Read the Zapfic serial #GHAWG on LeoThreads to follow the transformation of a courier into a Harley-riding tool of God.
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TL;DR
● What is GHAWG?
● Zapfic Entries 213-221
2️⃣1️⃣3️⃣ 2023-October-05 00:16:36
2️⃣1️⃣4️⃣ 2023-October-05 00:17:51
2️⃣1️⃣5️⃣ 2023-October-06 00:25:36
2️⃣1️⃣6️⃣ 2023-October-07 00:13:21
2️⃣1️⃣7️⃣ 2023-October-08 00:10:54
2️⃣1️⃣8️⃣ 2023-October-09 00:08:54
2️⃣1️⃣9️⃣ 2023-October-09 00:09:36
2️⃣2️⃣0️⃣ 2023-October-10 00:15:27
2️⃣2️⃣1️⃣ 2023-October-11 01:50:12
● Story Arc So Far
● Next Week
Zapfic Entries 213-221
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What Is GHAWG?
#GHAWG is short for "God's Hog: A Watchful Guardian." This fictional story tells how David Guardia, a courier and business owner from Bayonne, New Jersey, US moved into the next phase of his life after spending the final ten years of his ailing father's life helping him.
More details can be found in the first post of this weekly recap.
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Zapfic Entries 213-221
2️⃣1️⃣3️⃣ 2023-October-05 00:16:36
| Before the 3 could get their minds blown again by religion or metaphysics, they switched to more familiar topics: themselves. Hank & Frank are motorcycle mechanics; they described themselves to Lindsay as gearheads on the edge. |
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| 🏍️ This is the first new detail we learn about Hank & Frank. We already knew they were into sports betting, they were Christians, and twins. The next few zapfic entries feature some character exposition for The Brothers Marchenko and for The Kids. |
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2️⃣1️⃣4️⃣ 2023-October-05 00:17:51
| "My son, the Templar." "I'm no warrior monk." "You just fight like one." "I fight like a Marine, like you." "I recognize the symbol you're designing for your company logo." "Neat, eh?" This memory of Pops got me choked up. |
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| 🏍️ This zapfic entry fills a gap between 37 (where David Guardia saves a bar patron with the Heimlich maneuver) and 38 (where that man, the uncanny Manny Rey, meets him at a diner in Sandusky, Ohio to thank him). It also shows the origin of David's business logo, and it establishes him as "The Templar". |
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2️⃣1️⃣5️⃣ 2023-October-06 00:25:36
| "College sucked," said Lindsay. "I'm in the hole with loans. It was a freaking waste of cash & time." "It's not what it had been, but it wasn't a waste of time," Frank said. "Without that time, we wouldn't be here talking now." |
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| 🏍️ As bad as things an be for us, we wouldn't have many good things without having gone through the bad times. There are no shortcuts when it comes to finding happiness and success. After all, would having a do-over guarantee that we would have the good that we have right now? This is what Frank Marchenko was communicating to Lindsay Etxeberria. |
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2️⃣1️⃣6️⃣ 2023-October-07 00:13:21
| "What do you want to be when you grow up?" asked Hank. "I hadn't thought about that," said Lindsay. "Being an activist was an all-consuming life." Hank & Frank nodded slowly. "You can still be one, just for a new team." |
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| 🏍️ Not all activists are radical leftists, which is what Lindsay Etxeberria had been before we find her nearly left for dead on the side of the road in Iowa. What isn't said is that there's more than one way to be an "activist" on behalf of The Lord; it's not just by being clergy or by living in a monastery or nunnery. |
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2️⃣1️⃣7️⃣ 2023-October-08 00:10:54
| Lindsay began the next phase of her life when the combined crew of Harry's Mongols and my people began the ride south toward Riverside, California. It was a beautiful day, and it caused Harry to break into song; guess which one. |
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| 🏍️ This was the beginning of Lindsay Etxeberria's reset as a character. Good weather and bright mood reflects that start. Just to emphasize that reset, Harry Hoqualogue provides appropriate mood music for the combined group of Mongols and David Guardia's people. |
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2️⃣1️⃣8️⃣ 2023-October-09 00:08:54
