Sentences with phrase «as a short story called»

Three Junes grew over several years, like a tree — organically and at first in odd, sporadic bursts — starting out as a short story called «Souvenirs,» which was based on an experience I had while traveling in Greece after college.

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Wright begins with a painfully short analysis of the early church and the assembling of the canon, noting that the emergence of Gnosticism and other heresies led to an emphasis among early Christians on the historical nature of the church as rooted in the Jewish story, stressing «the continuity from Jesus» day to their own, and indeed on the continuity of the people of Abraham, transformed through Jesus the Messiah but still obedient to the same world - transforming call.»

everything in the universe evolves, not only life forms but also memes, Religion is a meme so it also change in conformity to its era or time of its conception as faith.Because in pre scientific times thousands of years ago, the scientific method of approach or philosophy has not existed yet, myth or merely story telling is considered facts, The first religion called animism more than 10,000 years ago believed that spirits or god exists in trees, rivers, mountains, boulders or in any places people at that time considered holy.hundreds of them, then when the Greeks and Romans came, it was reduced to 12, they called it polytheism, when the Jews arrived, it was further reduced to 1, monotheism.its derivatives, Christianity And Islam and later hundreds of denominations that includes Mormonism and Protestants flourished up to today.So in short this religions evolved in accordance to the scientific knowledge of the age or era they existed.If you graph the growth of knowledge, it shows a sharp increase in the last 500 years, forcing the dominant religions at that time to reinterprete their dogmas, today this traditional religions are becoming obsolete and has to evolve to survive.But first they have to unify against atheism.in the dialectical process of change, Theism in one hand and the opposing force atheism in the other, will resolve into a result or synthesis.The process shall be highlighted in the internet in the near future.

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AG: The shorter version of my story is that I'd been working as a freelance food writer for about a decade but felt called to do something different.

Long story short, our breastfeeding saga actually started with myths and actual «breastfeeding failure», as most others (including myself) would have called it.

I was working on a short story that later evolved into a novel called The Collapsium and eventually into a series of books collectively known as The Queendom of Sol, a future history of the solar system (and some parts beyond).

This so - called «ten percent myth», while accepted as such by neuroscientists, still regularly figures in advertisement, but also in books and short stories as well as films.

Hey Doc I started training at the age of 13 and literally never stopped ever I have had major knee surgeries 5 or so years ago I have had countless stressful jobs I could not stand I finally said enough is enough and pursued by Personal training career I have an unbelievable passion for the fitness / nutrition lifestyle I'm 26 now at the age of 22 - 23 I achieved body fat percentage of 2 percent while working a back breaking job and literally sleeping 2 - 3 hours a night due to my hormone imbalance I didn't have a spoil meal in 8 months I was finally achieving the look I've been longing for for the 10 years I was already training and it was due to proper training times and nutrition little did i know I was already deep in a over trained zone for years before that I used to spend 3 - 5 hours a day in the gym from the age of 14 through 19 years old i just loved it so much and though more was better as I got older I got smarter I studied non stop this all leads to my decline at age 23 I look back and I know every little thing I did wrong basically al all started at work 3 years ago to make a very long story short I had continued dizziness lack of sex drive for years insomnia all of the above to the 10th degree I know I've abused my body not many can say they have done the work i have done in gyms over all these years I left work one night with sharp pains in my abdomen got blood work done got called back a week or so later and was notified in A very unprofessional way that at the age of 23 I had a testosterone level of 73.6 I have all the blood work to prove it from then on I was treated horribly by doctors none believing what I havenput myself through in the prior years basically going into every appointment and teaching each person endos euros physicians etc..

Loosely adapted from a Neil Gaiman short story (and co-starring Nicole Kidman as a punk queen impresario called Boadicea), the film revels in its own shambolic style, turning the England of 1977 into a sort of queer - friendly fringe musical fantasia where anything goes.

