In His Image
Book One of the Christ Clone Trilogy
Chapter One
The Right Place at the Right Time
Two decades ago
Knoxville, Tennessee
DECKER HAWTHORNE He typed out the letters of his name and his hands paused on
the keys. Quickly his eyes scanned the editorial for one last reassurance that
he hadn't misspelled something, or that he couldn't say something just a little
more convincingly, or perhaps improve the sentence structure. Finally he decided
it would have to do. The deadline had passed, the newspaper was waiting to be
put to bed, and Decker had a plane to catch.
As he left the offices of the Knoxville Enterprise, he stopped to straighten the
hand-lettered placard that hung outside the door. It was a weekly paper, small
by most standards, but it was growing. Decker had started the paper with a short
supply of money and an abundance of naïvete, and it was still a struggle to
survive financially. The upside was that with Decker's aggressive style, the
Enterprise frequently scooped the two local dailies, including once with a story
of national significance. Decker had a ... read full excerpt from: In His Image: Book One of the Christ Clone Trilogy ebook
