This past Sunday was Pentecost, traditionally considered the birthday of the Christian church. For those who have heard the story countless times, it’s the day the Bible states the Holy Spirit descended upon the disciples and they were given the ability to declare the “good news” to those gathered in the area in any language. […]
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Reconciliation (The Magician – Chapter Twenty-Four)
This is the twentieth-fourth chapter of the serialization novel I am working on, The Magician – < click here to read the other chapters if you missed them or have no idea what this story is about. Reconciliation Vanessa collapsed on the sidewalk, utterly spent from the tremendous amount of magic she had just exerted. […]
Treachery (The Magician – Chapter Twenty-Three)
This is the twenty-third chapter of the serialization novel I am working on, The Magician – < click here to read the other chapters if you missed them or have no idea what this story is about. Treachery Swayed by the persuading of Evelyn to give Ignace a second chance, the collective Tamberlane, Rankin and […]
Disoriented (The Magician – Chapter Twenty-Two)
This is the twenty-second chapter of the serialization novel I am working on, The Magician – < click here to read the other chapters if you missed them or have no idea what this story is about. Disoriented Ignace woke in a hospital bed, hooked up to a number of machines, tethered with cords to […]
An Eclipse and a Basketball Game
The past couple of weeks there have been two major events in my little swath of the Midwest, both of which brought many together in unity. The first one was the women’s NCAA basketball tournament, when the University of Iowa team went all the way to the championship game. And while Caitlin Clark and the […]
What sound does hope make when it dies?
Does anyone else remember those “magic eye” books and posters? The ones that, if you stared long enough or used a certain position to view it, you could see whatever picture was hidden behind the abstract design. They were quite popular when I was younger. Can I let you in on a secret? Though sometimes […]
Retribution (The Magician – Chapter Twenty-One)
This is the twenty-first chapter of the serialization novel I am working on, The Magician – < click here to read the other chapters if you missed them or have no idea what this story is about. Retribution It was early the next morning when Vanessa woke to a notification on her phone. Freddy had […]
Changing the belief to live the story
This past Sunday was Easter, the celebration of the resurrection of the Christian Lord. As a storyteller, I have always been fascinated with how the story on Saturday played out. On Friday, the hope that Jesus’ followers and disciples had was dead. Grief was heavy. A story that they had hoped would be everlasting had […]
Confessions (The Magician – Chapter Twenty)
This is the twentieth chapter of the serialization novel I am working on, The Magician – < click here to read the other chapters if you missed them or have no idea what this story is about. Confessions Vanessa stared out at the lake again as she pondered the situation, trying to understand her cousin’s […]
Beautiful messes
Many of us have been called labels instead of names. Self-centered. Narcissist. Radical. Socialist. Sinner. Dumb ass. Stupid. Selfish. Crazy. We carry these labels, shouldering them alongside the weight of all that we are, all that we need to do, all that we have to be. Sometimes, we carry so much weight and have so […]
K. S. Wood Writes 