Welcome to Fiction Friday.  Each Friday, I’ve shared with y’all a glimpse into the mind of Zach the Zombie and some of his friends.  Today, an old friend returns. You know the drill–this is only very minimally edited.  I still appreciate grace and forgiveness, please…no red pens!  🙂   She appears at the opening to my shelter.  Drenched.  Clothes in tatters. “Hey, Zach.”  Like nothing had happened.  Like she hadn’t been gone for months. “Hey.” “So, uh, how’ve you been?” she asked.  Awkward much? “Really?  Really?  Wow.”  I’m stunned.  Not really sure what to say to her.  She was supposed to […]

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Welcome to Fiction Friday.  Each Friday, I’ve shared with y’all a glimpse into the mind of Zach the Zombie and some of his friends.  Today, a little about how Zach feels about The Rot. You know the drill–this is only very minimally edited.  I still appreciate grace and forgiveness, please…no red pens!  🙂   Feelings linger longer than the distinct memories.  I remember how I felt, but I don’t remember what I felt like that about.  I don’t remember why I felt it.  But I remember the feeling. I don’t get scared much.  Not really a point to it.  Some people […]

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Welcome to Fiction Friday.  Each Friday, I’ve shared with y’all a glimpse into the mind of Zach the Zombie and some of his friends.  Today, a little more about Zach’s Rot. You know the drill–this is only very minimally edited, and voice is still bouncing around a lot.  I still appreciate grace and forgiveness, please…no red pens!  🙂   The sun sat bright and high in the sky as Zach stumbled along the road. “Damn, I thought that finger would hold out for at least another week,” he thought, as the flesh of his left ring finger finally pulled away from […]

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Welcome to Fiction Friday.  For the past few Fridays I’ve shared with y’all a glimpse into the mind of Zach the Zombie and some of his friends. Today, Zach is over at the makeover site trying to make a difference in the world.  He’ll be back next week to tell you all about it. In the meantime, take a minute to check out some of Zach’s friends around the ‘net: Tim Gallen Jennie Pollock Denise Dilley Like Zach, let’s get outside ourselves today.  Encourage a writer today by sharing a link in the comments to someone else’s writing.  

Welcome to Fiction Friday.  For the past few Fridays I’ve shared with y’all a glimpse into the mind of Zach the Zombie and some of his friends. Today isn’t *strictly* fiction, but it’s an essential exercise in understanding our hero.  Humor me.  🙂 This week, I joined the launch team for Jeff Goins‘ new book “Wrecked: When a Broken World Slams Into Your Comfortable Life,” which will be released by Moody Publishing on 1 August.  This has me thinking a lot about making a difference and what makes us need that, which is of course bleeding over into what is driving […]

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