"What if we lived in a country where voting was universally encouraged and owning a gun wasn’t?" We do in the UK.
We have both stringent gun control (and consequent massively lower homicides from firearms). We also encourage postal ballots - it's easy for voters to arrange and there are accompanying comprehensive anti-fraud controls (at least there were when I worked for electoral services).
Neither issue is at all controversial here; it continually surprises me that they cause such a furore in the USA.
Thrilled that you're diving into Erdrich! I also have to giggle at our differences re routine. I'm equally thrilled this week to be eschewing mine because I need a good shakeup and nosedive into completely different to get anything accomplished at all. So impressed with how much richness your routine and its deviation bring your writing. Always such a joy for me to read.
"What if we lived in a country where voting was universally encouraged and owning a gun wasn’t?" We do in the UK.
We have both stringent gun control (and consequent massively lower homicides from firearms). We also encourage postal ballots - it's easy for voters to arrange and there are accompanying comprehensive anti-fraud controls (at least there were when I worked for electoral services).
Neither issue is at all controversial here; it continually surprises me that they cause such a furore in the USA.
I loved "The Round House" for so many reasons: place, characters, plenty of intrigue. A great place to start reading Louise Erdrich.
Thanks for the shout out, Betsy! Exciting to hear that the writing is going so well.
Full Metal Jacket is probably better than The Short Timers, upon which it was based.
Thrilled that you're diving into Erdrich! I also have to giggle at our differences re routine. I'm equally thrilled this week to be eschewing mine because I need a good shakeup and nosedive into completely different to get anything accomplished at all. So impressed with how much richness your routine and its deviation bring your writing. Always such a joy for me to read.
I so get this-