Letters of Fire (A New Fantasy Epic Begins)
When I was a child, I dreamt I walked outside my childhood house holding a rock. I used it to write against the earth, and as I wrote, the letters turned to fire and shown up against the clouds.
When I was a child, I had a dream: I stepped outside my house holding a rock. I used it to write against the stones on the ground. When I carved letters into the earth, the words caught fire—rising bright into the darkened sky to shine onto the clouds above for all to read
I've carried that dream for nearly 40 years, wondering what it meant.
What You're About to Read
"These things are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name." —John 20:31
The Spirit of Truth is my attempt to kindle that same belief through story. It follows two protagonists whose paths intertwine across a world where:
Truth Dancing is both martial art and spiritual discipline
Five elemental schools guard ancient wisdom against Imperial suppression
My goal is to write fantasy that explores the character of the Holy Spirit—the Spirit of Truth who guides us into all truth, convicts hearts, and transforms lives from glory to glory.
Letters Becoming Fire
Every week, I'll release a chapter. Each one is written with the prayer that somewhere in the magic and wonder, the action and mystery, you might glimpse something true about the God who is the Way, Truth, and Life.
A Personal Invitation
C.S. Lewis said myth is "at its best, a real though unfocused gleam of divine truth falling on human imagination." Perhaps this story is for you—compelled by the Spirit of Truth from my youth.
That you might believe. That believing, you might have life.
The first chapter drops next Monday (8/25/25).
Until then, may your ways be true.
— L.R.