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Exmormon, part III: Saturday’s Warrior begins…

chanson, September 17, 2007

“Well, here it is — jumping-off point, and here we are one breath away from a sick world that’s been crying out for what we can give it: truth! freedom! salvation!”

He was perfect for the part. I watched as Walter and Jake stood around the piano singing their number and Pinky played. Walter sang his part with gusto. He seemed to be happy to have been cast in this role, but really it was more that the production was lucky to have him than vice-versa. Read the rest of the story ร‚ยป

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Comments (3)

  1. Jonathan Blake says:
    September 18, 2007 at 4:13 pm

    I knew it was going to be good when I saw that first illustration. ๐Ÿ™‚

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  2. Hellmut says:
    September 18, 2007 at 4:18 pm

    I am excited and have to control myself not to read during work.

    Reply
  3. chanson says:
    September 18, 2007 at 11:26 pm

    Thanks!!!

    Glad you like the illustrations!!! I don’t normally think of myself as a good artist, but I feel like I’m improving as I go along, and my fondness for the story lends inspiration… ๐Ÿ˜‰

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