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Writing a Better Tomorrow
I started writing my new novel, The Retroactivist nearly two years ago. It began with a conversation that led to an email draft loaded with notes on what an ideal world might look like. I was partially inspired by the resounding support I received from a piece I had written about Denver’s economic and population boom. The world seemed ripe for advancement, for a new beginning. I wanted Denver to be a city that could break the centuries-old mold of societal engineering. At the time, I honestly believed that we were closer to things like automation, universal basic income, and a forward-thinking culture that could embrace giving all people what they needed out of life.
Throughout 2015 and 2016, my friend, Antoine Valot, put in the time to help me clarify and fortify my utopian vision. We went through the first draft with the finest-toothed of combs. He guided me toward the things that worked and away from those that didn’t. And Antoine helped me bring the world of 2087 to life.
Imagine, a world where you vote daily, digitally, and directly on the issues that matter to you. Imagine, a world in which healthcare, hunger, homelessness, and hate have slipped away because we’ve come together to take care of one another, and have left the tired notion that “suffering = purpose� behind us. Imagine, a world where you pursue whatever dreams you have because robots do the jobs. Imagine, a society that cares so deeply for its people that it provides for them, instead of shaming them for wanting.
That’s what the book is about. And I’d really, infinitely, love for you to buy a copy and read it and talk to me. But, even if you don’t, maybe you’ll join me in this dream for a better future, and come together to make it happen in this reality. As artists, we can easily fixate on the darkest human proclivities, but we don’t have to. We can pave the path to the future with new ideas, with hopeful stories, with novel approaches to unsolved problems. Each one is a seed that plants a hopeful thought in readers, viewers, gallery goers, and listeners. If we can imagine a brighter tomorrow, we can make it happen.
But, we have to start imagining it.
If you’d like, check out our new sci-fi press, Spaceboy Books LLC. You can check out my book, too. But, most of all, I hope you’ll join the fight for a more loving tomorrow.
Throughout 2015 and 2016, my friend, Antoine Valot, put in the time to help me clarify and fortify my utopian vision. We went through the first draft with the finest-toothed of combs. He guided me toward the things that worked and away from those that didn’t. And Antoine helped me bring the world of 2087 to life.
Imagine, a world where you vote daily, digitally, and directly on the issues that matter to you. Imagine, a world in which healthcare, hunger, homelessness, and hate have slipped away because we’ve come together to take care of one another, and have left the tired notion that “suffering = purpose� behind us. Imagine, a world where you pursue whatever dreams you have because robots do the jobs. Imagine, a society that cares so deeply for its people that it provides for them, instead of shaming them for wanting.
That’s what the book is about. And I’d really, infinitely, love for you to buy a copy and read it and talk to me. But, even if you don’t, maybe you’ll join me in this dream for a better future, and come together to make it happen in this reality. As artists, we can easily fixate on the darkest human proclivities, but we don’t have to. We can pave the path to the future with new ideas, with hopeful stories, with novel approaches to unsolved problems. Each one is a seed that plants a hopeful thought in readers, viewers, gallery goers, and listeners. If we can imagine a brighter tomorrow, we can make it happen.
But, we have to start imagining it.
If you’d like, check out our new sci-fi press, Spaceboy Books LLC. You can check out my book, too. But, most of all, I hope you’ll join the fight for a more loving tomorrow.
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My name is Nate Ragolia and I'm a writer. In this blog I will talk about writing, books, music, and probably dogs.
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