Why I Write Fantasy

Author Aaron Gansky writes:

It’s silly, really, isn’t it? All those pointy-eared elves and stout dwarves. All the mystical weaponry and epic quests. And really, aren’t they all the same—a hero rises from the provinces to save the larger world.

At first glance, yes, in the same way that some would argue comic books are silly and unsophisticated. But, when one looks deeper, the reader can find the greater themes of the human condition. Sure, the skin may be different, but the heart of fantasy can be as powerful as any Shakespearean literature, especially when done right.

As an educated writer and a student and teacher of literature, I gravitated toward fantasy, originally, as an escape—something to do for fun, something I didn’t have to think deeply about or analyze. Pure escapism. What I found, instead, was the heart of humanity, no matter how strange the body in which it beat may have appeared.

Fantasy novels, the good ones, do not shy away from greater themes like love, loss, grief, sorrow, courage, strength, perseverance. In fact, more than some literature (some may argue), fantasy champions these. There is no sorrow too powerful to overcome. They champion courage and perseverance. They teach virtue, honor, honesty.

And, they harken me back to the days of yore, when I would rise early and stay up late playing role playing games with my friends. I loved the Final Fantasy series, the deep structures and strategies involved, the character development, the epic scope.

So now, I bring that same joy to my readers: I champion courage and honesty and perseverance, even (and especially) when the odds are stacked against my heroes.

About Aaron Gansky:

Aaron Gansky is an award-winning novelist, teacher, father, and husband. At heart, he’s still a nerd and spends his free time (all six minutes of it each day) on things like Magic: the Gathering, playing board games with his children, and occasionally kicking his kids off the video game console to play a game or two. His literary influences range from Flannery O’Connor, Raymond Carver, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and poets like Elizabeth Bishop, Adrienne Rich, Robert Frost, and Amy Nez to more “commercial” writers as Tom King and Brian Michael Bendis. He keeps up with the contemporary literary Marvel cannon on Marvel unlimited and hosts podcasts on how to write fiction, Marvel’s impact on society, and how to play Magic: the Gathering.

Find out more about him and his nerd pursuits at aarongansky.com

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The Book of Things to Come: A Hand of Adonai Novel

Escape is only a deadly journey away. Be careful what you create. It could kill you. At first, seventeen-year-old Lauren Knowles is thrilled to wake up in Alrujah—a digital fantasy world she created with her best friend, Oliver Shaw—but the exhilaration of serving as a magical princess in her own video game fades as she senses a demonic force lurking in the shadows. Though they designed a world of wondrous beauty—blue-leaf forests, shimmering silver rivers, and expansive medieval castles—Lauren and Oliver soon find their secret realm to be an ever-changing land of dark oppression and deadly sorcery. With the help of Aiden Price and Erica Hall, fellow gamers from their high school in North Chester, the four teens must find a way out—a way that can only be discerned from the dusty pages of the ancient leather-bound tome, the Book of Thing to Come. Faced with questionable allies, invisible enemies, and increasingly dangerous levels of difficulty, the four must learn to forge alliances, battle side by side, or stay forever lost.

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Why I Write Women’s Historical Fiction

Author Gail Kittleson writes:

It took a long time for me to realize my genre. When I first started writing fiction, most of the authors I “hung out with” online tended toward romance, which proved to be an ungainly fit for me. I enjoyed researching historical settings, so I tried my hand at some pioneer stories, and my agent at the time thought they’d sell.

They didn’t sell, and I think it was partially because I hadn’t yet discovered my true genre: women’s historical fiction.

That’s not to say some men haven’t read and appreciated my novels, and my heroes show incredible stamina, courage, tenderness, and faith. But the heroine’s steep character arc composes the strongest thread of the story. She must overcome so much on her journey to fulfillment and a sense of purpose in her time.

For my first four published novels and another completed one, that historical time has been the World War II era. I’m enthralled with true life stories that keep surfacing from women who gave their all for the cause, often against great odds.

