title: Letters From Ruby
author:  Adam Thomas 
description: Adam Thomas was ordained to the Episcopal priesthood in 2008 at the age of 25, making him one of the first priests from the millennial generation. His unique voice in the faith community emanates from a combination of his youth, honesty, humor, and tech-savvy nature. Adam is a nerd and a gamer and a preacher and a follower of Christ. He serves God as the pastor of St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Mystic, CT, writes the blog Where the Wind, and lives a hectic but beautiful life with his wife Leah and their one-year-old twins. His Abingdon Press&nbsp;resources include <em>Unusual Gospel for Unusual People Series</em>, <em>Coverage: Who is Jesus</em>, <em>Letters from Ruby</em>, and <em>Digital Disciple</em>.
zlib_text: In the Grip of Time
  
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  Book One of The Actum Tempus Saga
  
  Adam Jacob Burgess
  
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  A Short Note
  
  While reading this novel, you may notice that one of the characters, Ruby
  Schap, has shifting gender pronouns. Sometimes the pronouns shift between
  chapters, but sometimes they change mid-scene. This is to reflect that Ruby is
  multiply gendered. As a shape-shifting druid-cum-apothecary, I find Ruby’s
  gender designation the least remarkable thing about him/her. I only mention it
  here for clarification.
  
  _for Karen_
  
  CONTENTS
  
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   _A Short Note_
  
   _Prologue:_ _ _Cognita__
  
   _Chapter 1: The Blue Forest_
  
   _Chapter 2: Sorrow-Wraith_
  
   _Chapter 3:_ _ _Terra Incognita__
  
   _Chapter 4: Upsetting a