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High Mountain Air

Posted on Friday, January 25, 2013Tuesday, June 25, 2013 by Douglas Wilson

“Despite this, or perhaps because of it, she was doggedly loyal to the humidity levels of Camel Creek, and would have nothing to do with the high mountain air of Grace Reformed” (Evangellyfish, p. 66).

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Resumed Clarity

Posted on Thursday, January 24, 2013Tuesday, June 25, 2013 by Douglas Wilson

“And those unsavory questions involved things that had nothing to do with equality, dignity, or acceptable public summaries. The moment of resumed clarity was, for the detectives, not unlike that time when Wormtongue pitched the Palantir off the tower of Orthanc” (Evangellyfish, p. 62).

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Gathered Sincerity

Posted on Monday, January 21, 2013Tuesday, June 25, 2013 by Douglas Wilson

“But now — his voice was mellifluous and constant. Whenever he paused, always at just the right moment, sincerity oozed out of the silences and puddled on the floor” (Evangellyfish, p. 61).

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A Big Pile

Posted on Friday, January 18, 2013Tuesday, June 25, 2013 by Douglas Wilson

“Bradford had been to one or two concerts like this in his life before, but Rourke felt like he was under an acoustical rock pile” (Evangellyfish, p. 60).

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A Bad Hostage Situation

Posted on Thursday, January 17, 2013Tuesday, June 25, 2013 by Douglas Wilson

“She walked briskly up to them, her blouse bouncing provocatively, as much as to say in stereo that we dare you to do anything but look at our forehead” (Evangellyfish, p. 57).

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Rainy Day Toddler

Posted on Tuesday, January 15, 2013Tuesday, June 25, 2013 by Douglas Wilson

“Every high profile case, there she was with the truck, getting underfoot like a toddler on a rainy day” (Evangellyfish, p. 56).

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A Delicate Pale

Posted on Monday, January 14, 2013Tuesday, June 25, 2013 by Douglas Wilson

“The sunset was beautifully understated, and spread out over the western sky like the pale, pastel inside of an oyster shell. But it had been quite a day, and the oyster was a little annoyed” (Evangellyfish, p. 53).

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Which Is Why It Strikes Some As An Attractive Business Model

Posted on Friday, January 11, 2013Tuesday, June 25, 2013 by Douglas Wilson

“It was a sweet setup. He had the sweetest setup in the history of the world, short of a few popes. No shareholders. No product. No inventory” (Evangellyfish, p. 50).

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Woot

Posted on Friday, December 28, 2012Tuesday, June 25, 2013 by Douglas Wilson

There are lots of words I never thought I would be writing, and those of the next sentence are among them. It appears that my novel Evangellyfish has been named as the winner of the 2013 Book Award in the Fiction category by Christianity Today. Being somewhat consternated, and unsure of what I should say …

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Almost

Posted on Friday, December 21, 2012Tuesday, June 25, 2013 by Douglas Wilson

“That man across the desk is telling the truth for now, just this moment. But he is a liar telling the truth, and it almost suits him” (Evangellyfish, p. 49).

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