“The Lion in the Thicket”

The lion jumped at me to establish himself as sovereign and slapped the floor with his paw and roared so loud my ears rang, the surge of fear I felt drove me out of that kitchen. I slammed into the dining room table, knocked over chairs, “Grandama”, I yelled. The chairs tackled me it seemed as I tried to catch my feet. I ran through the living room and hoped a Lion would not be behind me. The stairway was my escape, my momentum carried me almost past it. I knocked off several pictures that hung on the wall as I ran up the stairway, in a frantic to get back to my weapon that I kept in my room.

I locked my door and grabbed my gun from beside my bed, pulled the bolt back and loaded a round into the chamber, “Grandma, there is a lion in the kitchen”, I yelled as claws came through my bedroom door as I prepared to fire. “Stay in your room”, I yelled with no response from her and then lion pulled his claws from the door and ran back down the stairs. The house shock as he rubbed the walls of the stairwell.

Christian/Fiction,18-99, Approximately 69,000, Will Tolar, This is my first novel and I would like to recieve guidance for future writings. Have you ever wanted to ask God a question? Paul Schaffer lost his beloved and hears a story of redemption from a man dying in a nursing home, John Hunt. Paul has a choice, take a risk or remain in his small world of darkness. Your next life is hidden in the scary thing that is before you.. My target audience would be christian and non-christian readers, I can even include the daydreamer as well. Bio- I am 37 years old, married to my beautiful wife Laura and I have a daughter who is 1.5 years old. I own Diversified Farms USA(www.diversifiedfarmsusa.com) a grass fed beef business that supplies beef to the local families. We hope to get certified by the state to process beef for resturants within the next year. I graduated from La Tech in Ruston with a Bachelors in Liberal Arts, that has yet to benefit me on a resume in the last 12 years. I worked in the oilfield to make ends meet but I never fit in there. Since Covid, we have been actively building our brand as a local beef supplier. My personality is generally laid back, but I do have a business mindset. I also enjoy helping others find what they are looking for in life. The Lion in the Thicket has taken me 3 years to start and finish. So I cherish every word on the page. My writing style is yet to be discovered, I would imagine fiction. I am taking writing classes as we speak. I enjoy telling stories to family and friends, exaggeated like always. My hobbies have been narrowed down due to being married and a little girl constantly demanding my attention. I enjoy fishing on the Red River at night for catfish. You never know what you will catch. I live in Cotton Valley, La.