Daredevil? LOL

When is the last time you took a risk? How did it work out? Honestly, I am not a risk taker probably because historically, it doesn’t work out. I took a risk and applied and received a position as a District Manager for a major company. I was mediocre at best. My first thought thinking about a risk is my third novel, On Satan’s Island. It was different than novels one and two. The original idea…

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Growth Spurt

Describe a decision you made in the past that helped you learn or grow. In the past, as far back as I can recall, I’ve been tempted to write a nonfiction book based on my understanding of the Bible. I would immediately dismiss the thought because I am no biblical scholar and no exceptional man of faith. One day, I decided to give in to this temptation. I began to dig deep into the scriptures…

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Diet Not Dieting

Describe one positive change you have made in your life. A positive change that I believe helps keep me physically healthy is my diet. I learned the importance of a healthy balance of proteins and carbohydrates from a dietary doctor, Dr. Joe Klemczewski. My precious wife, Melissa and I adhere to a pescatarian diet which helps to maintain a healthy balance without having to count…

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What job would you do for free? (whispering) I would write for free. I know this because I’m still writing and no one is paying me. To be honest, writing for nothing on some other resource would save me money. I wouldn’t have to pay for a .com or membership to an online writers site as I do now.

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What’s On Your Mind

I walk out to the deck of a mountain cabin. There is Jesus looking out across the mountain range that surrounds us. I lean against the railing next to him. I look up and catch a gleam of wonder in his eyes. I track the line of his sight out beyond the range and there we see a blaze of golden sunset contrasts against the darkening sky above it. “What’s on your mind?” I ask him as he continues to…

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From Beyond

What makes you feel nostalgic? The answer can be any number of things make me feel nostalgic. “There are places I remember all my life, though some have changed,” In My Life, The Beatles. Sometimes a name of a person or personality brings back wonderful memories of my past. I hope this is not too bizarre, but funerals can also induce nostalgia. Antithetical as that sounds, it is still true for…

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Prejudice Power Politics

How have your political views changed over time? The key which unlocked my interest in politics happens in November 22, 1963. This is the day President John F Kennedy was assassinated. My endeavor to try and understand why someone would kill the President of the United States plunged me into asking questions about our nation and it’s role worldwide. I was thirteen. His candidacy and his tenure…

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Family Gathering

“Hey, Uncle Bart, how are you?” I hear “How are you” a lot today as the family gathers for another celebration of life. I think a celebration of life sounds better than a funeral service. This one has been a celebration of my cousin’s life. “I’m doing well,” I respond to this young nephew I barely know, “How about you?” He tells me snippets of some things going on in his life. It’s nice to…

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Special Report

Here is a rough draft excerpt from my current work in progress, a fictional novel, You’re the One: the True Story of Jack and Jill. *** Dad’s final sermon is the most dynamic and heart touching message I have ever heard him preach. It starts out as a sort of personal history of his experience at this church. It morphs into a testimony of his roller coaster ride of spiritual highs and lows.…

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Small Group

“Taste this.” Marci Crockett pokes a fork full of colorful shredded vegetables under Josh’s nose while he absorbs a passage from My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers. Josh responds automatically to this imperative by opening his mouth. The concoction slides in as Marci impatiently awaits the verdict. “What does it need?” “I think it’s delicious the way it is.” “No, I think it needs…

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Paradigm Shift

How many times do we have to watch this? It’s so yesterday already. What am I talking about? I’m talking about this scene that shows up in romances, rom-coms, thrillers, dystopian works … everywhere. Two basically strangers meet. They feel “something” for the other. Before too many scenes pass, we find them nearly swallowing the other whole, tearing their close off and crashing into some flesh…

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Small Group

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Acting Out

Jill Norris in the late 80’s and early 90’s stepped away from stage, screen and television. Even with some notoriety as a plus size model, Jill realized that she is most energized by acting and made a comeback. Her breakout role came through a movie produced by Duke Edwardson’s production company and introduced Jack Frontenac to a film career as her co-star and music collaborator. I’m going to…

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Jack Frontenac

The following is an excerpt of the first draft of my current WIP, a novel, You’re the One: The True Story of Jack and Jill. I have also self-published three other novels which can be purchased on Amazon and Kindle. My music changes as well. The tune and lyrics go from light and fun and about love to hard and sad and about heartache. Before Duke Edwardson Stole Jill: BEST TIME OF MY LIFE I saw…

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Surprise! Surprise!

Here we are now eight years later in my hometown at Wasser Stadium playing hits from our two albums. Many of my classmates are present. Two of my friends from Dad’s church are here. My mom is here, and Dad is here due to Mom’s encouragement. I ask Dad to say a prayer for the performance before we head up on the stage. He stutters unintelligible syllables, but then accepts and prays. Dad and Mom…

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Pictorial Bio of Jill Norris

Picture taken by her mother for her 8th birthday, February 14, 1958 Split screen shows Jack Frontenac (L) and Jill (R) Jr High instrumental music class. The only class they share at Garden West Jr High. Jill in 1967 playing the lead role in a community theatre production of Cinderella as a junior in high school Jill Norris found her calling trying out and awarded a role in a high school…

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My WIP (Part 2)

The Inspiration Jack and JillWent up the hillTo fetch a pail of waterJack fell down and broke his crownAnd Jill came tumbling after. Up Jack gotAnd home did trot,As fast as he could caper;Went to bedTo mend his headWith vinegar and brown paper. You’re the One: The True Story of Jack and Jill is the title of a novel in first rough draft I’m writing. The previous post, My WIP (Part 1) looked at…

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