WoW Weekly 100 Words from No Greater Sacrifice

Our characters still search for the last bronze piece in No Greater Sacrifice by author John C. Stipa, now sharing 100 words of Chapter LIV, page 291:
  

      "Thanks...I think. What got you thinking that it was Mary Magdalene in the first place?"
     "Don't hit me, but when you stuck your boobs out, the idea that it could be a woman popped into my head."
     She slugged him anyway.

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     Five hundred yards behind, a dark, green van followed. The vehicle's side panel sported several new dents where a child had repeatedly practiced penalty shots on it with a soccer ball that morning. Crouched low behind the wheel, Dehorsouci peered over the dash with bloodshot eyes, like a praying mantis waiting for the fly to land on a flower petal.

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Be sure to visit the previous WoW 100 excerpts of "No Greater Sacrifice" where author John C. Stipa shares a comment or two of his own:

Floating in Midair WoW 100 Words

Wine, Candlelight, and Hot Water

No Greater Sacrifice WoW 100 Words
Are we Screenwriters of our Lives?

Angel of Death Spirals Forth

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Pushing to the Front for Book Blogger Hop

The Book Blogger Hop, hosted by Jennifer at Crazy-for-Books.com, connects book bloggers and readers together. It's a great way to meet and greet fellow book bloggers, authors, and reviewers. Each week a new question is offered up for us to answer in our blog post for the hop.

This week’s question:

"What’s the LONGEST book you’ve ever read?”
(Note: I’m putting one caveat on this question. You aren’t allowed to say the Bible, Torah, Qur’an, or other religious/spiritual text.)"

MY RESPONSE: Great question, as I hadn't given this book a thought in a long time. The longest book I ever read was also one of the best books I've ever read.

Written by author Orison Swett Marden, "Pushing To The Front" was 800+ pages in length. The 2-volume publication was a spirit-awakening for this reader in that the author repeatedly presented proof that success is to be had by anyone who wants it, regardless -- in fact, because of -- adversity.

To this day I recall a quote I memorized from the book when I read it many, many, suns ago: Nature never lets a man rest until he has found his place. She haunts him and drives him until all his faculties give their consent, and he falls into his proper niche.

Floating in Midair WoW 100 Words

I should be sleeping, yet I continue the reading of No Greater Sacrifice by author John C. Stipa, now sharing 100 words of Chapter XLIII, page 239:

     She thrust the relic high above her head. "GUYS, I FOUND IT!"
     At first, Renee could only blink away the rain trying to understand the bizarre vision in the distance. What the hell? Someone within the horseshoe semi-circle of stones had lit an oil torch, the glow illuminating an object floating in midair.
     Stuffing the bronze piece in her back pocket, Renee took several half-walking, half-lurching steps, then fell to her knees. There, in the inner circle of Stonehenge, strung from the top of the largest bluestone, his arms splayed out to either side, David Giovanni Arturo had been crucified.

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Be sure to visit the previous WoW 100 excerpts of "No Greater Sacrifice" where author John C. Stipa shares a comment or two of his own:

Wine, Candlelight, and Hot Water

No Greater Sacrifice WoW 100 Words

Are we Screenwriters of our Lives?

Angel of Death Spirals Forth

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Wine, Candlelight, and Hot Water

I continue the reading of No Greater Sacrifice by author John C. Stipa, now sharing 100 words of Chapter XXVIII, page 169:

      "...Caressing some bubbles between her fingers, she thought of David. Their recent intimacy touched her deeply. David, the tower of integrity and honor, but with inner demons, finally finding the courage to open up to her. The revelation was humbling. This man had so much going for him, yet he was so shackled by internal strife. His face appeared in the flame of one of the candles. Crippled by self-doubt, he was a flicker of his potential. "Unfulfilled" was the word he had used. How to help him grapple with his fears? I'll find a way.
     The combination of wine..."

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Previous WoW 100 excerpts of "No Greater Sacrifice":

No Greater Sacrifice WoW 100 Words

Are we Screenwriters of our Lives?

Angel of Death Spirals Forth

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Note: I use The Word Count Tool to count my book excerpts.

Lovely Liebster

New blog friend, Kristin, of Kristin Can Read, surprised me with a blog award yesterday. Thank you, Kristin!

Liebster Blog Award

OK, first, I Swagbucks searched to discover where this blog award originated from and couldn't locate the source, but there sure are a lot of bloggers passing this award to and fro. If you happen to know who created the award, please share that information.

Next, I used my trusty Google translate tool for the definition of Liebster and discovered how lovely a word!

As with most blog awards, the Liebster comes with rules of appreciation:

• Thank the giver and link back to the blogger who gave it to you.
• Reveal your top 5 picks and let them know by leaving a comment on their blog.
• Copy and paste the award on your blog.
• Have faith that your followers will spread the love to other bloggers.
• And most of all - have bloggity-blog fun!

The goal of the Liebster is to spotlight bloggers with fewer than 200 followers who you feel are worthy of recognition, thereby supporting growth of their blog following.

I'm passing the Liebster Blog Award forward to:

The Prompt Writer:

Running out of writing topics? Christine dishes out prompts aplenty!

Sheila Deeth Blog

Sheila shares her faith and science inspired writings, as well as authors and book reviews, and a whole lot more.

The Conscientious Reader

Stephanie aka Shasty shares good reads, good fun!

Southern Fiber Reads

Book-related news and more, all knit together with good moral fiber.

On The Lap

The button says it all: a blog dedicated to bringing up children with books.

Angel of Death Spirals Forth

Continuing my reading of No Greater Sacrifice by author John C. Stipa, I now share with you all 101 words of Chapter XXII, page 134:

     Dehorsouei waited for the target to stop moving about.
     They were in a nearly perfect line; it would be a difficult shot.
     He moved the crosshairs into position on the man's head. Blowing air from his lungs, he gracefully slid his left arm down the shaft of the rifle, pulling the butt snugly into his cheek.
     A whisper escaped his lips. "Away with such a fellow from the earth, for it is not fit that he should live."
     Released by his gentle squeeze, the angel of death, encased in a jacket of lead, belched from the barrel in a horrific explosion.

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Note: I use The Word Count Tool to count my book excerpts.