Brian W. Carter

Words of the Week: That’s Not My Story – But It Could’ve Been

My name is Brian Wellington Carter. I am a native of Los Angeles and received my education from private schools and colleges most of my life. I am a creative writer and journalist who enjoys sci-fi and fantasy. My name is Brian Wellington Carter and I could’ve easily been the next Charles Manson. Or Jeffery Dhamer. Or Ted Bundy. Or the unknown pedophile breaking young lives across the country. What I’m trying to say is because I was born in sin and shaped iniquity, I could’ve been a monster — but, because of the grace of God and the blood

Words of the Week – When Despair, Pain and Misery Come… Jesus Will Answer! – Part 3

 “Those who sow with tears will reap with songs of joy. Those who go out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with them.” -Psalm 126:5-6 I remember feeling lost after my father passed away, kind of like losing a compass and having no direction. Not hearing his voice in the house was strange — not hearing the Volvo roll into the driveway, his laugh, which was hearty or hearing him sing to himself — which I’m fondly remembering as I write this article. I missed my Dad greatly. My sister’s death left me

Words of the Week – When Despair, Pain and Misery Come – Part II

After my father passed away, it was just my mother, sister and I living under one roof. He left a big hole, a weird space that was foreign and sometimes scary. I was the man of the house, still had a year-and-a-half of college to go and didn’t have my driver’s license yet (I’m a late bloomer when it comes to many of life’s milestones). At this time, I had a close relationship to my sister, Renell. Her name was Esther Renell Fenison, but most people knew and referred to her by her middle name (my mother’s middle name is