Mark Bethea

ABOUT THIS WEBSITE

Mark Bethea

THIS IS MY FIRST ATTEMPT AT DOING THE ONLINE WEBSITE/BLOG/PODCAST, SO PLEASE BEAR WITH ME AS I GET THE HANG OF IT. HERE'S HOW I *HOPE* THINGS WILL WORK:

THE BLOG - I WILL BE USING THE BLOG SECTION TO POST NEW CHAPTERS OF THE NOVEL IN THE FORM OF A FREE PODCAST. MY CURRENT PLAN IS TO POST A NEW CHAPTER EACH WEEK. I PLAN TO RELEASE A NEW PODCAST EACH WEEK WITH AN AUDIO VERSION OF EACH CHAPTER. I MUST WARN YOU IN ADVANCE, THOUGH, I AM NOT A PROFESSIONAL VOICE-OVER ARTIST, SO MY CHARACTER VOICES ARE GOING TO BE...WELL...THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE VERY GOOD. I HOPE YOU'LL BEAR WITH ME!

THE ARCHIVE - I MAY END UP USING THE ARCHIVE TO HOUSE PREVIOUS CHAPTERS IN ORDER TO KEEP THE MAIN PAGE UNCLUTTERED. NO PROMISES THERE, THOUGH SINCE THIS IS MY FIRST ATTEMPT AT DOING SOMETHING LIKE THIS. 

CONTACT - THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THIS SITE IS TO SOLICIT FEEDBACK FROM THE AUDIENCE. I AM HOPING THAT THE "COMMENTS" SECTION WILL ALWAYS BE FULLY FUNCTIONAL AND I INTEND TO REVIEW ALL OF YOUR COMMENTS AND ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS AS I GO ALONG. BUT IF ALL THAT FAILS, I CAN ALSO BE REACHED VIA EMAIL.

Mark Bethea

CHAPTER 7 - Keeping A Low Profile

Jake abandoned his calm voice and he stood in a very fierce stance and said firmly, “STOP NOW OR I WILL HURT YOU!”

Mark Bethea
Mark Bethea

CHAPTER 10 - A Freak of Nature

Using his military experience, Ernie’s simulations started with him assuming the role of the attackers. He meticulously planned his attacks to take full advantage of what he perceived to be Fort Porter’s most obvious weaknesses. Then he would figure out ways that a small force inside Fort Porter would deal with the attack. When Izzy was 9 and Jake 12, Ernie and the whole family spent several hours every Sunday evening playing the simulations as a game.

Mark Bethea
Mark Bethea

CHAPTER 14 - "Where Would You Go If..."

All he needed to do was plant the idea that the children could be safe there, should the worst happen. While Twin Pines was a relatively small community of about 10,000, it wasn’t a particularly close-knit community. But still, people talked with one another and increasingly, people found themselves, embarrassingly, talking about worst-case scenarios. George was almost always mentioned. And even while dismissing the crazy idea that something terrible was going to happen, in the back of their minds, they all wondered what George had built out at his ranch. It was all George could have hoped for.

Mark Bethea