Why World War II? Perhaps because that was my parents’ era…often, we realize only in retrospect how much certain historical events colored our youth. Now, I understand what it must have been like to survive the meager Depression years and WWII rationing. That kind of deprivation would alter a person’s perspective in many ways, and as Baby Boomers, our parents’ perspective had a huge impact on us.

For all these reasons, and probably a few more I have yet to realize, I’m deep into writing women’s historical fiction. But just to keep open-minded, another author and I are also working on a WWII cozy mystery – now, that’s a genre I never would have imagined I’d be writing!

About Gail Kittleson:

When Gail’s not steeped in World War II historical research, writing, or editing, you’ll find her reading for fun, gardening, or enjoying her grandchildren in Northern Iowa. She delights in interacting with readers who fall in love with her characters.

Women of the Heartland, Gail’s World War II series, highlights women of The Greatest Generation: In Times Like These, April 2016, With Each New Dawn, February, 2017 (Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas), and A Purpose True, (Word Crafts Press, December, 2017).

These heroines make do with what life hands them and face great odds with integrity. No easy outs or pat answers for their struggles – it’s the thick of World War II. The same can be said of Dottie in In This Together, Gail’s first historical novel (Wild Rose Press/Vintage Line), and of the women in her memoir, Catching Up With Daylight (WhiteFire Publishing.)

Gail Kittleson taught college expository writing and ESL before writing women’s historical fiction. From northern Iowa, she facilitates writing workshops and women’s retreats, and enjoys the Arizona Ponderosa forest in winter.

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Though War Breeds Cruelty and Injustice, Grace Yet Prevails.

Southern France – Spring, 1944

German panzer units crisscross the region, dealing ruthless reprisals against the French Resistance, and anyone suspected of supporting its efforts. Secret Operations Executive (SOE) agent Kate Isaacs is tasked with providing essential radio communications with the Allies, while her guide, Domingo Ibarra, a Basque shepherd-turned-Resistance fighter, dedicates himself to avenging the destruction of his home and family.

Thrown together by the vagaries of war, their shared mission, and common devotion to liberty, the last thing Kate and Domingo anticipate is the stirring of affection that threatens to blossom into love. But how can love survive in the midst of the enemy’s relentless cruelty toward innocent citizens?Everything hinges on the success of the Allied Invasion – L’Invasion.

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Why I Write Christian Thrillers

Author Cortez Law III writes:

I’ve always loved the cat and mouse hunt that are thrillers, suspense, and mysteries that paint heart-thumping, complex puzzles. Christian thrillers, suspense, mysteries present opportunities to analyze the evil of a man’s heart as it relates to biblical truths.

Romans 6:23 states, “For the wages of sin is death . . .”; Proverbs 23:7, “For as he thinks in his heart, so is he . . .” and Matthew 15:19, “For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies.” 

Many of our policemen and policewomen are Christians. I want to depict them as everyday people punching the clock like the rest of working America.

As the investigation progresses in my novels, so does the spiritual journey of the characters. Some become more enlightened; others may not. Man is a spirit, he possesses a soul and lives in a body. Many crime stories in the general trade don’t acknowledge the spirit or inner man’s journey. They tend to focus on the mind, will, emotions, imagination, and memory of the soul.

A similar focus targets the body’s five senses of sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch. It’s difficult to pepper the spiritual element in these stories without seeming to proselytize. However, it’s also difficult not to include the biblical element as a Christian writer. It’s who I am. In addition, I can reflect my African-American heritage within these stories for even greater depth.

About Cortez Law III:

Cortez Law III is the author of five independently published books. The romance novel, My Brother’s Keeper (2001), the Atlanta X-Men Homicide Squad suspense, mystery, thriller novels Kremlin Tide (2014), Cold Lick (2015) the just released Serial Rites (2017), and the science fiction thriller S.Y.P.H.E.N. (2015). He resides in the Metro Atlanta, Georgia area.

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Atlanta Homicide Sergeant Malcolm Hobbs’ strength: Acute intuition into human nature. His weakness: Loss of faith in God. Despite his immense ability, he’s on the edge and contemplates quitting. The mystery of Hobbs is his sanity. Will his spirit and soul unite in time to resolve his trauma or will they divide too late to stop him from experiencing the peace of God as they rage a live or die war?

