Book 1 of 4 · History · Work · Common ground
Same Hands, Same Ground
Finding Common Ground in a Divided America
A personal search for the values that still connect working people across a divided country.
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America is standing at a crossroads.
A plainspoken series about democracy, spectacle, responsibility, and the country we are leaving to the next generation.
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01 / The series
Four lenses. One shared responsibility.
History, political allegory, satire, and environmental reckoning come together in a series written for readers who believe citizenship still matters.
Book 2 of 4 · Satire · Citizenship · Balance
Barnyard Politics
Our Democracy Is a Barnyard in Balance
A vivid barnyard of political characters—and a reminder that democracy depends on every creature doing its part.
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Book 3 of 4 · Political allegory · Power · Freedom
FishTank Democracy
The Guppies Believe They Are Free
An underwater allegory about power, distraction, and the difference between movement and freedom.
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Book 4 of 4 · Environment · Responsibility · Tomorrow
What Are We Leaving Behind?
A Reckoning with the Future We Are Creating
A reckoning with polluted air, warming seas, plastic waste, war, denial, and the debt one generation leaves another.
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The conversation continues.
Political reform · Democracy · Common ground
A White House for Both Sides
Nearly Half of America Should Not Disappear Every Four Years
What if the winning candidate became president while the strongest opposing candidate became vice president? A bold proposal for balance, representation, and leadership that puts country before party.
Not left. Not right. Forward.
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“The future is not something that simply happens to us. It is something we leave behind.”
Begin with the question that matters most to you.
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