“Dale lingers close,” chapter 12 section 8 of The Devil’s Soul #writing #americangothic #creativity

A brief reading from Dayton, 1975: Fedor spends an evening at a community center with local bikers, moving easily between pool tables, cigarette smoke, and quiet questions about change. The next morning, the same men walk into his church, stirring whispers and tense glances. Dale lingers close, watching how Fedor carries himself in both worlds. In a church community center turned biker haven, Fedor preaches redemption through patience and presence. Between the smoke, laughter, and leather, his calm defiance draws men closer 🕰️ Themes: • Spiritual outreach and unlikely brotherhood • Faith as quiet resistance • Redemption through relationship, not rhetoric • Masculinity, grace, and moral transformation • The tension between religious decorum and lived compassion Forbidden passion converted 🎥 Tone: Warm, grounded realism with spiritual undertones — part Graham Greene, part Kent Haruf. Tags: TheDevilsSoul, Dayton1970s, FedorSorger, BikerMinistry, FaithAndGrace, PoeticProse, SpiritualRealism, AmericanLiteraryFiction, RedemptionThroughPresence, WorkingClassFaith, LyricalFiction, IndieAuthorReading Writing made by accessing unknown spiritual energies - mindfulness advised