Hope you enjoy Wanderlust. And don’t miss Blue Diablo; you picked a great time to start reading me!

I’m here because I’ve just finished “Grimspace”. Loved it. Wanted more. So, in ordering “Wanderlust” from Amazon, I stmbled onto your blog.

I’d thought to just drop a note to say Thanks for the great read.

But then I read a few of your posts. Including this lovely, insightful gem.

Now I’m a subscriber. :) Looking forward to reading more from you. Here and in your books.

Thanks.

I must say that I agree wholeheartedly – and not simply because I follow the crowd or what have you.

I have Christian friends and I have ofttimes found myself on the “outside” due to some views I hold (though one of them does allow how those views are my own, we agree to disagree and respect each other for that while another will give the cold shoulder and, in her own way, think she doesn’t).

I also agree that faith is that – faith and your own and nobody else’s business but your own.

I have a tendency to read a lot – cross genre, cross-faith, cross-a lot of things – and if I choose not to continue reading author x it’s not that I think that said author is doing a bad job it’s just that I choose to not read said author for whatever reason at the time and move on from there.

The authors I’ve been known to stick with are the ones who tell a good story, have great characters, and who don’t always follow the “norms” – if the author does all that – or a combination thereof – I’ll continue reading the author (and they don’t always correlate to my own beliefs and/or views).

I also have a tendency to think that if a person doesn’t read something simply because the subject matter may be different from their own views or read something because they can then say “See? Backs up what I’ve always said/felt/viewed.” they miss out on a lot.

But that’s just my own bit of rambling and I can well respect if someone else’s views differ from my own.

The double-standard. I hate when people feel free to slap with an open-hand, but if you rephrased their comments, boy would the fur fly.

But before I go, I have to say something pretty much off topic (I love yous don’t count as off topic LOL)

I would rather do good and be kind because I want to, not because I fear burning in eternal flames.

My step-mom believes the more work she does for her church, the better her chances of going to heaven–to the extent they ignore their children and grandchildren. #step-momfail!