Fictional Friday Returns!

I'm sorry it's been so long since we got to see what's been happening to Jerry. Let's see how he's doing:

Jerry woke in a cold sweat, surprised at first by his surroundings. As he regained consciousness, his mind shifted forward in time to his current location. Over the past months, the memory of that night had haunted his dreams. Each time he woke wondering if there had been something else he could have done to save her. Each time, he wound up frustrated by the knowledge that it didn’t matter anymore. She wasn’t coming back; she was dead now and he couldn’t do anything about it.

Opening his eyes, he found some strange comfort in the fact that his fire had gone out in the night. Having something to do always seemed to help, even if it was a simple task like starting a fire. A little food in his stomach couldn’t hurt either.

As he struck his flint on the dull edge of his knife trying to light the small pile of tinder, his mind began to wander again. He couldn’t stop thinking about her. He kept seeing her face, her beautiful eyes making contact with his before closing forever.

Shaking his head, he fought off the memories and struggled with shaking hands to get the tiny sparks to turn into a small flame. After working for several minutes and gradually adding more kindling, he had a large enough fire.

He set up a spit to roast the rest of the small deer he had killed a week ago. As he waited for the meat to cook, he chewed thoughtfully on the last of the dry bread he had picked up at the last town he passed.

This time however, his thoughts didn’t linger on the recent past. No. They now sought the future. He had been camping here for almost two weeks now. He no longer felt like he could just stay here mourning. He needed to do something. He wasn’t sure exactly how he would go about it, but he needed to avenge her death. It was time. As soon as he’d finished his breakfast, he would set out after the man who’d killed his Samantha.

Alright, before you start complaining about the death, let me remind you that you guys chose that the main driving force in this story should be revenge. I had to give him something to be vengeful about didn't I?

Now for the next choice. What should Jerry do after breakfast?

A.) Get food, he's out!
B.) Head in the direction he thinks this mysterious murdered went.
C.) Head to the nearest town, he can get food and try to dig up some leads on this guy.
D.) Other(Tell me what you think he should do).

Choose Your Own Adventure!

With all the wandering my mind does, I'm bound to come across a good idea now and then. I think I've done just that today. Hopefully some of you will agree, because this idea won't really work if I'm the only one that likes it.

Do you remember those "choose your own adventure" books? You know the ones where it gives you the option to choose what the main character does in each potentially hazardous situation? For example:

"The goblins are quickly closing in, but you've run into the edge of a vast canyon. You nearly fall as you look over the edge noticing that the great river below looks like a small trickling stream. Turning around to look for some other means of escape, you see that you've been surrounded by a small army of disfigured green creatures."

"If you'd like to stand and fight the goblins, turn to page 94.
If you'd like to surrender to the goblins, turn to page 121.
If you'd like to jump into the canyon below, turn to page 62."

Well, my idea was that I could do something like that with my blog. I can write a story, and allow you, the reader, to control what happens between each section. Taking it a step farther, I'm going to even let you choose who the main character is before I start writing. So, here is the first choice:

Should the main character be:
A) A boy/man?
B) A girl/woman?
C) An animal?
D) An inanimate object that has somehow been given the ability to move around and interact with it's environment, possibly even the ability to speak?


Now just post a comment with your choice. This one probably isn't too bad, but for future reference, choose carefully. I'm giving you the power to control the story, but that power may be somewhat of a monkey's paw. You may not always get what you're expecting.

The Call for Intolerance

I think I may have another book to add to the list of books I would eventually like to write. For now, I'll call it "The Call for Intolerance." In fact, I just added it to my list.


I keep hearing about how Christians should be more tolerant of the lives, actions, and choices of other people. I keep seeing churches that say you can have Jesus and continue living in your sins. Do what feels good, and He will forgive you on Sunday. It makes me sick to see preachers essentially sending people to Hell by telling them they can get to Heaven by going through the "ritual" of walking down the aisle and then going back to the lives they had already been living in.

Our God is NOT a tolerant God, He is a jealous God. People need to know that. There will be consequences(good or bad) for your actions. There will come a time when all will stand before the throne of judgment. The people preaching these lies are selling tickets to heaven for sure... sadly that's not the final destination for the people they've fooled, it's just a stop along the way. We need to show these people that it takes an inward change to make heaven the last stop on your journey.