Thursday, August 30, 2012

Bible Girl & the Bad Boy

The book practically cried for me to spare its life, and for a moment I thought I’d rather burn in Hell than lose something my brother had given me in love. The pastor nudged me, though, and my heart turned to ice.
    I thought of all those hours my brother had read to me. I thought of all that time he’d invested.
    I couldn’t throw it into the fire; not the last book of the trilogy. That funny little dwarf stared at me from the cover. Then, I closed my eyes. I stepped so close to the flames they almost ate my skin. I tore the book in front of those kids. I put on quite a show throwing in a section at a time because I couldn’t stand sending the whole thing in at once. When the last pages went up in flame, and the dwarf on the cover curled with death, I dropped to my knees and cried. The kids all hooted and screamed in ecstasy, thinking I’d been freed, when the ropes of religion had just twisted tighter.

Bible Girl & the Bad Boy, AND nine other books will be free through Wayman Publishing from September 2nd - 4th.
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10 comments:

  1. Being free, Elisa, is sometimes a mental process. The physical aspect is just that. If we can't remove the past from our minds, nothing we do can free us from it.

    Do you agree?

    I haven't read Bible Girl yet, and I won't get it for free, so I'll purchase my copy today.

    Check out my book cover on my blog.

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    1. God bless you, Peaches, for supporting independent publishing. We are all pushing and praying for you to do well in your writing venture.

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  2. You are the sweetest! Thank you. Writing about my past has helped a lot. It's amazing what seeing things from an adult's perspective can do ;)

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  3. I loved this book and really am looking forward to your next one. Is the one about homeless in Hawaii out yet?

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  5. I LOVED it--& EVERYTHING else you've written!

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  6. I remember your telling us this story in a post last year. It moved me and made me sad all in one.

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  7. My 9 yr old is standing next to me and asked, "Why would she do that?" :O) I'm at a loss as to what to tell her. Time and experience are also teachers.

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