“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 question out of the way first: why? Why write fiction? Why stories?

Short answer: “I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things kept secret from the foundation of the world.”

Okay, so it’s not really going to be a short answer. Truth is, there is no short answer. The simplest explanation for why I write can be found in Matthew 13:35, quoted above. But le...