Power Stabilized

This Place Fooled Me

When I drove into the mountains to visit the ancestral home of the indigenous Boruca people here in Costa Rica, this building is where I ate lunch. As my guide Henry started up the hill toward its shabby exterior, I hesitated based on the look of the place. The establishment, however, was clean and neat inside, with four or five tables and a well stocked bar. My guide had other business and so he left me there for an hour or so and I had a very pleasant, simple meal comprised of juice, chicken, beans, and some other stuff that I couldn't identify but that tasted pretty good. They were very nice to me there. So--lesson learned. Just now I am very sensitive to the adage "Don't judge a book by its cover," because I am painfully aware that in the writing business, that is exactly what people do--judge books by their covers and they do it quickly. Studies show that a person takes about three seconds looking at a book cover before deciding whether to move on. Not a lot of time. With this in mind, I have decided to update the covers of the Power Rising trilogy. Professional designing is underway. Perhaps I will post designs here to receive the thumbs up or down from you.