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A Thunderstruck Conscience

Photo by Johannes Plenio The Wishing Map is a full-length fantasy that is being posted episodically at this site. To read the previous episode, click here. To read the entire novel, begin here. Zack was turning into a cloud shepherd, and in the … Continue reading

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“Never Forget!” But Why?

“If stories weren’t told or books weren’t written, man would live like the beasts, only for the day. The whole world, all human life, is one long story.” ~Isaac Bashevis Singer Yesterday was the 18th anniversary of 9/11, the worst … Continue reading

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The Wishing Map 30

Have you ever changed (for good or for bad) without noticing, and only later realized that you’ve ceased to be the person you were?

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Have you ever moved from learning about another’s burdens to helping carry them? If we don’t share one another’s burdens, are we fully alive?

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The Wishing Map 134

Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Epilogue: The Unknown Previously: Battle weary and bone bruised, Gina was awakened by the voice of Rhema. ⇔ ⇔ ⇔ Zack, Gina, and B’frona slept well into the next evening, their healing … Continue reading

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