Higgs

I didn't write much yesterday, between being stymied for information on Christian youth groups and my writing room smelling like cat shit. So we'll skip yesterday's embarrassing stats and move right along to today.

Thursday's final word count: 18,393.

Today's research:
Thread on Christian Youth Groups
Map of Cuba, Florida, and Jamaica

Excerpt of the day:

“Nervous?” she asked, pulling away and unzipping her coat.

“Nah,” he said with a big grin. “What’s to be nervous about?”

She shrugged, and was saved from coming up with an answer when Higgs clapped his hands to draw everyone’s attention. “All right!” he called, and the group slowly quieted down. “Everybody grab a chair.”

His name was Ray Higginbotham, but even the kids who were capable of pronouncing his name couldn’t usually be bothered, and so he became known as Higgs. It stuck so well that the adults started calling him that as well, and half the congregation couldn’t even remember his given name.