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Jenny's Playlist (from WE BLEED FOR EACH OTHER)
Observant readers of WE BLEED FOR EACH OTHER will notice music plays a significant role in the book. Often, music indicates Jenny’s mood...

Benjamin D. Copple
Sep 8, 20223 min read
The Door, Part Two
If you haven't read "The Door, Part One" check it out first! True, they were not men exactly like myself. The first was abnormally tall...

Benjamin D. Copple
Oct 5, 202114 min read
The Door, Part One
My dearest Jordana, The story I am about to relate to you is full of wonders and horrors too strange for human minds. Its nature is such...

Benjamin D. Copple
Sep 28, 202118 min read
Parables: The Little Old Man Who Cleaned the Streets
On the eastern arm of the Wendish Mountains in the foothills above the plains of Wendland there sits a village that is now empty, but...

Benjamin D. Copple
May 19, 20219 min read


On Fables, Parables, and Fairy Tales
What’s the difference between a fable, a parable, and a fairy tale? More importantly, why fables, parables, and fairy tales? If you...

Benjamin D. Copple
Mar 24, 20214 min read


The Cave Experience
“The cave that you refuse to enter holds the treasure that you seek.” – Joseph Campbell It's a common story: a protagonist stands at a...

Benjamin D. Copple
Jan 27, 20215 min read
Short Stories: The Curious Case of Elias P. Jones
Back home in Preston, New Mexico where I grew up, there was a man named Elias P. Jones. Today, folks refer to him as the “Prodigal of...

Benjamin D. Copple
Jan 20, 202113 min read


WE BLEED FOR EACH OTHER Excerpt
from Chapter Seven - "Like a Lion" Jenny awoke slowly, savoring the comfort of her pillow. It would be another long day. She sat up with...

Benjamin D. Copple
Jan 20, 20215 min read


Why I Write
“I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things kept secret from the foundation of the world.” – Jesus Let’s get the biggest...

Benjamin D. Copple
Jan 20, 20214 min read
“Do not criticise what you have no taste for without great caution. And, above all, do not ever criticise what you simply can’t stand.”
C. S. Lewis
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