Voting Reflection
We had primaries in my part of the world today. This is a much smaller election with only one issue on my ballot and a similar situation in the county to the south of me. I almost skipped going especially after a full day of work. I didn't though. I drove beyond my house to a new polling place--I feel like I've been moved at least three times even though I haven't changed addresses in the last eight years--and had to try more than one building at the new site before finding the correct location. I handed over my driver's license, received my ballot, and then made my single choice. All in all, a mundane moment. It got me thinking though. I don't write books where politics play an obvious role. My characters don't discuss their political affiliations and I don't address the hot topics in our government. I don't see that changing for me, but I feel as my backlist grows, the issue of voting should at least appear even if it is as simple as the characters m...