoyed. Mr. Roberts' manner was too robotic, his smile, she could see, was fake, and there was no doubt in her mind that something iniquitous was going on in the room behind him. In fact, her intuition suggested that Mr. Roberts' job at this very moment was to keep her away at all costs. This was the most disturbing thing of all." - Excerpt from the novel Zeke Proper and the Sacrifice at Alder Cove
Friday, January 1, 2010
New Years Day 2010 - Here's to New Beginnings
Do you remember Y2K? The world, as we "technically" knew it, was supposed to come to an end. Planes were supposed to fall from the sky, all of our personal information including financial records, tax information, and permanent records from school (you know, the ones our elementary teachers said existed. The ones they "placed" a list of all our bad deeds in. The ones that held all the nasty information that would eventually follow us for the rest of our lives. Kind of like the "big book" for the final day of judgment-maybe not a bad thing to get rid of) were supposed to suddenly disappear in a sudden flash of computer amnesia. Well, now we've moved into a new decade, one that promises another Y2K of sorts. This one, of course, originates with the Mayans, those guys who apparently couldn't finish a calendar to save their lives (or ours). So, what are we to do? Hold our collective breaths, bury our heads in the sand, and wait for that fateful day of December 21, 2012 to approach? Or do we hold our heads high, spread our arms wide, look up into the sunny sky (or starry night, which ever you choose) and say, "bring it on! Either that, or step aside, 'cause I got things to do!"
I choose the latter.
I think my pals on Facebook, Nicole and Katherine, have it right (but of course Katherine said it using the most colorful language she could muster. ie: @#$%&*, and *&#%@). they said leaning on our one year resolutions was not enough...I agree. Let's look to tomorrow, next month, next year, and beyond. Set your bar high and then reach for it, whatever your desires may be.
I have a book or two in me that needs to be published. I can't let some Mayan calendar maker put a damper on my motivation to write. And neither can you, my faithful followers. Write, travel, love, create, immerse yourself in good literature, take that class you've always wanted to take, climb that mountain (Laurie), and seize the day!
I say, "Bring it on!" and Happy New Beginnings
I choose the latter.
I think my pals on Facebook, Nicole and Katherine, have it right (but of course Katherine said it using the most colorful language she could muster. ie: @#$%&*, and *&#%@). they said leaning on our one year resolutions was not enough...I agree. Let's look to tomorrow, next month, next year, and beyond. Set your bar high and then reach for it, whatever your desires may be.
I have a book or two in me that needs to be published. I can't let some Mayan calendar maker put a damper on my motivation to write. And neither can you, my faithful followers. Write, travel, love, create, immerse yourself in good literature, take that class you've always wanted to take, climb that mountain (Laurie), and seize the day!
I say, "Bring it on!" and Happy New Beginnings
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