AshleaAdams

“Thank you.” Nithel sighed softly, looking at him. “So, do you have a strategy while here? Have you attempted to escape windows? Is there an attic? Or…”

Nithel’s baffled look when Alessio mentioned “strategies” the first time they met…

For two seconds, Alessio was stunned. Had he…had his friend just…? A breathy laugh escaped Alessio and…[Read more]

@mamaauthoress

Ahhghh oops — how on earth did I forget to add that in the description?? *facefist*
Yes, he does. I’m terrible sorry.

LOL, don’t worry about it! Ngl, I had a good laugh over it XD

@denali-christianson

Also a completely unrelated side note, but it’s gloomy and dark and cold around here right now, it looks like a cross between Middl…

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Ha! I’ve got a good one:

Is Hamlet a good man, or a prince with a God-complex?

Would King Claudius have repented if Hamlet only gave him more time?

Quin

“I …” Ruan paused and tried again. “I’m sorry if I startled you. I was … thinking.”

Quin nodded.

“You … you’re not an assassin, are you?” Rúan asked doubtfully.

Quin smirked. “I sure hope not.” One death was enough. His smile faded. What about you? He pushed the thought aside. “How’s…how’s your leg?”

It was harder to get the word…[Read more]

@noah-Cochran

Of course we shouldn’t go into detail, but I disagree with you. The Bible is rated R in the sense that it is not to be taken lightly, and the things in it are real things that happened, and they’re not pretty. No, it’s not literally R in the sense of describing every nook and cranny, but yes it is a tough book. Yet these do not d…[Read more]

@crazywriter

 I think something you need to remember is the Bible is rated R. It’s not a children’s story. It contains murder, sexual assault, a father who murders his daughter, and a lowly carpenter hanging naked on a tree. Yet the Bible does not use it wantonly. It uses for a purpose.

I’ll try to respond to the rest of what you and Archer said s…[Read more]

*nods* I can certainly appreciate that. And it may be worth mentioning that I’ve never personally included a (real-world) swear word in any of my books. That one example I used of the “baloney” alternative was the only time it’s even crossed my mind for my own work, and it’s literally been sitting there with “baloney” marked as a placeholder for…[Read more]

@r-m-archer

Also, looking back, and correct me if I’m wrong, I said never in regard to wantonly using swear words, not saying never just in general

@r-m-archer

Im glad we see eye to eye on some things, but I do say it is a fine line to walk. That’s why I would say never because we are sinners, and err everyday. To walk such a fine line is a dangerous, so while I wish you the best, I wish you caution as well. However you have displayed your appreciation for caution as well, so I trust yo…[Read more]

Exactly. (Aside from maybe the “should never be used,” but I think that’s a given based on the thread as a whole. XD) The Bible is not “clean,” and nothing in Scripture specifies “curse words” as the language being referred to in those passages. (Which I don’t say to count curse words out of that category, but to ditto that the category likely…[Read more]

Eh. Depends on the day. Today’s been pretty good, aside from the fact that most of my brain cells have been dead all evening.

I agree with phrases like “so-and-so cursed,” or (as discussed earlier) fantasy world-specific curses. In the vast majority of situations, I’d say those are plenty sufficient. The only situation I’ve ever come across…[Read more]

@noah-Cochran

No. The program was simply using the cursing to, as Brian said, display the intensity of the situation. No sexuality, no crudeness. It was intentional. I’m not advocating for it, I’m simply stating a fact. I think something you need to remember is the Bible is rated R. It’s not a children’s story. It contains murder, sexual assault…[Read more]

Let me pose the idea another way:

1. Does God’s Word authentically portray evil and wickedness?

2. Does God’s Word ever record a single profane curse word?

There are ways of depicting the coarseness of a situation or an expletive without actually using the word flavors of the day, but it does take a little ingenuity and thought, which requires…[Read more]

@r-m-archer

I see your point, however, the question still remains is it edifying to others to have a stray  curse word?
Perhaps. Certain instances may occur where it could. Who am I to be absolute in the statement that it never could be. However, Christ was the most edifying, encouraging, God centered person who ever lived, and he told many…[Read more]

I do agree with that. And like I said earlier, I don’t support using curse words out of laziness. They should always be intentional and well-prayed-over.

I enjoy hearing others’ thoughts on the end times and contributing the occasional opinion here or there, but it’s not something I know a whole lot about. Free will I could debate forever, but we’ve already got that going in another thread. XD And baptism I can argue from both sides, as far as paedobaptism vs. credobaptism, because I grew up…[Read more]

Here is a brief story (start) I just wrote that may generate some topical buz:

The wall monitor switched on… and so began the end of our world.

“Congratulations! You, Samuel Robinson Caruso, have been selected for enhancement.  Please report to Ascension Health Enhancement Center by 3:00 PM EST to undergo the procedure.  Welcome, Fellow Trave…[Read more]

@rose-colored-fancy

Ahhghh oops — how on earth did I forget to add that in the description?? *facefist*
Yes, he does. I’m terrible sorry. 😅

@emily-waldorf

Rúan probably wouldn’t take it to that extreme, since Quin is younger, but he definitely would startle at Quin’s touch. Right now, he’s pacing and mumbling indistinctly to himself.…[Read more]

@mamaauthoress

Does Rúan have fire powers? It genuinely startled me when you wrote about his hair catching fire again and he doesn’t have a particular issue with it XD

@everyone

I can’t write tonight, but I’ll try to do it first thing tomorrow! Aydin is probably just going to sit down in a corner somewhere and watch everyone while pretending…[Read more]

@denali-christianson it made me like Yila, so, score.

Quin

Assassins were all around him. there was no escaping them in this cage of rock and death.

he felt panic rising, cold and sure. He looked around desperately. It’s a terrible idea to show fear, especially if there are people around who know the easiest way to kill you…

Basil was…[Read more]