In the psychological thriller, SERIAL RITES, a prequel to KREMLIN TIDE (2014) and COLD LICK (2015), Hobbs’ detective skills encounter one of the most compelling cases in his career, but there’s a big problem. A precarious Hobbs isn’t at full strength and he’s breaking in a new Detective to his team in former Columbus, Ohio hotshot, Shepard Cush.

When Hobbs and his elite team of investigators nicknamed, The X-Men, discover the catalyst to the murders, they must decipher the puzzling schematic from the cold heart of a psychopath known as, The Profiler.

Atlanta’s confidence in the high-profile detectives is on trial against this meticulous and motivated predator with a macabre M.O. The question is will The Profiler’s blood-lustful vision satisfy him enough not to include The X-Men themselves?

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Why I Write Christian Fantasy

Author Harry James Fox writes:

The truth is, I am not sure that my novels are actually “Fantasy” as the genre is usually conceived. The Fantasy genre usually includes magic and fantastic creatures, or, if not that, then at least vampires or something of the sort. My books have none of that. This is because these things make me uncomfortable. So, I don’t write about them.

Nevertheless, my novels are often called “Fantasy,” because they depict a future world very different from ours. The Bible, when speaking of the last days, uses language that sounds like battles being fought with ancient weapons. (Rev. 14, Ezekiel 38-39) I realize that these references may be symbolic, but I decided to take them literally. That would mean a loss of technology; a kind of dark age, lies in the future. This seems fantastic, so my novels are placed in the Fantasy genre.

All that aside, I write the kind of books I like to read. I like novels that are clean reads. I avoid bad language, graphic violence, and explicit sexuality. I like tales of bravery, honor, love, courage and redemption. I like books that appeal to both men and women. I try to make the characters real people, with all the frailties common to mankind, but I also want a tale that one could give to a teenager without embarrassment. Finally, I want a tale that honors God without being preachy.

Somehow, that seems to fit well with a future Colorado that looks very much like the Medieval past, with a main character that has spent his formative years studying the ancients (us, in other words). That has resulted in tales that are part action/adventure and part romance, even though called “Christian Fantasy.”

About Harry James Fox:

Harry James Fox was born in the mountains of western Colorado, an area featured in his novels. He has worked as a cowboy, an intelligence officer with the US Army, and had a career in natural resource management with the Bureau of Land Management, US Department of the Interior.

He served a wartime tour of duty in Vietnam, working closely with Australian forces there. His training in the biology of natural wild-lands is reflected in the imagery of his writings. In fact, the landscape of his books have been likened to a major character in its own right.

He makes his home in the deserts of southern New Mexico, but usually spends part of the year in North Carolina to be close to his grandchildren.

He enjoys horses, the outdoors, elk hunting, long walks in the desert, and story-telling. He loves the local cuisine, particularly green chiles. He likes a cup of hot tea with friends. patriotic parades and bluegrass music. He dislikes chocolate, long speeches, and the need to wear reading glasses.

Jim’s Book Awards:

BRONZE MEDAL winner in the 2016 Global Ebook Awards in the Fiction – Fantasy/Alternate History category.

Winner of the Pinnacle Book Achievement Award for Summer, 2016 “Best Book in the Category of CHRISTIAN FANTASY.”

Award-Winning Finalist in the “Fiction: Religious” category of the 2015 International Book Awards

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Why I Write Christian Thrillers

Author Luana Ehrlich writes:

I’ve been reading books in the mystery/suspense/thriller genre since I was eleven years old. Beginning with Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys all the way up to Joel Rosenberg and Daniel Silva, I’ve read them all–or most of them!

When I decided to write my own set of thrillers, I knew I’d have to write in this genre. While I was certain about my genre, I wasn’t as certain about whether my characters would be involved in a Christian type of storyline. I wrestled with this question, because, as a Christian, my faith permeates every aspect of who I am.

I settled that question when I heard about the plight of Christians in the Middle East who were being persecuted for their faith. I wondered what would happen if a CIA officer got caught up in a botched mission inside Tehran and encountered some of these Iranian Christians. What if he became a believer after living with them for several months? How would his conversion change his lifestyle and his ability to continue working as a covert operative?

