I just joined the Water Cooler yesterday and am still learning my way around. I am a pastor and schoolteacher, as well as a Navy veteran and a lifelong collector of Indian artifacts, a black belt, and I better leave out how sexy my nostrils are because this is the Christian section of the forum, and I hate to put temptation in the path of my brethren . . . .
Anyhoo, I used to do a good bit of writing in high school and college (two start and failed novels and a bunch of mediocre poetry, as well as some Lovecraftian horror stories that I still think were quite good). Then I got married, had twins, started pastoring, and became a full time Christian schoolteacher.
One thing I enjoyed doing, as many pastors do, is taking on the character of a Biblical person and doing a costumed monologue on occasion. I wrote all those monologues myself, and always enjoyed performing them.
Five or six years ago, I did one in which I played the character of Pontius Pilate, dictating a letter to his scribe (played by a student of mine), reporting the trial and crucifixion of Jesus back to Tiberius Caesar. I enjoyed doing the part, and for some reason it kept coming back to me. What would that report have been like?
Last year, on March 27, I began turning that question into a story, beginning on the Isle of Capri in the modern age. What would happen if that report were suddenly rediscovered? That question is the theme of my novel, which I completed last November. It is called THE TESTIMONIUM, and I am still looking for a publisher. In the meantime, reading Pilate's report made me curious about what kind of man he was, and how he got stationed in Judea - not a desirable posting at the time! So now I am halfway through my second novel. The working title is PILATE'S STORY, but I need to come up with something more punchy than that. I am having fun writing it, but it is a much darker and more violent work than the first one - however, its overall theme is still one of redemption and hope in Christ, even for the worst of us.
Anyway, I am glad to be here and looking forward to getting whatever feedback, commentary, and suggestions any of you want to offer. Have a blessed day!
Anyhoo, I used to do a good bit of writing in high school and college (two start and failed novels and a bunch of mediocre poetry, as well as some Lovecraftian horror stories that I still think were quite good). Then I got married, had twins, started pastoring, and became a full time Christian schoolteacher.
One thing I enjoyed doing, as many pastors do, is taking on the character of a Biblical person and doing a costumed monologue on occasion. I wrote all those monologues myself, and always enjoyed performing them.
Five or six years ago, I did one in which I played the character of Pontius Pilate, dictating a letter to his scribe (played by a student of mine), reporting the trial and crucifixion of Jesus back to Tiberius Caesar. I enjoyed doing the part, and for some reason it kept coming back to me. What would that report have been like?
Last year, on March 27, I began turning that question into a story, beginning on the Isle of Capri in the modern age. What would happen if that report were suddenly rediscovered? That question is the theme of my novel, which I completed last November. It is called THE TESTIMONIUM, and I am still looking for a publisher. In the meantime, reading Pilate's report made me curious about what kind of man he was, and how he got stationed in Judea - not a desirable posting at the time! So now I am halfway through my second novel. The working title is PILATE'S STORY, but I need to come up with something more punchy than that. I am having fun writing it, but it is a much darker and more violent work than the first one - however, its overall theme is still one of redemption and hope in Christ, even for the worst of us.
Anyway, I am glad to be here and looking forward to getting whatever feedback, commentary, and suggestions any of you want to offer. Have a blessed day!
Another Lovecrafitan in the Christian room. Muahahaha! Cthulhu will eat us last!
