And God Laughed — Roy A. Teel Jr.

Imagine that you had the opportunity to speak to God and ask Him any questions that you like. That's exactly what happens to Justin after a visit to a local book sale in his small mountain town. His mind and emotions spin wildly as he encounters a book titled: Does God Exist? Encouraged by his fiancée, Alex, a child psychiatrist and atheist, he decides to seek out the divine and gets more than he bargained for. Alex and Justin are reeling from a catastrophic situation that nearly left their lives in ruins, and Alex thinks that Justin's conversations are internally manifested as a result of the trauma. Through this four section novel, Justin navigates the world of the spirit where he finds pitfalls at every turn. His world is turned upside down as he engages God in in-depth question and answer sessions. There is little off the table in his conversations, and with each one his world unravels and his personal belief system founded in Christianity begins to come unwound. Encouraged by Alex, he delves into the nether regions of the workings of God and His interaction with man. He confronts the questions that haunt the deepest recesses of the human mind, mortal flesh and the spirit realm in life and death. The thought-provoking conversations with the divine lead Justin down a road of self discovery that rocks the very bedrock of all religions, not just his own. And God Laughed is the fictional conversation between man and the designer of the universe.