Hey, my Old Friend John!

I today had occasion to revisit this post, and rediscovered your very thoughtful and encouraging comments. Thank you again for the boost they gave me then, and again now!

The occasion is an attempt to revisit my fictionalized antediluvian universe--consequent to a challenge from another friend of mine who knows my proclivities to submit a story to "Silence and Starsong," a new 'Zine looking for Sci-Fi and Fantasy stories penned with a Christian worldview.

But there's a third-order effect also now operating, thanks to re-reading your remarks.😄

I am part of a "band of brothers" in our local church with whom I share a large common overlap of belief, while diverging strongly in one area that I consider of paramount importance. My efforts to persuade them span years, and have thus far been ineffective. Your renewed encouragement has me imagining stories to slip past their impenetrable mental armor, perhaps resulting in them actually thinking about my viewpoint.

Blessings, my friend!

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