Brian Stansell

@obrian-of-the-surface-world

Brian, while I understand your point, Lona ( @lonathecat )is correct. Those verses have nothing to do with men protecting households. I didn’t comment on it before because I agree with your point–I just don’t think those verse apply. There are many other verses in the bible that are much more suitable. Lona’s…[Read more]

Hi Brian (@obrian-of-the-surface-world),

While it was interesting to read your opinion, I still disagree. This is probably because we have different viewpoints on women’s subordination to men. I for one, see men and women created as equals and believe they should be treated as such. Accordingly, I have issues with the majority of what you said. …[Read more]

@obrian-of-the-surface-world
Thank you for your post.

I think you’re right about not seeing this as either-or. It is a mindset we must be watchful for in our lives. But, as far as what is over the thrown of our hearts, only one can be God, the #1 priority. The key is, as you said, to use the gift God has blessed us with in partnership with H…[Read more]

Hi, guys! I normally prefer reading through discussions rather than engaging in them, but I do have one comment on this.

@obrian-of-the-surface-world

God expects the male to be the physical protector in the home and occupy the defense role for those under his care.  Jesus clearly refers to this role when He refers to the “strong man” in the…

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Shoot I keep forgetting to tag people…

@noah-cochran @calidris @obrian-of-the-surface-world

@obrian-of-the-surface-world

Thanks man, I might check it out.

@emily-waldorf

The Girl Who Could See by Kara Swanson is a first person present tense book alternating with first person past tense. It made sense, but I think it could easily have gone south. If you’re careful I think you could make it work.

Alrighty, I might take a look at that b…[Read more]

Hey, @obrian-of-the-surface-world! Reading your reply was so fun. XD You’re a master of comedy.

Yeah, this sounds like a really fun place! I can’t wait to get to know everybody!

Oooh, nice! I’ll have to check it out!

@obrian-of-the-surface-world

Some girls are rough and tumble, and may work every bit as hard in manual labor in dirt and grime as any man, but that does not diminish their femininity.

Excellent point, I meant to mention that.

@calidris

 It wasn’t until the past couple of years that God started to heal those wounds and show me that the things I sa…

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@obrian-of-the-surface-world

You could call some of them by physical characteristics, (the man with the long hair; the girl with the crooked nose), but if you call all 20 of them either by names or physical traits, the reader will lose their place. I recommend splitting them into groups, so that the POV character can refer to them as “group A”…[Read more]

@emma-walker

@obrian-of-the-surface-world

@jared-williams

Didn’t tag you all in the first post, but thought you might want to be tagged. 🙂

@obrian-of-the-surface-world

I understand the spirit of your example (expound more to make the telling more interesting), so I will keep that in mind, but the example itself doesn’t work at all–mostly due to the fact that Drastan himself is a mercenary. xD

@joelle-stone

Thanks for the response!

Yeaaaah… it’s usually best to avoid using “th…

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@obrian-of-the-surface-world

Yup, I fully agree with the different parts of one body but all working together and no part is any better than another!

And ya, it’s true that although I’m dropping novel writing, I can still be of help to others, and I believe there are other poets on here that I could share ideas with and such. Granted, my poems…[Read more]

@erynne

Aww, thanks. 🙂 I feel sorta like it really is a family now (@obrian-of-the-surface-world) with you guys telling me not to go. Haha

Lol, I love how you say ‘writing life’ and ‘life life’, because I totally know what you mean. 😉 They’re sorta separate worlds for me too, haha.

But ya, I was just gonna leave because of the reasons I gave…[Read more]

@obrian-of-the-surface-world

That was pretty encouraging to hear. 🙂 I may stay now because of it, but I’ll explain my situation a bit more so you understand why I was intending to leave.

I enjoy writing, I really do, but I’ve realized over the past two months that writing is not something I want to pursue with a great deal of time because it’s…[Read more]

@obrian-of-the-surface-world

I’d forgotten the scriptures about being a peculiar people. Good thought!

I’m sorry about losing your mother. Losing your parents is tough. It does get a little easier as time passes.

I’d say if you want to try your hand at writing romance, go for it! Most of my reading is action/adventure. I don’t want to write…[Read more]