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Patricia Reding
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Oathtaker
Science Fiction & Fantasy
Author Insight
Listen - Speak
Like Nina and Erin, many of us today seem to live in the age of disagreement. Unfortunately, whereas in times past, people expressed their thoughts, debated their ideas, and essentially, agreed to disagree, too many today want to silence anyone who is not in agreement with them. This is true on a personal level, with respect to much of our media, and without question, it applies to big tech and social media outlets. I for one, find this a dangerous precedent. I would much rather entertain an idea I find deplorable, then discover too late, that one that could have solved problems was shut down before others could hear it. This holiday season, I suspect many will be walking on thin ice around family and loved ones. For my part, I vow to listen--and not to be silenced.
Book Excerpt
Oathtaker
As the afternoon wore on, assistants processed the women. The matron had selected a gown of exquisite bright blue silk for Nina who thought the dress must be beautiful, but she could no longer see it as such. To her, it was nothing more than a visual representation of the chains, the bonds, that held her to a life of slavery.
When it was her turn, she approached the makeup station to which the matron directed her. Before her, on a dark wooden table, sat a tray of eye shadows, rouge, and lipstick, and on the wall, a mirror.
She gazed at her reflection. Looking back was the empty shell of a person. Her looks had changed. Once her countenance had held signs of life and interest, but no longer.
The face of the young woman who was to assist her came into the mirror.
Nina froze. “Erin!” she gasped.
The assistant looked at her with pure disdain. “And you would be?”
“Erin, it’s me, Nina.”
“I know no one by that name.”
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