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Core Beliefs – Chapter 55 - New Recruits Monday, February 2nd, Matt flew to Washington, DC, for a meeting with Senator Saulman Coldwell. He took a cab to the Senate office building and, with some difficulty, located the senator’s office. The receptionist greeted him brightly and led him to the senator’s office. She said the senator was on his way back from a meeting, and it would only be a few minutes. Matt settled into a comfortable chair. He knew exactly what he wanted to

When you're a writer, nothing moves in a straight line. You are thumped with a second of inspiration, and you give chase. I've been working on book five of the Daniel Saga for years.... I'm nearing the end, almost dreading because I know book six is going to be harder to write! Here is the start of book five: Walter Golding         59,054 words...thus far, not all in this post.                       DANIEL, I SEE CHI A Novel by W.R. GOLDING Chapter 1   “Mastering what reside

Core Beliefs – Chapter 54 - Water from Nowhere At 7:00 a.m., Matt’s phone rang. He recognized the ringtone even before he checked the caller ID, answering quickly. “Hello, Dr. Morgan, this is Matthew Lehman.” “Hello, Mr. Lehman. I received the gifts and your instructions just today. This is our first opportunity to call. How is our little girl?” “Charlie’s fine. It was a thrill meeting her,” Matt said. “She is a very special young lady.” “Mr. Lehman.” “Call me Matt. Ple

Core Beliefs – Chapter 53 - A Charlie Christmas (Not a Misspelling) Charley couldn’t pull himself away from the silo. The continuous research and an intoxicating pace of discovery kept his days occupied, and the task of designing a colony on an island far away, handed to him by his Uncle Matt, ate up most of his nights. In all his life he’d never felt so challenged and yet fulfilled. His life was beyond happy…except for one missing piece. Charlotte insisted he stay at Armo

Core Beliefs – Chapter 52 - The First Council of Dlrow Wen When Ellie and Doug left on their honeymoon, Charley Lehman also disappeared. On a very cold day in early November, Joe and Cynthia drove to the Kansas City airport and waited in the terminal, watching with anticipation. Passenger after passenger walked by, but not Charley. Finally, a young man with a deep tan, sun bleach hair, a scruffy beard, wearing a ragged sweatshirt and ratty blue jeans, angled their way. His

Core Beliefs – Chapter 51 - Uninvited Guest A spring day in 2011, Eldridge Coblentz cruised toward home down the county road, feed for his critters piled in his pickup bed. A peppy Gather’s gospel tune filled the truck cab from a new CD his boy, Elvin, had bought him. Eldridge hummed along, tempted to join in the song, but mostly listened to the guitars pickin’. An unexpected flash of light caused his left eye to wince. His head twisted, looking for the source. On his neigh

Core Beliefs – Chapter 50 - Christmas Thanks Christmas came, and many gathered at Armonia House. The tables were decked to the hilt with food and trimmings. The kids would get their food first and head to the family room, and the adults would stay in the dining room. Everyone knew about the narrow escape Ling and the baby had experienced, though they did not know the details regarding her recovery. With everyone standing and Chris about to say grace. Matt interrupted, “Chri

Core Beliefs – Chapter 49 - Crisis It was nearing Christmas. Ling’s pregnancy started to show. Her energy levels plunged, and she needed more sleep. She had handed duties over to the staff at the clinic and, under her doctor’s orders, Ling found herself in bed. Matt worried. He had never seen her so exhausted. The doctors couldn’t explain it. Matt snapped awake in the middle of the night, terrified and drenched in sweat. A frightful nightmare had rampaged through his mind.

Core Beliefs – Chapter 48 - Clean Up Crew. The “Fantastic Four” continued to develop new technology. The breakthroughs seemed to never end, as one discovery led to a plethora of others. Surprisingly, Joe had provided the first lead for the practical application of the new technology. A company specializing in hazardous waste cleanup and site remediation had consulted his law firm. They were falling behind schedule on a project and were threatened with large, liquidated dam

Core Beliefs – Chapter 47 - Real-time The next two weeks were non-stop for Matt and Ling. Ling finished the presentations for the neuroimager and the software. Matt was as active as ever with the companies. They both made a point of talking during the day and not working after hours. *** At the end of June, Matt assembled the team going to Houston. Ling, Marcus, Clarence, Melissa, Doug, and Ellie all went. The recipients were researchers from Wheatley and the entire neurolo