D.T.E. Madden
Making life at least 10 percent better with science fiction, satire, and dystopian humor since the 20th Century
Every law created by state and national legislatures is a law that is backed up by people with guns. Let that sink in. Every law on both ends of the spectrum, from serious to trivial, from murder crimes all the way down to how you throw away paint chips is ultimately backed up with the threat of violence. Does that seem right to you?
It’s definitely a work forged during the pandemic of 2020. Themes explored include bungling bureaucracies, intellectual integrity in the face of anti-rationalism and puritanism, paranoia, and anxiety.
I'm past outlining and now in early drafting mode for Slow Boil Rising's sequel. We'll call it SBR2 for now. But while getting in the headspace to draft and bring some very missed characters back to life who I have not written for in months, I took a break to take these nature snaps out in the backyard.
The water was calm, the lighting was great, and the squirrels were scheming. Enjoy!