Into the Fire

So. There are things authors willingly discuss, and there are things some authors will not discuss.

Engage an author about a particular novel they've written or the characters they've created, and you've got a conversation that will go for as long as it takes to cover it all. 

The taboo topic is politics. Rather than risk the wrath an opinion might induce, many authors are completely silent about how they feel concerning this subject. 

I understand. If an author has readers at the other end of a political spectrum, chances are an opposing confession can alienate those readers. 

I've been insulted for my outspoken thoughts in the political arena by those who've never read my novels but saw fit to criticize them anyway. 

I will not stand down. It's not something I can do. But that's just this author: not a bestseller, not known, but a writer nonetheless.  

Father, you make us all. Unique and yet so many similarities. We live in this flesh, and one day this flesh will live no more. You've numbered our days, and you know the number of hairs on our heads. You're amazing. Thank you for rescuing and redeeming me. Thank you is never enough. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.