Winding It Down

I began writing Despot in Waiting just before the 2008 Presidential election out of a sense of worry that Obama, if elected, would be bad for America and the world. Obama won and my fears are indeed coming to pass. I am, as I have mentioned, about to marry. I may suspend or greatly reduce publication of "Despot". It is not optimism about the country or certainty that times will soon be better that is driving my decisions now, but a love for another that I did not know existed or that I was capable of experiencing. People who embark on a life together often are hopeful of a brighter future. I have no idea what the future holds, but know no matter what, my future will be brighter holding Tracy.