It is amazing how gracious the readers are regarding the story. One of the most interesting reviews came from a friend at the gym who said "the characters in the story all seem to have a little of YOU in them." Now that I think about it, he is generally right. Writers place themselves into their stories through the characters, and then they must decide "what would I do in that situation?" There is only one way to find out, and that is to write the story and see what the character does.
Reality is the real world, and the novel is fiction. But the line between fiction and fact sometimes is very unclear, as some of the photos posted here in the next few weeks will show. I intend to post images I have taken myself to demonstrate that the things around us are only as real as we imagine them to be.
Could this be Major Tom at his basement ham radio station tracking the International Space Station? Maybe this is Mike Troy trying out the new station at Los Angeles Air Force Base. Maybe this is Yuri Volk practicing for a space walk on the International Space Station simulator. You never know! More next time.
Jonathan.
