Join the journey into the lost nation with author Cliff Cochran
I am writing a novella (Partisans) that is set in a near-future, post-rapture United States. The story does not focus on the McLeods from the Kaiyo Stories precisely because Partisans is set after the rapture. The McLeods and most of their human friends are gone. Still, I love the new characters in Partisans and how they handle themselves as they are pulled into a bloody civil war.
Read MoreReaders of the Kaiyo series are often surprised at the grittiness of the stories. The books are not for young children. The expectation of a book about a bear is, quite naturally, often of something sweeter and lighter in tone.
Read MoreAsking “who is Jesus” is a critical question each member of humanity ought to ask. In fact, the way we answer it may well be the most important question we have ever fielded. If a question as simple as that may/might/maybe have eternal consequences, it is crazy not to ask it.
Read MoreUnless you grew up as a hermit, somebody at middle school made fun of your name. Your name could be practically perfect in nearly every way, but somebody probably figured out a way to make you wish you had another name.
Read MoreIn Raphael, Dean McLeod used the story of the “Thief on the Cross” as a way to share the Gospel with a recently demon-possessed Sarah Tompkins. In Defectors, Tracker the wolf describes a miraculous meeting with the thief, a huge extinct dog and a dangerous pack of wolf folk.
Read Morehe Kaiyo Stories are premised on the notion that the animals of Eden, at least the soulish ones, could speak. On this side of Eden, we know of at least one instance:
Read MoreAs a child, I never quite understood why people should fear God. The devil was scary and he hates God’s children, so that made sense. But why would I fear the God who would lead me to still waters, the one who is The Comforter, the one who shed his blood for me?
Read MoreThis theme is prevalent throughout the entire series, but most specifically in Defectors. From the story's onset until the end, Kaiyo, the McLeods, and their human and animal allies, face tremendous trouble precisely because of their love for each other and their love for Christ.
Read MoreMost of us love nature and it’s not hard to notice. But we also know that nature is not safe. And that’s part of the attraction, right? Do you have a scary or weird hunting, fishing, camping, hiking, mountain biking story? A real one? If so, shoot us an email, keep it clean, and if it’s good, we’ll repost it. I’ll start out with these two short stories!
Read MoreSince Kaiyo - The Lost Nation was available for purchase in February of this year, I have been so touched and surprised by the number of people who have both personally reached out to me to share what my writing meant to them, and those who posted reviews on Amazon, Barnes & Nobles, Goodreads, Walmart, and Kaiyo’s instagram and Facebook pages, that I wanted to share!
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