As you can probably tell from reading my book, Wrathful Empathies, The 2nd Raid on Harpers Ferry, the story loosely follows William Blake’s poem entitled “America, A Prophecy.” I decided to breath life into this old story by imagining his mythological characters coming to life at the dawn of our nation and through its constant struggles to maintain human liberty. Based on some historical truth, I take liberty to create a narrative where real life characters mix with figures of my imagination in a battle that rages across time and space. Through a mixture of fictional, historical and fantastical persons, I propose an alternative history of America. It is a tale of patriots never giving up the dream of a Republic where all men are free. I mix in a bit of Tibetan Buddhism to add dimension to their struggle as characters who fight in multiple dimensions of reality, and, of course, always get a second, third or however many lives they need or want to continue the struggle. You may get a bit confused trying to keep ghosts, aliens, historical and mythological characters separate. Maybe that is not necessary. Anyone who delves into this world is a brave reader. The struggle continues because it is eternal and I try hard to describe that condition using several themes. I encourage you to use your imagination to join me in pushing back against a veil of subterfuge which keeps us from a deeper understanding of what life is really all about.
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