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May 27, 2017
Saturday Setlist
The shout of the King is among us
God lives here in our praises
Our God is a lion
The Lion of Judah (praise)
He's roaring with power
And fighting our battles
Every knee will bow before Him
Spirit lead me where my trust is without borders
Let me walk upon the waters
Wherever You would call me
Take me deeper than my feet could ever wander
And my faith would be made stronger
In the presence of my Saviour
And I shall not want, I shall not want
When I taste Your goodness, I shall not want
When I taste Your goodn...
May 25, 2017
#Fridayflash: Accelerando (Another #Dongeng excerpt)
The house is quiet. His son and daughter-in-law have gone out somewhere—he does not know where, does not ask. They are adults, after all, and he is merely a visitor—and the boy is most likely still asleep. He lingers at the dining table, still sipping at his cooling coffee when the front door opens and the boy walks in.“Morning, ‘tuk,” the boy mumbles. He looks restless, antsy.
“Where did you go so early in the morning?”
The boy sighs and slides into a chair, leaning slumped over the table. “Wh...
May 23, 2017
#bookreview: Seeing Red | Lina Meruane
Seeing Red by Lina MeruaneMy rating: 2 of 5 stars
When the veins in Lina's eyes burst, filling her sight with blood, she struggles through months of blindness, wavering between attempting to be independent and being reliant on her partner, Ignacio, and her family.
In Seeing Red, she narrates her experience, filled with asides to Ignacio. It reads like part-diary, part-rambling, an autobiographical novel of a writer's relationship with sight. It's one of those books that need to be read in one...
May 21, 2017
North Star
Sometime in the distant past, you've fixed your North Star; in your heart, your mind, your soul. Every fibre of your being knows who it is--but somehow you've lost sight. Your compass broke. You don't know where true North is anymore.
And you don't know if you should care.
But you do.
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So you run.
You run because nothing is as it should be, nothing is as you thought it would be, nothing is. Everything is ashes. Ashes and smoke. The bitter tang of defeat.
Because one day you woke up, and ever...
And you don't know if you should care.
But you do.
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So you run.
You run because nothing is as it should be, nothing is as you thought it would be, nothing is. Everything is ashes. Ashes and smoke. The bitter tang of defeat.
Because one day you woke up, and ever...
May 18, 2017
#Fridayflash: Dongeng (an excerpt)
... when Sara woke up early one Sunday to find a bird perching at the foot of her bed, she was shocked. She stared mutely at the animal, wondering how it had gotten in. It wasn’t any bird she remembered seeing before; pigeons and crows were what she was used to, not great big birds in bright golden plumage with a flaming horn.“Hai, Penglipur Lara,” the bird said.
“What the—” She bolted upright. Rubbed her eyes. Stared.
“Yes, I’m here.”
“Who—what—”
The bird chuckled. Sara slapped her face lightly,...
May 14, 2017
#Musicmonday: What it should have been
I sing because You are goodAnd I dance because You are goodAnd I shout because You are good You are good to me
Turn it around Open the windows of heavenPour out Your spiritOverflowSo let go my soul and trust in HimThe waves and wind still know His nameIt is well with my soulThis is how we overcome:You have turned my mourning into dancingYou have turned my sorrow into joyPull me a little closer
Take me a little deeper
I want to know Your heart
I want to know...
May 9, 2017
#bookreview: Improvising Out Loud: My Life Teaching Hollywood How to Act | Jeff Corey
Improvising Out Loud: My Life Teaching Hollywood How to Act by Jeff CoreyMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Every once in a while I decide to read something useful. Like Improvising Out Loud, due to my sporadic interest in acting and amateur theatre. Okay, I have a bunch of drama books that I should get round to reading... which I will get round to one day, after I read the bunch of writing books that I should get round to reading...
Anyway, Improvising is Jeff Corey's fascinating (mostly) memoir .
Part I:...
May 7, 2017
#musicmonday: The More | Downhere
Because I've been on something like a nostalgia trip, playing old compilation CDs of stuff from past free music fridays.
May 1, 2017
#bookspotlight: The Water Cave by Rachel Lopez
Today we're hosting Rachel Lopez's book, The Water Cave.
Rachel is celebrating the release of The Water Cave with a Facebook party on May 4th at 8PM EST. Prepare for a fun night of chat, games, and giveaways not only with the author, but with special guests Desiree Williams and Sara Baysinger!
About the Book
A sinister experiment gone wrong has come to haunt the life of an innocent girl sixteen years later. Injected with a serum developed by Satan himself, Meadow Fields discovers she is a transp...
