The Boar
November 22, 2009I always wondered why babies cry when I walk by, and now I know. I am a beast. You ask me how I know. You see, I was walking through a beautiful forest on a Sunday afternoon stroll when a horrible snort sounded in the bushes to my right. I whirled and came face to..read more
The Gunslinger
September 12, 2009Flash fiction, a new morsel of story to keep we in the Underground well fed. See, I have written something for you, about you and me. Read The Gunslinger in The Underground, it will take 20 seconds. Then post a comment on Ted’s Facebook Fan Page BY CLICKING HERE and tell me what it means..read more
395 commentsThe Green Debate is On
September 1, 2009Asking readers what they think about reading a novel that both begins and ends a series, such as Green, is a bit like asking someone what they think about being thrown out of an airplane with a parachute strapped on. Until you’ve done it, you can only guess. Those who’ve read the Circle Series thus..read more
247 commentsA Magical Word for Writers
July 21, 2009It has been said that words are one of God’s greatest gifts to mankind. In that they allow us to scratch the surface of an idea and to share that experience with a limited group of others… yes, words are invaluable. But without the incarnation of idea, words are hardly more than mathematical symbols. They..read more
437 commentsCrazy Madness
June 10, 2009To me it feels like the beginning of a much larger phenomenon. The best kind of crazy madness. Hundreds of passionate believers who had crossed the land to bask in the glow of their own redemptive story were once again surprised by just how powerful that story is. I know I was surprised. But really,..read more
239 commentsThe Baby, the whole Baby, nothing but the Baby, so help us God.
May 14, 2009SCOURGE OF THE EARTH or compassionate lovers of human kind? Depending on where you live and what your experience is, Christians may be identified as either one, and, much to the chagrin of those who use the label to describe themselves, legitimately so. It all boils down to what you mean by the label ‘Christian.’..read more
596 commentsAre you BoneMan’s Daughter?
April 13, 2009The release of BoneMan’s Daughters is upon us. The one question I am asked at nearly every interview is, “What inspired you to write this novel?” My answer is nearly always the same, I write to explore. But BoneMan’s Daughters has a unique story behind it: The unnerving story of my own daughter. Now, I..read more
894 commentsWhy We Fear Violence
March 19, 2009I was on the phone with a ranking member of the establishment recently, a gatekeeper for a major retailer in CBA who was giving me his lowdown on BoneMan’s Daughters.
“Deeply moving,” he said. “The best from you in years in my opinion. I couldn’t put it down.”
I chuckled. “You liked it, huh?”
“I did, I really did…” There was a pause. “But it’s definitely not for everyone.”
My smile vanished. “What do you mean?” I asked.
The Challenge of being Gay
January 8, 2009So here I sit, facing down another monster. You’d think that after all this time nestled down in my hole on this spinning globe, I’d be able to look challenges in the face and think of them as something less threatening than a monster. But then again, life is all about monsters. The loss of..read more
415 commentsLatent Christianity
December 8, 2008WATCHING PEOPLE’S reactions to the themes in the movie House has been interesting. The film as a whole is deeply influenced by everything from cinematography to acting to direction to score to special effects…the list is endless, and the end product was way beyond my control. But the story on which the movie is based..read more
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