Michael Lucas¹ :flan_molotov: on Nostr: #writing a period piece set in a time I lived through is weirdly difficult. I just ...
#writing a period piece set in a time I lived through is weirdly difficult.
I just wrote "black as Oliver North's soul." Do people remember North? Do they remember why he sucks? Do they remember the October Surprise?
Why North and not Reagan? If I spend the whole thing slamming Reagan it'll get monotonous. The 80s provided a sufficiently broad spectrum of douchebaggery that I can offer texture.
At least I'm not worried about the folks who think North's soul is pristine. Those people are not my readers.
I just wrote "black as Oliver North's soul." Do people remember North? Do they remember why he sucks? Do they remember the October Surprise?
Why North and not Reagan? If I spend the whole thing slamming Reagan it'll get monotonous. The 80s provided a sufficiently broad spectrum of douchebaggery that I can offer texture.
At least I'm not worried about the folks who think North's soul is pristine. Those people are not my readers.