Apr 28, 2021
Big surprise for this episode. Hope you enjoy the change for a week. This episode is from the perspective of Ray and Senator Lucy Esperanza. We really see the role of the Senate Sleep Committee (SSC) in preserving Pax SleepFree. Politicians would not dare upset a powerful voter bloc like the sleeper class. ...
Apr 21, 2021
With John and Ray now employed by SleepFree Inc, Chapter 25 explores the scientific pursuits of this sleeper-client pair. Chapter 26 is a look back at John's childhood when he trials attending an all-sleeper school, realizing just what it's like to be a real sleeper. In my graduate research, I set up...
Apr 14, 2021
In these chapters, Ray and John transition from university life to work at SleepFree Inc. I love the imagery of a person with an umbrella in the rain and tried to tie that parable together in this story about rain. How do you react to the rain? My kids want to run and jump on the trampoline as soon as a storm...
Apr 7, 2021
This is one of my truly focused political science chapters. The book used to be filled with these sidebars, but I removed most to improve pace. However, this chapter is so important, I could not pull it out. I hope you enjoy the metaphor and can learn something about our world as you ponder what happens in the...