Raphael and Colette live south of Paris near Mennecy France and farm maize, wheat, and their milk cows until Raphael wins a lottery for French farmers to go to the U.S. Raphael is excited to learn new farming techniques from Arlie, a Nebraska farmer, and use them in France to make him more competitive with European farmers. Raphael has one unique handicap. He's a klutz and his French accent is thick; his accent is so thick that a professor from Sorbonne told him to speak English for his first language and save France. 

A young man crosses The Bridge of Transition and discovers that he is the last male in a line of warriors fighting The Evil One. 

“Doris, my friend!” Soegoedteehee, a Shoshone Indian, climbed onto his Thunder Being, Bnesi, and tapped her sides. She leapt up, threw her colored wings out, and thrust them down to get into the air! 

He looked at Gerald, whose warrior name was Skipper Pete, “Warriors on the plains, Skipper Pete!” And then, he nodded at him and turned away. 

Soegoedteehee led the army, burned, battered, and severely injured, to safety.

 Those were the terms of surrender. Gerald went with his sister, Doris, to fight The Evil One to the death and give their army time to seek a safe place away from the horror.  

Skipper Pete looked over the injured masses of Knomes, Cave Dwellers, Grizzlies, Black bears, wolverines, people, Sasquatches, New World Leprechauns (those who honored the old loyalties) and the thunder beings, majestic and powerful, loving until death.

Butch, a famed interior designer, takes a dream trip with his girl Friday to South Africa. While on a safari, he is captured by a rebellious tribe. He fights against the government troops who burn villages and murder people. 

He realizes he must do more than flee the carnage to save him and his girl, he must help the villagers escape too. 

Sam has lost his wife to cancer and works two jobs to keep his mind off of the loss. 

   To her, a top attorney from a west coast law firm, he's just the guy behind the counter at the C store. 

To him, she is an uptight, impatient, and demanding showoff.

Sam gets to work as a paralegal and stands in the law library reading a brief. Michelle comes in and their eyes meet. He realizes it's the uptight hotshot lawyer from the west.

She eyes him and thinks on his job at the c-store, he's just a guy. 

Their mutual disdain for each other takes a turn when her boyfriend, Nick, shows up to take her for dinner. 

Faithless Spring 25

A Priest, overwrought with his parishioners because of their constant complaints, lack of faith, and cries to God, begins to doubt their chances at salvation; 

Then, in prayer about his flock, the Lord gifts him enhanced vision to see what the Lord sees, demons.