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Merry and Bright

December 6, 2025 christiancate Leave a comment

Darkness comes early in December. The skies are often gray and cold, even in Texas. The dark clouds can feel…

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Standard-Bearers

November 1, 2025 christiancate

(This is an address to young ladies about t necessity of chivalry in our God-given task of womanhood. The main…

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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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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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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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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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Gnomely Introductions

January 3, 2022 christiancate

The Christmas tree has been dragged away. The lights are unlit and stored in the garage. The house is being…

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A Burning Vision – A Greater Hope

June 5, 2021 christiancate

“If we can make it past today, then we will see what tomorrow brings.” That’s the mindset of most people.…

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