Shortly after asking these questions, I started outlining the plot of One Night in Tehran, a story about a recently converted CIA officer named Titus Alan Ray, who heard the gospel for the first time from some Iranian Christians  while hiding out from the Iranian secret police in a safe house in Tehran. After being smuggled out of Iran by these same Christians, Titus struggles to understand his newfound faith while staying one step of an assassin and meeting a beautiful detective who considers him a suspect in a murder case.

When I reached the end of One Night in Tehran, I realized there was so much more of this quirky CIA agent’s story left to be told, and that’s when I began developing this series of novels known as Titus Ray Thrillers.

After doing an extensive amount of research on best publishing practices, I decided to publish my print copies through Amazon’s CreateSpace and my eBooks through Kindle Direct Publishing. I based my decision on royalty payments, the  worldwide reach of Amazon, and the testimonies of other authors who have had great success publishing through this venue.

While there was a slight learning curve to the process, I received a tremendous amount of help and support from Amazon’s customer service. What I especially loved was never having to wait in a telephone queue, plus their knowledgeable representatives. Later, I used their audio book site, ACX, for my audio books. (The process of choosing one of their narrators for the project was super fun!)

Needless to say, I highly recommend Amazon as the way to go for indie publishers! You can even create your own publishing arm–like I did with Potter’s Word Publishing–and list it as your publisher.

Each Titus Ray Thriller can be read as a standalone novel, but for readers who prefer the series experience, I would suggest reading Titus Ray Thrillers in the following order:

One Step Back, a novella, the prequel to One Night in Tehran
One Night in Tehran, Book I
Two Days in Caracas, Book II
Three Weeks in Washington, Book III
Four Months in Cuba, Book IV
Five Years in Yemen, Book V (coming in 2018)

Titus Ray Thrillers are available in print, Kindle and Audiobooks on Amazon here.

About Luana:

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Why I Write Regency Romance

Author Wendy May Andrews writes:

Here are my top ten reasons for writing Regency Romance:

10.  All the Books I get to read in the name of Research – as the Regency era is my favorite period to read about, and a writer really must keep abreast of what is current on the marketplace, it could actually be considered a tax deductible expense.

9.  The Settings – Regency era England had spectacular decor and architecture. I find it a challenge to sufficiently describe these but they are a great pleasure and one of the reasons I love Regencies.

8.  The Clothes – I am sure wearing all those layers regularly would be wearying today, but everything a Regency lady wore was so elegant. And there was a specific, appropriate gown to be worn for each occasion. A lady could change her clothes up to six times a day! Gentlemen, too, had elaborate, spectacular wardrobes. I would have loved to see that time with my own eyes. It is a pleasure to write about.

7.  The Manners – the lords and ladies of Regency England had such impeccable manners. They were so proper and there were quite rigid rules involving any social interactions. But it’s so fun to read how the characters either circumvent these rules or accomplish their ends within them.

6.  The Vocabulary – connected with the correct manners, Regency lords and ladies were very well read and had a much more extensive vocabulary than most people today. And they had hilarious expressions for things, like bosky, foxed, or disguised means drunk and blunt, brass, and ready refer to money.

5.  The Conflicts – Since the Regency era also coincides with the Industrial Revolution there were so many changes taking place. Women were gaining rights, and many members of the ton were gaining or losing their wealth based on various inventions. It is a fascinating time period.

4.  The Research – There are reams of information available about the Regency era. I spend hours researching. So many fascinating things were taking place politically with the Napoleonic wars and then all the negotiations when the war ended. Fashions were changing. Industrialization brought modern conveniences.

3.  . Jane Austen – really, need I say more? Who doesn’t love her? Austen’s writings were contemporary for her but they have stood the test of time.

2.  The Excitement – Regency romances always hold such an edge of excitement. The lords and ladies were so sly with their speech. There are so many subtleties; most Regencies need to be read carefully to catch the nuances. The conflicts and developments of the times lead to many exciting twists and turns to the story.

