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You Never Know

You Never Know is the author’s response to Writers Digest’s annual month-long challenge to write a piece of flash fiction every day for a month and is his initial entry into the world of writing fiction. The title of the collection comes from the first story.

A collection of thirty-one flash fiction short stories, each story is a thought-provoking snapshot that captures a different aspect of what it means to be human and elicits a wide range of emotional responses. By the way, flash fiction stories are typically no longer than 1,500 words and may be as short as the now-famous six-word stories, allegedly started by Ernest Hemingway.

Comments from early readers:

— Wow! Crazy. Great story.

— I was engaged immediately.

— Sharp, well-paced, with natural dialogue and engaging characters.

— Oh, gosh. That was a sad one.

— Nicely done. Authentic dialogue and a good story line.

— Well-written and realistically frightening.

— I was hooked.

— Could be the start of a television series.

— The ending really makes this special.

— I love this story. Great premise!

— That is hilarious!

— I’m laughing my head off!

— Very theological without even bringing up theology.

— The story took me back to my own experience.

— It really touched me.

— Amazing story of perseverance and love.

— Holy crap! I just read your story.

— What a story. It has a triple twist.

— You inspired me.

— Superb!

P. E. Linzey is an award-winning author who completed the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing at the University of Tampa with a dual emphasis in Fiction and Nonfiction. He uses his full name for nonfiction (Paul E. Linzey), and his first and middle initials for fiction (P.E. Linzey) as a way of differentiating.

He is a member of several writers associations, was a university Associate Professor of Creative Writing and Composition, and is a speaker at writers conferences, schools, churches, and other groups. You may see his full list of writings on his website: https://paullinzey.com/ and you are welcome to contact him using the Connect page.

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New Book Coming This Weekend

You Never Know is my response to Writers Digest’s annual month-long challenge to write a piece of flash fiction every day for a month, and is my initial entry into the world of writing fiction.

A collection of thirty-one flash fiction short stories, each one is a thought-provoking snapshot that captures a different aspect of what it means to be human and elicits a wide range of emotional responses. By the way, flash fiction stories are typically no longer than 1,500 words and may be as short as the now-famous six-word stories, allegedly started by Ernest Hemingway.

You Never Know will be available on Friday March 7.

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Book Signing Scheduled

On Saturday September 10, Wordsmith Bookshoppe in Galesburg, IL is hosting an author Meet & Greet and Book Signing for my new book, Butterfly Believers, from 1:00-3:00 PM. The address is 235 East Main Street, Galesburg, IL 61401 and the book store phone number is 309.351.7767. The store’s website is https://www.wordsmithbookshoppe.com/.

Butterfly Believers is an inspiring devotional book about moving step by step towards maturity, and blossoming into the beautiful Imago Dei. The writing reflects the work of the entomologist, the worship leader, the biblical scholar, the pastoral caregiver, and the everyday man-on-the-street who’s trying to make sense of what it takes to be in this world while living for the Kingdom of God. There are references to the lyrics of several Christian songs. The foreword is written by Eddie Espinosa, writer of the classic worship song, Change My Heart, O God. This was my theme song as I researched and wrote the book.

The transformations that occur in butterflies take place in every stage of their existence. There is never a day when an egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, or butterfly is the same as it was the day before. This is also true of people. We are always growing, changing, and becoming. There’s always more to learn, always room for more refinement. Many believers struggle with their spiritual life and wonder why they’re not growing. In this book, the author uses metamorphosis as an analogy, breaking down the steps to growth and change, making it easier to understand what it takes to succeed as a follower of Christ, and making the process interesting and fun.

Inspired by a study of Romans 12:1-2, Butterfly Believers consists of forty devotional readings, each one based on one aspect of the butterfly life cycle. The author shows how believers are like that in a specific way, adding a relevant verse or two from the Bible. In the same way a butterfly changes every single day, Butterfly Believers are also transforming continuously, moving towards spiritual maturity “until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ” (Ephesians 4:13, NIV).