My favorite fiction character is…
By Roy Griffis April 17th, 2014, 1:04 EDT
This is a tough question for me. I’m not sure if I’m unusual in this, but while I write fiction, I tend to read non-fiction, so my favorite "characters" are more typically real people like Desmond Doss (if you don’t know who this man is, google him now. I’ll wait…) or Louie Zamperini (whose story is told so well in "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand). As I write this it strikes me that one thing both these men have in common was a sense of faith. While Doss’s actions arose from a deep abiding faith, Zamperini took the long road to get to a place of similar trust in his God.
That being said, one of the most real characters I’ve ever read in a book was Gus McCrae in "Lonesome Dove." An engaging, brave, competent man, he was also flawed and egotistical. In other words, just like us. I loved Atticus Finch, from "To Kill a Mockingbird," especially when I was younger, but I realize now that I wanted to have that kind of understanding, idealized father for myself as a teen.
About the Author
Roy Griffis
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I’ve written short stories, plays, poetry, novels, and screenplays. I’m a member of the Writer’s Guild and a former US Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer, as well as an occasional contributor to PJ Media and other conservative websites. My novel
The Big Bang, Volume One of the Lonesome George Chronicles was published January 20, 2015 by Liberty Island Media. The sequel “Bring the Fire” will be published in early 2017. There are three volumes of my “By the Hands of Men” series available (“
The Old World,” “
Into the Flames” and “
The Wrath of a Righteous Man“). A co-creator of the satiric strip
“Truesbury,” I also write and perform political satire with
The Right-Wing Riot as “The Prince of Whitebread.” I live in Southern California with my wife and family.
Click below for some nice things folks have said about my and my various creative endeavors:
According to Taki Magazine, I’m
“this enviably talented bastard” (which is, in fact, one of the nicest things anyone’s said about me this century).
PJMedia promoted my Right-Wing Riot project as
one of the leaders of the New Counter-Culture (“it’s groovy, man, as long as you pay for it yourself”).
And of my novel
The Big Bang, Volume One of the Lonesome George Chronicles, a few kind words have been spilled, too. Rich Lowry, at the National Review, called it “A wild romp through a post-apocalyptic America unimaginably awful but also highly contemporary. Buckle your seat belts–and prepare to resist.” Ben Shapiro, NYT best-selling author, said it was “Clever, witty, tense, and a thoroughly enjoyable read!”
There’s more, here and there, but my folks raised me not to brag too much.
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