Blog on the Lillypad
Sunday, October 19, 2003
 | Another Liz Shaw story comingI'm about 6,000 words away from completing the next Liz Shaw Forensic Mystery, which is the ongoing, episodic account of the atheistic Liz Shaw, former companion to the Third Doctor, who leaves UNIT and the Doctor, takes care of a homeless girl, and begins to learn that God is real by means of seeing His abundant mercy in the midst of suffering. Liz herself exercises the power to raise a person from the dead (almost, but not quite literally), and she recognizes that somethng is operating through her, in spite of her. A Roman Catholic priest tells her that her attempts to prove or disprove God by rationalism can never work either way, but all of these events are His demonstration to her that He is real. Liz's quest is both hindered and helped when she is assaulted and suffers longterm, perhaps permanent, damage and must be cared for. |
This latest story may or may not intrigue readers. It is so grim and horrendous that I had trouble writing it and often regretted doing so. But it's a "transition" piece. Every third story in the series transitions to the next phase of Liz's growth in her search for God. And this one is loaded with changes. I hope to have it out some time this week. Here is the list of them
(1) The Fighting Dead Liz, Doctor, Anne, UNIT (4) Portrait of a Crow Liz and Anne (2) Faint Glimmerings of Light Liz, Doctor, Anne, UNIT (5) The Redemption Project Liz and Anne (3) The Dead Go Searching Liz, Doctor, Anne, UNIT (6) Angles of Light Liz and Anne
