Creating Ivan Ivanovich
(Contains spoilers) "It shouldn't have been possible," Ivan Ivanovich Chernov usually like to start out this way, and whether or not one was acquainted with him, or even if they've heard the story before, Ivan would corner his victim and recite the "miracle" of his birth as if he were capable of remembering it. That is how Ivan starts to tell everyone he meets the story of his birth, but as his creator, I think it appropriate to tell the story myself, after all, I was there when it happened. My novel is largely an interpretation of the Sermon on the Mount. Everybody knows what the Sermon on the Mount is, yet few are familiar with what it actually teaches. It was astonishing to those who heard it from Christ's own lips, and it is astonishing even today when one truly comprehends the messages that are being taught. The Sermon on the Mount contains lists, a list of those who are blessed, and a list...