I have questions about Chapter 5, questions that I’m not sure I can answer. Yes, I wrote the book, but that doesn’t mean I know everything about it. I still have moments of wondering what’s going on behind the scenes—and even in the scenes. So where is this “nook”? Is it far from where Tim lives? How big is it? How many people live there? Is it open to anyone? And just what is a nook? A nook can be…..

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If you made it to chapter 4 before starting to figure out what a nooma is, you aren’t alone. In writing the book it was a struggle to know what to say about the “inner, unseen part” of a person that Tim’s mom describes as the thing that makes you, you. Even now I don’t want to get ahead of the book in my comments, so here goes. “Nooma” is my spelling variant on the Greek word, pneuma (pronounced nooma)……

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Did you wonder what happened to me last Monday? After two weeks of being sick, I decided to skip a week of writing. It gave me a little longer to think about what to write regarding chapter 4, which was a good thing. Have you read it yet? If not, why not take a minute to read through the Excerpt section? I’ll wait for you. As chapter 3 ended, Tim was pretty frustrated at the blatant disregard of truth—not just…..

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Last week I had a chapter 3 experience, without going to the Fair—although some would accuse the national media of being a circus. The following story attests to that, as well being a vivid illustration of what Tim experienced at the Fair that day. The news story I heard sounded interesting so I walked into the living room to watch. But as I listened I found out it was anything but a legitimate news story. The man being interviewed was…..

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Picking up on last week’s blog post, and Chapter 2 of The Bridge from OneDayBow; Tim and his friend shared a similar frustration as they left the fairgrounds, but the conversation soon revealed a big difference: One was pursuing bobbles while the other was pursuing purpose. How do I know that? Think about it: His friend’s disappointment stemmed from his inability to get “enough” bobbles. If Tim were genuinely concerned, why not send his friend to the tempter who had…..

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Sometimes I feel like I’m living the book! Last week I started thinking about the title for today’s entry and the last several days confirmed it. Here and now is looking more and more like HereAndNow. As chapter two of The Bridge from OneDayBow begins, Tim meets a friend on the street as they both leave the fair. The two share a common disappointment, but for different reasons. Tim’s friend is frustrated by failure to achieve “bobble success” while Tim…..

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I like Tim. That may sound funny, since I wrote the book, but in many ways he became his own person—so to speak. In the course of writing I was also an observer waiting to see the direction of Tim’s life. Not quite like a Mom but more than a next door neighbor. When I think of Tim it’s less about appearance and more about who he is on the inside. Last night as I was reading the first two…..

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Most who live in HereAndNow have grown up knowing the atmosphere of excitement, the drive of competition, and the lure and the lust of getting and having. The presence of the tempters is as persistent as the broken bobbles that litter the walkway. You can dismiss one—if you choose to—but you’ll probably find another around the corner with a pile of temporary teasers. If you asked the average person on the street, they might say, “That’s just the way it…..

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If you haven’t read the past two posts, about bobbles and tempters, now might be a good time to do that. It will be beneficial in what I‘m about to say as I take a bit of a right hand turn in The Story Behind the Story. With less than a week till Christmas, most people are frantically looking for just the right presents for the people on their “to buy for” list. The other day I had a friend…..

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Last week I gave some clues to the mysterious bobbles that are so highly valued in HereAndNow. I do have to warn those of you just beginning the book: Though the Prologue and first chapter provide a lot of info about bobbles, as you progress in the story you’ll begin to see some aspects of the bobble that aren’t immediately clear. But, we’ll talk more about that at a later date… So, what about those tempters? Well, I bet the…..

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