Political? Humanity?

Someone recently asked me if my stories were a political commentary on the current US mess. I laughed because I originally wrote them before the current mess developed. So no, it is not directed at 2019 specifically. Rather my stories are a commentary on my understanding of humans, our interactions with one another, and as highlighted by the dragons and their society, what we are capable of becoming.

Humans are capable of incredible acts of kindness, courage, self sacrifice, and also unimaginable cruelty and deceit. We each have all the elements of both and we exist in a constant condition of choice between our better selves and the worst we could be. I am hoping my books highlight reasons why our better selves should win more often.

I believe in happiness. I believe in love, family, strength, and courage as common traits we are all capable of using in our interactions with one another. However, I also believe that people choose to destroy what they create for no reason other than a bad mood or curiosity.

My books are filled with boundless hope for a better tomorrow, because I believe in our future. Climate change, political corruption, war, destruction, human savagery, and crime are all challenges that I believe we are capable of meeting. Am I sometimes a pessimist? Of course, because like everyone else, I am human.

As one human to another, we need to focus on hope, on life, on family, and our similarities; to rejoice in our triumphs and plan for our future. Remember that life is good!