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Chapter 4, Preview of “COVlD-1984, The Musical”

I’m posting Chapter Four without an introduction. It’s been a tough few weeks in the anti-totalitarian trenches and I only have enough energy to work on the actual novel, not the chapter introductions.  The Covid Cultists are really ramping things up, which means they know they are losing.  Hang on.  The darkest day will come […]

Chapter 3, Preview of “COVlD-1984, The Musical”

Isolation is a form of torture. It’s dehumanizing. George Orwell chose to create characters for his dystopian vision who had been dehumanized after generations of living under a totalitarian regime. When Winston first sees Julia, he fantasizes about smashing her brains out with a rock. Julia is portrayed as having simple animal instincts, surviving only […]

Preview of “Covid-1984, The Musical,” Chapter 3

Isolation is a form of torture. It’s dehumanizing. George Orwell chose to create characters for his dystopian vision who had been dehumanized after generations of living under a totalitarian regime. When Winston first sees Julia, he fantasizes about smashing her brains out with a rock. Julia is portrayed as having simple animal instincts, surviving only […]

Chapter 2, Preview of “Covid-1984, The Musical”

Preview of Covid-1984 The Musical, Chapter Two.  (Not ready yet? To catch up, go to Chapter One.) This installment is dedicated to Thomas, Heather and Valerie. Thank you for your support. Orwell fans will appreciate Chapter Two as I begin to follow the outline of 1984’s opening scenes. As I noted in my introduction to […]

Preview of “Covid-1984, The Musical,” Chapter 2

Preview of Covid-1984 The Musical, Chapter Two.  (Not ready yet? To catch up, go to Chapter One.) This installment is dedicated to Thomas, Heather and Valerie. Thank you for your support. Orwell fans will appreciate Chapter Two as I begin to follow the outline of 1984’s opening scenes. As I noted in my introduction to […]

Chapter 1, Preview of “Covid-1984, The Musical”

I’m writing a novel, Covid-1984, The Musical, relating to events that are currently underway. It usually takes me more than a year to complete a novel (then it takes another year for the publisher to edit and print), so I’ve decided to release this one in installments in order to try to help alter the […]

Preview of “Covid-1984, The Musical,” Chapter 1

I’m writing a novel, Covid-1984, The Musical, relating to events that are currently underway. It usually takes me more than a year to complete a novel (then it takes another year for the publisher to edit and print), so I’ve decided to release this one in installments in order to try to help alter the […]

Preview of Covid-1984, The Musical

I’m writing a novel, Covid-1984, The Musical, relating to events that are currently underway. It usually takes me more than a year to complete a novel (then it takes another year for the publisher to edit and print), so I’ve decided to release this one in installments in order to try to help alter the […]

9/11 and Covid-19

This moment in history is a pivot point. On the 20th anniversary of 9/11, all the preparations have been made for the grand finale. Total surveillance. Check. Censorship. Check. Scapegoat identified. Check. Now it’s just a matter of tuning up the orchestra, dimming the lights, and raising the curtain. We are now ready to begin […]

Locus Amoenus 20 years after 9/11

My 2015 novel, Locus Amoenus, is a satire about the not so idyllic life in the USA post 9/11. As the 20th anniversary of that tragic event approaches, I ask my readers to revisit some of my old posts about the book.  About a year after Locus Amoenus came out I posted this: “All right […]