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How Fragments was born

The above photo is the view from one of our pastures, and this is the exact place where Fragments: Book One of the Seekers Series was born. It was this very spot I had in mind, that I was in fact looking at, when I wrote Lars’s first solo scene in that book. And do […]

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Exciting news about Fragments and Interregnum

I have some exciting news about both Fragments:Book One of the Seekers Series and Interregnum: Book Three of The Seekers Series But first- recently, my wife took this photo overlooking one of our pastures. It so reminded me of a passage from my upcoming book, Interregnum, that I just had to share the photo with […]

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Acid trips or Apologetics? How to reach the Modern seeker.

Acid trips or Aplogetics? How to reach the modern Seeker through the Power of Story. My professional life remains in the middle of the summer crunch- and so my own blog posts are still on hiatus- though rest assured, the work on ​Interregnum​, Book Three of The Seekers Series, continues apace- and the book is […]

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The Crusade to find thrilling fiction for Christian men

The Crusade to find thrilling fiction for Christian men continues Disheartened and broken, haunted by the still echoing horror of my recent safari into the wilds of my local Christian bookstore’s Fantasy aisle (in my never-ending crusade to find thrilling fiction for Christian men). . . and still lacking anything new to read, I took […]

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Is there any fiction genre left written for Christian men?

Something happened this week that caused me to ask: Is there any fiction genre left written for Christian men? In the course of my ongoing and indeterminable search for great speculative fiction written for Christian men, I ventured into the Fantasy aisle at my local Christian bookstore. After all, who doesn’t love a rollicking, medieval […]

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Is pulp Sci-Fi making a comeback?

Is pulp Sci-Fi making a comeback? Is this a good thing for Christian readers? As a lad I consumed bushel basketfuls of what were, even then, vintage paperbacks from the Golden Age of Science Fiction. Voraciously. Much of it blatant (and unabashed) pulp fiction, but some of it extremely well-written. There were even a few […]

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Did Edgar Rice Burroughs, author of Tarzan, also create an anti-hero?

After writing the heroic tales of Tarzan and John Carter of Mars, did Edgar Rice Burroughs slip up and write an anti-hero? As a kid, I sampled what was, even then, a set of dusty antique tomes with titles such as Tarzan of the Apes, The Jungle tales of Tarzan, and The Beasts of Tarzan. […]

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Can Christian men enjoy middle-grade stories?

Can Christian men really enjoy middle-grade stories seen through the eyes of a thirteen-year-old boy? If you’ve been reading this blog for any time, you are aware how frustrating has been my search to find thrilling fiction written for Christian men. So often, I retreat to the great classics of the past, all the while […]

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A Time Travel Dystopian Magical Fantasy written in 1889?

Christian men might reasonably wonder- “Why bother to read a Time Travel Dystopian Magical Fantasy written in 1889?” But if you are asking yourself the same question right now- read on. If you pass this one up because of it’s age you’ll be missing a treat. As a grade schooler, I so loved The Prince […]

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The Old Gods Waken . . . should Christians read stories about White Magic?

As I read The Old Gods Waken by Manly Wade Wellman, I began to wonder . . . should Christians read stories about White Magic? Amid completing final edits on my upcoming novel, Inheritance, I took a much needed break to spend a few hours away from the keyboard. I used that opportunity to listen […]

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