Abby and Aaron are living in a van in San Francisco. The Rapture that their parents dragged them across the country to join was a bust. Although they are twins, their reactions to this "disappointment" diverge. Abby wants to keep the family together. Aaron wants to go home.
Abby and Aaron aren't the only homeless teens in the Bay area. And Brother John, the charismatic preacher that the twins' dad follows slavishly, is not the only cruel parasite in San Francisco.
Bryan Bliss tells a story of dashed hopes as Abby must deal with her growing awareness that her parents can't take care of themselves, let alone the family, anymore. Aaron's desire to make money to fund his trip home leads him to disastrous choices.
I don't enjoy making decisions but I don't understand the desire to abdicate all control over one's life. Maybe temporarily, I'd like someone else to "take over" for awhile. To follow blindly seems to have always been a lifestyle choice. This book poses a question that I struggle with. Why would Faith in anything ask people to seek the end of life on earth?
That's about as deep as I can go today.
No Parking at the End Times by Bryan Bliss was a thought provoking read. Don't do it!!! was a constant mental refrain as I turned the pages. Don't do it, Dad! Don't do it, Aaron!! Abby, don't do it! And Mom, how could you??
Insanely creative and hectic October zooms into November as we torpedo into December and these are a few of the things everyone’s celebrating:-
FUN & FABULOUS – INSIDE STORY – writers & illustrators across the world give the INSIDE STORY of creating their books to thousands in bookshops from Sydney to New York!
From Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver in the USA to our own stars. Tony Flowers’ illustrates the BEST dragons!
In Australia Black Cat Book Café Paddington in Brisbane; The Little Bookroom in Melbourne, and The Children’s Bookshop Beecroft in Sydney splashed illustrations and dragons and story through the community. yeah to books!
Celebrations for our Hazel Edwards famous author of There’s a Hippopotamus Easting Cake on the Roof, Antartic explorer stuck in ice writing those stories of icebergs and adventurers, defending authors rights and so much more - received her ORDER OF AUSTRALIA to huge cheers from the Australian writing community.
Engrossed in the brilliant theatrical performances of the outstanding play ‘Rapture. Blister, Burn’ by Gina Gionfriddo cut into the heart of relationships at the Ensemble Theatre – one of the world’s most picturesque theatre nestled into the harbour overlooking sailing boats and bushland in Kirribilli.
SCBWI Room to Read’s writer ambassadors celebrating books for kids across Asia and Africa where they build a library every 4 hours!
As writer ambassadors, Deborah Abela and I were at Berkelouw’s Paddington – but there were SCBWI authors everywhere like Kate Forsyth, Belinda Murrell, Oliver Phommavanh, Sarah Davis – illustrator extraordinaire at Berkelouw bookshops through Sydney … and more.
Deb and I dressed up as a sheep and pig - we got HOT heads and a few PATS!
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It was the best of times…it was the end of times.
Perhaps you haven’t heard, but the world will end tomorrow. That is, according to Harold Camping and the “Family Radio” network, who have been warning us that the rapture will take place at 6 p.m. on May 21st. (I am still unsure…is this for Eastern Daylight Time? Or will it just begin in New Zealand and sweep west?)
I wouldn’t want you all to just be sitting around, bored and waiting, so I’ve come up with a few things you can do in the meantime.
Google ‘rapture’ and watch the realtime results counter. (Is there a rapture countdown widget? I haven’t been able to find one.)
Play World of Warcraft. Go ahead. Here’s why your gaming skills will help you survive.
Try to figure out what the heck Blondie’s singing about in “Rapture.”
Read New York City’s Mayor Bloomberg shares 5 reasons the world can’t end. Yet.
Jump for joy, because if the world ends, so does alternate-side parking.
Get to know your apocalypse.
Remember that the real doomsday is coming: the end of the Oprah Winfrey Show.
Figure out the difference between the rapture and the second coming of Christ.
Catch up with this last-minute rapture reading list. (To which I would like to add Apocalyptic AI.)
Prepare a Rapture Party.
Get your groove on to the Eclectic Method’s “Apocamix.”
Buy the large popcorn at the movies (with EXTRA butter) and don’t even bother flossing.
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