sjrozan

I have an opinion. A strong, passionate opinion. I'm going to vote, as I have in every election including primaries and school boards, since I was old enough. I'm going to give money. I'm going to demonstrate.

What I find I can't do anymore is get excited about the idea that if the people I consider the good guys win, that will mean any net gain for the future of the world. Them winning is better than them losing, because it may mean an improvement in lives for some people living right now. But as far as history moving in a forward direction -- what I believe Tony Kushner referred to in ANGELS IN AMERICA as the spiral up -- I no longer buy it. My comfort is people like Dan (and Warren) who do. All I can do is hope you guys are right. And luckily, about most things, I'm usually wrong. So there's a chance.

sjrozan I'm a writer, at work on my 11th book. This blog is a record of random and less-random thoughts. If you want to know more about me, check my website, linked here. I also had a blog going from spring through late fall 2004 about the publishing process for my 9th book, ABSENT FRIENDS. That blog's called "Progress" and you can find the link here. I won't make any more entries but I'm leaving it up in case anyone's interested; the process is more or less the same from book to book.
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