tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18926017.post1082681381518884696..comments2024-01-30T10:45:45.922-05:00Comments on Fiction Writing and Other Oddities: The Gospel According to Prissy Blog TourUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18926017.post-748278462854021502013-06-20T16:37:09.524-04:002013-06-20T16:37:09.524-04:00That is GREAT news and thanks for letting us know!...That is GREAT news and thanks for letting us know!<br />Congrats!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18122506895024303225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18926017.post-89221886032943621442013-06-20T14:12:18.076-04:002013-06-20T14:12:18.076-04:00Hi Amy,
I just wanted to stop back by and let you...Hi Amy,<br /><br />I just wanted to stop back by and let you and your bloggers know that my book, THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO PRISSY, was just selected for the "2013 List of Best Summer Reads" by Conversations Live Radio/Conversations Book Club.<br /><br />My best,<br /><br />BarbaraBarbara Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01448861670882480915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18926017.post-78917005686274456432013-05-31T05:21:06.505-04:002013-05-31T05:21:06.505-04:00You are welcome, Mary. Have a great weekend.You are welcome, Mary. Have a great weekend.Barbara Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01448861670882480915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18926017.post-83232933184909846012013-05-31T04:15:13.424-04:002013-05-31T04:15:13.424-04:00Thank you for the extra in the comments. I appreci...Thank you for the extra in the comments. I appreciate it.<br /><br />marypres(AT)gmail(DOT)com <br />Mary Prestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02201076939557413255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18926017.post-44904439330454968942013-05-30T17:58:41.464-04:002013-05-30T17:58:41.464-04:00Amy, I had a wonderful time. Thank you again for ...Amy, I had a wonderful time. Thank you again for hosting me. I will be checking back in later for any additional posts, but I wanted to thank you for doing such a nice job today.<br /><br />BarbaraBarbara Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01448861670882480915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18926017.post-19146094313831128422013-05-30T17:21:09.117-04:002013-05-30T17:21:09.117-04:00Hi! I'm so glad to see everyone's comments...Hi! I'm so glad to see everyone's comments. I was thrilled that Barbara was able to join us on my blog. Big thanks to her and to everyone who has stopped by!<br /><br />Happy Reading!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18122506895024303225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18926017.post-50039525084715766482013-05-30T16:50:59.386-04:002013-05-30T16:50:59.386-04:00Thank you,MomJane. I know you wanted more about P...Thank you,MomJane. I know you wanted more about Prissy, so this will reveal more about Prissy's background. Glad you stopped by.Barbara Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01448861670882480915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18926017.post-35683466032782935522013-05-30T16:42:18.723-04:002013-05-30T16:42:18.723-04:00Fascinating excerpt about the grandmother.Fascinating excerpt about the grandmother.MomJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887390809547017357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18926017.post-86346221845017537242013-05-30T11:34:49.236-04:002013-05-30T11:34:49.236-04:00You are so welcome. Thank you for stopping by and...You are so welcome. Thank you for stopping by and commenting.Barbara Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01448861670882480915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18926017.post-34781202137124761852013-05-30T11:29:40.434-04:002013-05-30T11:29:40.434-04:00I enjoyed reading about Bulah, thank you.
Kit3247...I enjoyed reading about Bulah, thank you.<br /><br />Kit3247(at)aol(dot)comRita Wrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16115952708502482157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18926017.post-80293619900304744642013-05-30T09:04:48.543-04:002013-05-30T09:04:48.543-04:00Several of you who have been following my tour hav...Several of you who have been following my tour have commented that you want to know more about Prissy. Without revealing too much of the story, I thought I would introduce you to Prissy’s 79-year-old grandmother, Bulah Tilden…<br /><br />It was late in the afternoon – that time of day when the shadows were a little longer, the air – normally still – was stirring just a bit, and the sun was barely low enough in the western sky so that the large branches of the giant poplar tree could throw a little shade onto the front porch. The old woman scratched around inside the pouch and pinched off a little bit of the coarse, shredded tobacco. Then using one finger, the middle one, she carefully pushed the tobacco inside her mouth between her cheek and gum. The tin can had come with green beans in it, but it was empty now and the label had been scraped off. She liked green bean cans the best. They had grooves circling around the sides that made it easy for her to hold on to. The metal was thin as well, and she could easily mold its shape to fit her hand. Bending her head slightly, she spit some of the dark juice into the can and then settled back into her chair, enjoying the tingly, warming sensation in her mouth.<br /><br />As Bulah Tilden rocked, her lips moved as though in conversation while silently she reflected on her life. There had been so much evil and sadness. Somehow it just didn’t seem natural for her to outlive her own children. But the Lord worked in mysterious ways. And it was His wish that she live. He had left her with the two youngest granddaughters and a great-grandbaby – a baby that had been born with the gift of prophesy. One of the granddaughters was in prison. That was where she had her baby. The other granddaughter had been living in Atlanta, but she was back home now where she belonged. Praise the Lord.<br /><br />The two granddaughters and that baby was all she had left, but that was His wish. There was a reason things had turned out the way they had. She put her faith in her Lord and prayed each day that He would guide her and show her the way. She didn’t need to understand His plan; she only needed to be ready to do His will whenever He asked. She also prayed every day asking for His forgiveness, for without that forgiveness she knew, “Upon the wicked He shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and a horrible tempest, this shall be the portion of their cup.” She hadn’t lived for seventy-nine years on this earth only to wind up burning in hell.<br /><br />Soon He would be calling her home. She knew this as well. She could tell by the way the leaves on the poplar tree were twisting on their stems – much the same way they did right before a thunderstorm. Her dark eyes were clouded, making it difficult to see, and her hearing was almost completely gone. But her mind remained sharp. The Lord had something in mind for her, one last thing He needed for her to do. And once she did that one last thing, then she knew that her Lord would be calling her home. Praise the Lord.<br />Barbara Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01448861670882480915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18926017.post-1091036940859850772013-05-30T05:57:36.940-04:002013-05-30T05:57:36.940-04:00Thank you for hosting today.Thank you for hosting today.Goddess Fish Promotionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07952608939319684406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18926017.post-14514311313314092782013-05-30T05:41:46.400-04:002013-05-30T05:41:46.400-04:00Hi Amy,
Thank you for hosting me today. I have m...Hi Amy,<br /><br />Thank you for hosting me today. I have met so many wonderful bloggers on my tour so far, that I really look forward to each stop. I appreciate your invitation and kind words.<br /><br />BarbaraBarbara Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01448861670882480915noreply@blogger.com