What plot there is centres on Brooke's efforts to launch a restaurant - community centre - store called Mom's and Tracy's clandestine use of Brooke as a character in a short story, but for the first half at least we just hang out with the two girls as Tracy comes under the thrall of Brooke.

I wouldn't go as far as calling Hyrule Warriors an extremely challenging or complex game with a deeply expressive storyline, but I will say that it's a lot of fun to play in both short and long bursts, and the Legend of Zelda story keeps me interested and wanting more.

At two full hours in length, James Goldstone's (Swashbuckler, Winning) film is an endurance test for people with short - to - moderate attention spans, especially as most of the so - called tense amusement park scenarios are ridiculously padded in order to stretch out the story to feature - length.

I would not call it coming of age as the time span in the story was short and the reader is still left wondering about Hannah's future.

His work includes a collection of short stories with twists called Hobson's Choice (also available in print), a full - length novel called «The Road» about the consequences of corruption on ordinary people and an accessible job hunting interview guide (based on his years of experience as the boss of an employment agency).

As a child I loved all the usual children's authors, in particular an Australian writer called Paul Jennings who wrote pretty outrageous short stories for kids that we all found shocking and hilarious.

Fierce Shorts, as the works are called, are short - form true stories aimed at young adults readers, ranging from between 5,000 and 15,000 words.

I published a flash fiction collection called New Skin in January, and I republished my contribution to Holly Lisle's Adventure of Creation anthology, Finding Light, as a stand alone short story just a few days ago.

I'd experimented with different kinds of stories, done some prose and those other «rhyme - y kind» of poems, and for a period of time even tried to write as short a story as possible... and this was before anything called «flash fiction.»

This ongoing series of essays on the craft of writing will include all topics related to writing fiction, including: The Basics Plot & Structure Voice Theme POV Characterization Dialogue Narrative Creating a bond with your reader Pacing Advanced writing and plotting techniques Writer's block Marketing Branding Publishing Self - publishing Healthy habits Bad habits The Writer's Life eBook formatting Paperback formatting Amazon keywords Writing blurbs and descriptions Cover design & layout Productivity The Classics Short stories Poetry The Writing Process Show don't Tell Self - editing Proofreading Building a solid career Targeting a specific genre Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Sharpening your writing skills Making every word count Deadlines Putting together an Anthology Working with other artists Collaborating Grammar Punctuation Writing for a career Treating it as a business Running a small press Financing your career Keeping track of your royalties Staying motivated Writing movies Writing comics Writing games Building a fan - base Online presence Newsletters Podcasting Author interviews Media appearances Websites Blogging And so much more... Are you ready to be called an author?

But if you want me to try to call out something that is currently exclusive to Kobo, one that I quite enjoyed is the special «Inferno» tie - in linked short stories that J.F. Penn wrote as part of a major «The Descent» contest that Kobo ran just prior to Dan Brown's latest big release.

However, Núñez said she likes the idea of «filleting» content,» in some markets called «chunking» it into smaller, salable parts, as in providing short stories, long - form journalism and academic texts as individual products, allowing readers to create anthologies, or «play lists,» while recognizing that often it is only the larger publishing houses that can make such an investment.

While this has happened recently while I was working as a buyers agent, I am going to relay a story about a buyer who is not my client but called me for advice because he has read a number of short sale articles I have written.

As part of the guest exhibit Making Space: Beyond a Room, on view at the Rosemary Duffy Larson Gallery at Broward College Central Campus, Girls» Club is hosting an open call for poems and short stories.

What you just might discover is some of those things you once thought were important like answering all your emails, having a spotless house and weeding the garden are just not as important as playing with your children, working on your short story, and calling an old friend.

Long story short: the sellers called the gas company who agreed to accept their post-dated cheques and the deal closed as planned.

While this has happened recently while I was working as a buyers agent, I am going to relay a story about a buyer who is not my client but called me for advice because he has read a number of short sale articles I have written.