My 5^th book is out! Earlier this year, I was working on a different story, and this idea had been rattling around my head for a while, though not in its current form. With the advent of covid-19 and the specter of lockdowns, I tweaked and kneaded this unformed plot until it crystallized around the main character—her profession, her crimes, and her name (no spoilers–don’t worry). So I switched gears around March and focused on this nascent endeavor instead.

It’s a tale of free universal healthcare with a dystopian twist set in the near future. It has many of the traits that stained this year, 2020, minus the politics. It has globe-circling epidemics and protests, plus a pinch of corporate malfeasance. And in addition to tackling medical access, it also dives into the future of how prisons might evolve–again with a dystopian twist.

While many intellectuals will argue about how best to design such a deep and far-reaching benefit, this book offers a glimpse into an implementation long on good intentions but short on many fronts. Blended with other societal reforms and global market impulses, don’t think this couldn’t happen.

I do hope you find this peek into a possible future as much as I enjoyed writing it!