Dee's Infuze Best Shorts!

Infuze Magazine is publishing a Best of 2005 book (yes, a real, print book) early next year, according to editor, Robin Parrish.  And my short story made the nominee list! But I need you to help me make the final cut.

Infuze readers are voting now to help Robin determine which stories will make it into the book (a final print count has not been determined, but there are 20 nominees). You can only vote once, so make it count--vote for me:) Sorry, my christian writing cronies.

View the nominees and cast your own vote here:

    Infuze's Best

 

The highest vote-getter will receive a free copy of Infuze Magazine: Best of 2005 Short Stories & Poems when it is released, straight out of the pocket of Robin Parrish! You will have to register to vote at Infuze.

 

Related article:

My submission: Straddling the Fence

 

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No Church for Christmas

Why Fiction Matters: No Church for Christmas

This Christmas, no prayers will be said in several megachurches around the country. Even though the holiday falls this year on a Sunday, when churches normally host thousands for worship, pastors are canceling services, anticipating low attendance on what they call a family day.

 --By RACHEL ZOLL, AP Religion Writer

 

Are you kidding me? Megachurches aren't holding service on Christmas, because of low attendance? Is that an oxymoron--megachurch/big attendance?

These past few months I've tried to stay clear of ranting about christian writing, but I have to write about American Christian life.

 

Is that why the last three years I've been heading to Christmas Mass? Our church has both a Christmas Eve, and a Christmas service and Advent services all month, but I like taking Selah to Christmas Mass, because I want her to understand that Christmas is a Holy Day not a holiday. And I like the ritual part of it. Plus cathedrals are beautiful at Christmas time.

Nativity Scene at Koeln Cathedral(my senior thesis topic)

But, Lord, have mercy...churches not open for Christmas is a clear indicator that people's souls aren't being fed the right thing all year long.

 

Now let's take a look at our writing...Are our works meeting a market greed or feeding a soul's need? Let's talk about it here. Is your church open for Christmas?

 

 

 

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