"Lookin' for adventure / Head out on the highway"Harry was blasting "Born To Be Wild"; everyone else joined him. --" I like smoke & lightning / HEAVY METAL THUNDER / Racing with the wind / And the feeling that I'm under" |
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| 🏍️ Being the motorcycle rider he is, with his history going back decades, Harry Hoqualogue was singing the lyrics to what's perhaps the most famous motorcycle anthem ever: "Born To Be Wild" composed by Mars Bonfire of the band Steppenwolf and popularized by the 1969 movie Easy Rider. |
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2️⃣1️⃣9️⃣ 2023-October-09 00:09:36
| SEATTLE -- Police arrested the executive director of the Seattle Ethics & Elections Commission on charges of taking kickbacks from election integrity groups, failing to pay property taxes, and failing to pay 273 traffic tickets. |
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| 🏍️ Yet another instance of David Guardia's "prophecy" in Seattle coming to fruition. The elected and administrative leadership of Seattle continued to ignore the people of The Emerald City, so civic leadership in Seattle is being cleaned out. |
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2️⃣2️⃣0️⃣ 2023-October-10 00:15:27
| First stop for us on this stretch of US-101 was near Gardiner. We went shopping for various things we would need to camp out and protect our rides. I lost my gear in that explosion, so I needed things. Rhonda needed things, too. |
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| 🏍️ With David Guardia relatively close to STURGIS when he met Rhonda Bella, there wasn't a pressing need for him to get eveything replaced once he picked up the Harley-Davidson trike gifted to him by Jacob Angel. Rhonda herself was just keeping her gear well stocked. |
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| "Don't forget your thermals," Rhonda told me. "Thermals?" I asked. "I haven't worn those since I was a kid." "They're pretty useful when you ride up and down the Dalton Highway." "You were an ice road trucker?" She nodded. |
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| 🏍️ From 2007 through 2017, History Channel aired a series called Ice Road Truckers. For a short time during the year, ice between the oil fields in Prudhoe Bay and mainland Alaska was strong enough to support fully-loaded 18-wheel trucks, and this is when the people there would get their supplies. The Dalton Highway was the main north-south road the truckers used to haul supplies to Prudhoe Bay. Within The GHAWG Universe, Rhonda Bella proved herself as a trucker by working this route for a few years. |
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Story Arc So Far
The reset for Lindsay Etxeberria begins as Our Heroes continue the ride south toward San Diego, California, US. Everyone gets to learn more about everyone else. They also go shopping to things they would need for their ride.
Next Week
Zapfic Entries 213-221
Our Heroes continue the ride, with stops along the way. At a diner The Elders-- Harry Hoqualogue, David Guardia, and Rhonda Bella-- have a discussion. When David asks Harry a certainquestion, she puts him in his place.
Included in this weekly summary is an in-sequence zapfic entry showing more of Seattle, Washinton, US in the aftermath of David's speech to city officials at the block party.
At LeoThreads
The serial rolls on at LeoThreads where Our Heroes reach Cambria, a 6-day ride from San Diego. Harry and David discuss the future, as best as they can.
NOW AVAILABLE! -- GHAWG, Uninterrupted for those who want to binge-read the daily zapfic serial one Act (or Interlude) at a time.
ALSO AVAILABLE! -- The GHAWG Diaries for those who want to witness the formation of The GHAWG Universe and how it's taking place. Published on Mondays when there is no GHAWG, Uninterrupted post.
NEW! -- GHAWG Behind the Scenes to see how elements of The GHAWG Universe take shape, from graphics to spreadsheets and other research. Included is a subseries called "Fun with Maps" showing the interesting things I find as I map out the David Guardia's ride.
Catch the latest zapfic entries for GHAWG at LeoThreads. Get caught up with GHAWG with these weekly summaries at InLeo.
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GHAWG Navigation
To find other weekly summary posts such as this one-- or to read the serial without annotated commentary-- use the post GHAWGnav: Navigating The GHAWG Universe.