Charles Finch

It betrays my relative youth that I've never voted for a winning Presidential candidate, unless you count Al Gore in 2000. Or John Kerry in 2004, if you believe Mark Crispin Miller's claims about Ohio, which I'm rather inclined to.

I raise this point because I voted for Barack Obama today, and I hope he's the candidate who changes my losing streak. For the first time in my political life I feel that I have the chance to witness a genuine sea change in the way my country functions; all that I missed from being born after Selma, after The Great Society, after 1968 and Robert Kennedy. I'll be watching the returns tonight not simply with my natural curiosity about politics, but also with hope. It's exhilarating.

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This space has been quiet for some time. I'm working on a new book, and The September Society doesn't come out until August 5th, so I may blog irregularly until the publication process again draws my attention. Starting in May or so I'll write here much more consistently, and at some point after that it will be my honor to blog on Moments in Crime, which I highly recommend to all mystery lovers even before that time. In the meanwhile I will be adding posts here as the spirit moves me, and I urge people to e-mail me (at charles@charles-finch.com) if there's any particular aspect of writing or publishing that they're curious about. I'd be more than happy to oblige.