1. Georgette Heyer – the number one reason why I love Regency Romances. Georgette Heyer, the godmother of the genre, was amazing. Her comedic timing and use of tension and conflict keep readers coming back for more. I love to read and reread her books over and over.

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Why I Write Cozy Mystery and Romantic Suspense

Author Judy Nickles writes:

Mystery mesmerizes me. The secrets of an abandoned building/house/school, the reasons behind a person’s emotions/aberrant actions, the who-why-how-what-if of a person who catches my attention in a public place, the strange events of another era, a photograph, a scrap of paper, a buried news story, a ghost tale told only half in jest–all of these combine to send me combing through the archives of time to ferret out answers. Barring answers, of course, we have a mystery. And everybody loves a good mystery.

In grade school, whenever weather threatened outside the tall windows of our vintage school, the teachers would let me spin a mystery to keep eyes focused on the front of the room rather than beyond. I’m sure these tales were pretty pointless and droned on and on and on, but they seemed to work.

Nancy Drew and Trixie Belden were my best friends for a time, replaced later by Mary Stewart, Victoria Holt, and even John Grisham (to a point). Perhaps I’ve always had a a too-vivid imagination, but old anything–houses, pictures, oral and written tales, dusty antiques–send my mind into overdrive. Despite Detective Sgt. Joe Friday’s cryptic, “Just the facts, ma’am”, I’ve always believed (or hoped for) something beyond cold logic.

Even my first two vintage romance books published with The Wild Rose Press had elements of mystery. Another book with a separate publisher began my spiral into more mystery than romance. Then I met Penelope Pembroke and, six books later, realized I’d plunged into the world of Cozy Mystery. Trixie Blake, billed as Romantic Suspense, followed with less verbosity (only three books!)

Are there more mysteries lurking on my computer? Of course! A beta reader suggested multiple sequels to one in particular, and I groaned…but it may happen.

So why mystery beyond the simple fact it catches and holds my imagination? Well, despite the “real world” preferring to deal in hard cold fact, life itself is a mystery, isn’t it? We are fearfully and wonderfully made (Psalm 139:4). How? Why? We’re told we’ll know someday, but for now we see through a glass darkly (1 Corinthians 13:12).

I choose to rejoice in the promise of mysteries I can’t explain–and to have fun with the ones I create for myself. A person finds joy in giving an apt reply–and how good is a timely word. (Proverbs 15:3)

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Why I Write Suspense

Author D. L. Wood writes:

As a child, I was one of those kids who had a tattered, dog-eared library card (yes, from the days when we had paper library cards) who whiled away the summers reading more books than were good for my eyesight. Or at least that’s what one optometrist told my mother. From that time a dream was planted in my heart—to be like those writers I enjoyed so much and create something that others could hold in their hands and enjoy. I wanted to whisk others away to another world and take them on a ride too.

From those days of reading Boxcar Children books, to my adult years and reading Grisham and James Scott Bell, the suspense genre has always been my favorite. Like so many readers I am drawn to stories with that element of tense unknowing, with that “you-have-to-turn-one-more-page-to-find-out” quality. It’s what drives me to the books that I read for entertainment and what I want my readers to get as well. Sometimes the suspense I write comes in the form of a traditional thriller with a “catch-me-if-you-can” storyline. Sometimes it’s more of a whodunit. But the suspense is always there, hopefully along with three-dimensional, likable (or ‘hate-able’) characters that are flawed, just like you and me, and sun-dripping, snow-capped, cricket-chirping locales that suck readers in.

When I got serious about writing I realized that I wanted my books to do a bit more than just entertain. Over time I discovered that what I truly enjoyed were books that not only entertained me, but left me with something more. Yes, I wanted to go on a thrill-ride, but I also loved it when I set the book down only to find that I carried something from it with me. Hope. Encouragement. A new perspective. Perhaps even a challenge to my faith. This realization inspired me to want to do the same thing for readers of my books. I wanted my stories to be multidimensional in scope. So I began writing CleanCaptivatingFiction™—fiction that not only entertains, but also uplifts. Fiction that gives the reader a great story and a take-away that somehow encourages them.

