Watched it move inch by inch across the small hole until it vanished from sight and the first light began to creep in on me. Last night, I watched the moon rise through the window of my hogan. I haven’t moved a single muscle, not all night, and now my body is frozen into some painfully aching state of twisted and stiffened bone and cartilage, unrecognizable even to myself.

Sleep never came, and part of me thinks it never will again. I lay unmoving upon my mat, as I have for hours now. But this day, the dawn has come too quickly, and for the first time a hint of fear mingles within the sharp rays of sun, and they shrink back and hover in the shadows, watching and waiting. And as it does every morning, the sunlight dances across the floor, casting its long, warm rays in every direction as if it longs to embrace all within its reach and fill them with the joy of a new day. The bamboo leaves hanging in the doorway of the hogan rustle softly in the breeze, singing a new song.

“They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshipped and served created things rather than the Creator. Let us rejoice and be glad in his salvation.”ġ0 The hand of the Lord will rest on this mountain ġ1 They will stretch out their hands in it,Īs swimmers stretch out their hands to swim.ġ2 He will bring down your high fortified walls The Sovereign Lord will wipe away the tears The best of meats and the finest of wines. The foreigners’ stronghold a city no more ģ Therefore strong peoples will honor you Ĭities of ruthless nations will revere you.Ī refuge for the needy in their distress,Īs heat is reduced by the shadow of a cloud,Ħ On this mountain the Lord Almighty will prepare (The above note appeared in the first edition of this book and has been included here with the permission and best wishes of the previous publisher, The Grumpy Dragon.Ģ You have made the city a heap of rubble, ~~Spring Lea Henry, December 2013, Colorado Springs, Colorado We wish him well as he continues to develop his craft! Zach Hays, age 15 at the time he worked on this, and son of the author, designed and drew both the cover image and the title font for Breeder. The Grumpy Dragon is pleased to continue supporting teen authors and artists with the cover art for this book. Please consult the Holy Bible for a true picture of God’s salvation plan.

The publisher does not have control over and does not assume responsibility for author or third-party websites or their content.īreeder: An Arrow's Flight Novel / by Casey Hays.Īlthough this novel carries a strong message of one sinner’s life on her journey to salvation, the setting, time period, and characters are a work of fiction and serve as an allegory. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

Breeder by Casey Hays