Tomorrow is election day. There is nothing more to be said.
How we vote will tell us who we are as Americans and what kind of future we will have as a nation. There will be much to say once the results are known. Until then, we wait.
This brief interregnum is an excellent time to commend a novel to you I have wanted to mentioned for some time. It is entitled Gilead on Mars, written by Frank Troy, a friend and former colleague who for many years taught English Literature at Lynchburg College (now the University of Lynchburg).
The story line goes like this: Mechanical rovers find deposits of minerals on Mars that are essential to modern electronics, but which are being depleted on earth. The U.S. government orders NASA to establish a colony there to ship the minerals back to Earth. The program meets with widespread opposition, but NASA goes ahead with it anyway, and therein begins this fascinating story.
Gilead on Mars is a delightful read and a perfect break from the toxic political environment we are in at the moment. It is available on Amazon and from most other book sellers. Give yourself a break and enjoy a provocative story that will hold your attention to the very end.
