I wrote my very first 'novel' way back in 1991. It was mostly hand-written with pen and paper in a 3-ring binder as I traveled to and from work on the subway in New York city. I would then type it onto a Brother 'data processor' type of typewriter. Remember the ones with the little screens? A year or so after that it was re-typed onto a 386 desk top computer purchased from Sears. Somehow it made its way onto a flash drive and stored. I recently found it and fortunately was able to upload it onto my Mac.
The book itself is a work of science fiction. Technology has changed quite a bit since 1991 so after I've done my initial edits I'm going to have to go back and change things like "telephone receiver" to cell and TV to plasma or something. It will be fun trying to play catch-up. I like science fiction because you can do just about anything, but it also dates the story. The storyline, however, I think is timeless. It is about racism, good and evil, the ordinary person standing up for what they believe in and paying the ultimate price for freedom.
Stay tuned. I'll post again when it's published.
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