The most encouraging thing in my life is the hope I have in Christ. So in fashioning a plot I strive to somehow, through some character, portray faith in Christ in a way that is relevant, real and hopeful in the context of a solid storyline. The idea is to hearten those who already have faith in Christ, and to shine a light on Christ for those who may not have considered what He offers. I hope I’ve managed to do this by giving people quality fiction with just a little something extra, insuring it’s a good read for everybody, no matter what your faith background or stance may be.

So if you’re a suspense junkie looking for mystery, exciting action, nail-biting cliff-hangers and maybe even a romantic subplot now and again, check out Unintended Target, the first book in the Unintended Series. It was awarded the 2016 Illumination Awards Gold Medal for Christian fiction ebook and is available on Amazon in ebook and paperback. And keep an eye out for Unintended Witness, the next book in the series that I’m hard at work on right now.

ABOUT D.L. WOOD:

D.L. Wood is an award-winning author who writes CleanCaptivatingFiction™ that entertains and uplifts. Wood loves the art of storytelling, particularly any tale involving suspense or the epic struggle of good versus evil. Wood tries to give readers the same thing she wants in the novels that she reads: a “can’t-put-it-down-stay-up-till-3am-story” that stays clean without sacrificing an iota of quality, believability or adrenaline. If she isn’t writing you’ll probably find her behind the keyboard getting ready for next week’s worship service or curled up with a cup of tea bingeing on the latest Sherlock series. Wood lives in North Alabama with her husband, twin daughters and Westies, Frodo and Dobby.

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Why I Write Mysteries

Author Joy DeKok writes:

My writing dream started when I was around four years old. The words in my story books fascinated me, and even newspapers were recreation.

Perhaps because of my age, I thought I’d write for kids. I do have three children’s books out there and loved the process, but after writing the last one, I was done. Then, writing mentors encouraged me to write non-fiction. So, I wrote a devotional and a book on writing memoirs. And blogging about my life, faith, nature, and books is one of my favorite things to do.

But along the way I caught the novel-writing bug.

It started out with Rain Dance – a contemporary, issue-based, Christian novel for women. When the idea came, I prayed someone else would write the book, and I promised that if they did, I’d buy it. Instead, the story grew in my heart and demanded to be put on the pages. I obeyed the growing desire, wrote it, and published it.

For a while, I thought I might be done writing. Except for this other idea that started the same way Rain Dance did. I could see the characters, knew their names, voices, hearts, habits, and story. There were a few days I resisted writing a mystery with an unlikeable main character, but again the only way to get the story out of my head was to put it on the pages. I was sure there was only one book in Olivia Morgan’s story.

I was wrong. There will be at least three in The Northern Lights Series. The raw draft of Behind the Lies is done and I’m editing as fast as I can while outlining book three, Beyond the Lies.

And there’s another mystery series (five or six books) in the works too. They’re all outlined which is a good thing because not long ago, another novel idea crossed my mind the same way all of the others have.

This time, I’m not resisting. Instead, I’m diving into each story idea with enthusiasm and am outlining, writing, editing, and rewriting with more excitement than ever.

I was asked what I was doing when my ideas came. With Rain Dance, I was doing dishes. With The Northern Lights series, I was vacuuming. Louisa Mae Alcott wasn’t kidding when she said, “Housekeeping ain’t no joke.”

With the new series, The Mississippi Queens, I was in a coffeeshop working on Between the Lies. The newest idea crossed my mind and made itself at home there on a walk near one of our wildflower gardens.

You’ve probably heard the saying, “Life happens.” For me, ideas happen followed by books.

I hope you’ll stop by my website and find out how you can get a free copy of Between the Lies for your eReader.

About Joy:

Joy prefers writing in the solitude of her office, but can also be found in area coffee shops now and then where the voices and energy of the real world infuse the words on the page.

She’s been married to Jon for 39 years. They live on 35 acres of woods and field between Pine Island and Rochester. Joy loves riding their John Deere Gator with her dogs, Sophie & Tucker, taking pictures and enjoying God.

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