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The Beginning

December 3, 2024 christiancate

Christmas is the beginning. The thousands of years before it are a prelude, an introduction to the main plot. Those…

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Posted in: Christmas

Build A Cloak

August 27, 2024 christiancate

J. Aaron Gruben took an old (quite old and messy!) blog post of mine, and reworked it. If you don’t…

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The Ermine and the Ambassador

August 8, 2024 christiancate

The Edwardian era has always been one of my favorite time periods. A golden era for America, filled with a…

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Posted in: Extras

Henry and the Cave Wyrm

July 27, 2024 christiancate

In the second edition of How to Unmake a Dragon, I deleted this scene. But I put it here instead,…

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Jones and Methuselah

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This scene falls after Parabaloni 8, Black Out. It can be enjoyed on its own. But the characters will be…

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Posted in: Extras, Uncategorized Filed under: extra, Parabaloni

Our Present Help

May 19, 2024 christiancate

Photo by Greg Rakozy on Unsplash Some of the passages and quotes I ran across today are just what my…

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Nehemiah’s Speech

February 13, 2024 christiancate

From the Sojourner Series, placed in Book 6, Ravens Rebirth, just before the chapter “Kingdom’s Hope.” Here is Nehi’s little…

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Posted in: Extras

Rejoice

December 10, 2023 christiancate

“O come, O Bright and Morning Star, and bring us comfort from afar! Dispel the shadows of the night and…

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Posted in: Christmas

Scour the Horse

June 12, 2023 christiancate

Pansies and daisy peek out of my flower beds, laughing with the sunshine and drinking in the rain. But they…

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The Seed’s Story

April 9, 2023 christiancate 2d Comments

A tiny seed lay on the dirt Longing curled in her breast To be something she wasn’t yet To see…

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