|
Hi all,
So I'm continuing to have seizures on a weekly basis if not
multiple times a week which is pretty exhausting and leaves my
brain scrambled for a couple of days. Thus, writing has
been near impossible. I'm going to give it another couple
of weeks to see if things get better. If not, I will
probably put the newsletter on hiatus for a while until the
doctors can figure out what's going on.
What energy I do have will, I hope, go into writing "The
Advocate" which is part three of the trilogy I was working
on. I do have some concerns now about not being able to
finish that before Christmas which would put the annual
Christmas story in a difficult spot. Worst case scenario,
I guess I could just do a story outline of "The Advocate,"
proceed with the Christmas story, and then write "The Advocate"
proper in early 2023. The whole seizure thing just really
threw a wrench in my plans.
Anyway, this one is short and basically just Part 2 of JABB 630
which I'd had to cut short.
God bless,
Jenni
Decompressing with Some Story
Q and A, Part II
How do you decide which current events to touch on and which
not to?
Unfortunately, the most honest answer is it depends on what my
emotional bandwidth and free time is at the relevant time.
There are so many things I've wanted to write about and just
couldn't because, at the time they were happening, I was either
sick or swamped with work or just too overwhelmed. And I'd
rather not touch on an issue/event than do so in a sloppy
way. I do also consider whether I have anything to
contribute in a meaningful way.
How do you account for Ed falling so quickly for Steve?
It's taken other angels a much longer time.
I think there are a lot of factors... including me just wanting to
do something different. Every other angel and human romantic
pairing has been a slow burn. I love that. But it gets
redundant. It was fun to write something that burned quickly
but steadily. As for the justification within the story, I
think it just comes down to personalities and social
realities. I think Steve and Ed are both a bit more
impulsive than Andrew and JenniAnn are. There are also
differences in age and gender. Ed and Steve appeared to be
the same age and gender when they met. Andrew looked to be
around 20 years older than JenniAnn when they met and, obviously,
they are not the same gender. Social realities demanded
Andrew and JenniAnn go more slowly (although, admittedly, they
moved slow even when everything was kosher). I also think
the two couple's social circles played a big part in how they
interacted with each other. After the initial concern about
Ed being a demon, all of Steve's friends got over what concerns
they had. And no one else had feelings for Ed.
Meanwhile, JenniAnn was just one of many young women crushing on
Andrew. And her family had concerns.
I also think Ed was just plain closer to humans. Andrew
obviously loved and cared for humans but up until coming to
Asteriana, he would come in, do his thing, help some people, and
move on. Meanwhile, Ed was in the same general location for
hundreds of years and really involved in the day-to-day lives of
his people. He was literally a womb to tomb presence.
So I think it just makes sense that he would more naturally slide
into a relationship with a human... especially when said human was
very encouraging of that.
But, more than anything, I think people fall in love in different
ways. While Steve and Ed maybe didn't experience love at
first sight, it was definitely butterflies at first sight which
moved quickly into love. Andrew felt only friend/brotherly
love for JenniAnn who, to be honest, I don't even think was in
love with Andrew at first. I think she was in love with the
idea of him and didn't actually start seeing him as himself and
feeling for him as himself until she was in college.
How old is Andrew, physically, at this point?
Yes, I'm asking myself this because I honestly forgot. He is
two days shy of turning 44. Given the chaos of the past
year, I assume he will be celebrating quietly at home with
JenniAnn and their children and grandchildren. Maybe they'll
have a celebratory bonfire with the Friends next weekend.
So how does Andrew really feel about having a couple of
reformed demons around?
When he's conscious, he's fine. Joshua signed off on
both Crowley and Ed being around. Andrew trusts him above
all and, thus, trusts Crowley and Ed. Plus, they're pretty
darn nice. But I also wouldn't be surprised if he has the
occasional nightmare about it all being an act. I mean I
know I've had nightmares about people I know doing awful things
even though, in waking life, I know and love them and would
certainly never expect that sort of behavior. And I think
when those people were formerly demons... one's unconscious might
play more tricks. But Andrew knows not to hold his
nightmares against either Crowley or Ed. And maybe it helps
that while Eben's only an occasional presence, he's had access to
Dyeland for a few years now and never done anything untoward since
returning to God's side.
This
newsletter is dedicated to John Dye for still being an
encouragement to me even when things are a little wonky.
JABB Portal
JABB TOC
JABB
633
(Photo Credits: The photographs used on this
page are from Touched by an Angel and owned by CBS
Productions, Caroline Productions, and Moon Water
Productions. They are not being used to seek
profit.)