1. Pick up the nearest book.
2. Open to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the next three sentences.

My nearest book happens to be an e-book: Rough Canvas by Joey W Hill. The story covers an alternate lifestyle not everyone will want to read. But those who pass it up, will miss out on two of the most unforgettable, brilliantly drawn characters I've read in this genre and a moving tale written in a style any author might envy.

Here's Thomas, preparing to help a goat give birth:

Thomas made himself tune out everything, just like he did when he found the flow of what he wanted to create on canvas.

He’d brought a lot of calves and kids into the world when he was younger, when the farm had raised both in greater numbers. His father had him helping with difficult birthings when he was as young as ten because his dad had quickly learned Thomas had an intuitive sense in his fingers, coupled with his lack of fear about going in.

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