Into the Fire

There is something ultimately satisfying in slamming a receiver down or punching the "End" call option on a cell phone. It accentuates the ire, the passion, the dissatisfaction with whoever or whatever upsets us during that telephone call. Now it's not an emotion we should hold onto, but it definitely generates a bit of an adrenaline moment. Whether or not it's few or many things which might drive us to this point, ending a call forcefully demonstrates a curt reaction to what has or hasn't taken place during that call.

As writers, we try to avoid cliché moments with our "accent marks" of expressions. However, sometimes those moments aren't atypical and work well with the expected response. If we can find a new way to describe it to make it all the better? Terrific, but it must be effective or the cliché will have worked just as well. Life is full of clichés. People get them. We just can't fill a story up with them.

So what are your most striking accent marks in stories?

Father, we're allowed to express our anger provided we don't sin in the process. Sometimes anger is the exact correct response, but we must guard against rage. We can call evil what it is and be mad about it as long as we don't commit the same evil in the process. Thank you for your ever present wisdom. May we be aware of it always. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.