IndieSouth

Before tonight, I have been on the fence about who to vote for; John McCain or Barack Obama. While I disapprove of the amount of power the Republicans have managed to amass during Bush’s two terms, and the efficiency with which they have gotten their political machine to run, I was still considering McCain because of how much he differs from the Republican party line. He does seem to be his own man, but the thought gnaws at me; for how long? Washington is all about power, and the fires that drive power are fueled by money. McCain, as much of an individual politically as he might be, how long could he be expected to stay that way under the influence of a far too powerful Republican political machine?

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David Lewiston was leaning against the granite-topped, fully stocked mahogany bar separating Layne Collier’s expansive living room from his equally large kitchen. David was looking out the picture window next to Layne’s kitchen table at the scattered lobster boats docked at the Old Port of Portland, Maine, half listening to his mother talk to him on his cell phone.

The reason for his distraction was Nadine Adams’ hand, slowly tracing its way down the center of his back, and then around his waist to his crotch. He turned to her, trying not to laugh and motioned for her to go sit down on the couch.

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That’s right. The guy who doesn’t write more than say, 2 or 3 times a month, total, has signed up to participate in NaNoWriMo, where I will commit to attempting to write about 100 pages of pure, unedited fiction in 30 days.

So, all you webcrawling google, msn, yahoo, and spam bots out there (which is by far my largest audience demographic), wish me luck!

For you few lovely humans who happen by here, click on the badge to the right over there to see my progress, starting November 1.