When I witness injustice or violence, I cannot walk away. The freedom to express who we are and what we believe is the foundation of an open and democratic society. On an individual level, such freedoms nourish and strengthen us. As hundreds of thousands of people around the world call for police reform and an end to racial injustice, my hope is that we will attend to the need for reform within our hearts and minds. My hope is that lovers of the world of Svevi Avatar will find in it a collection of stories that can help them locate and develop radical new forms of empathy. I record my experiences to help make connections, in the hope that people might learn to make choices that are healthy for themselves and others.
BOOKS
Wicomico Cove
Wicomico Cove is outside the boundaries of Constantina, on the western shore of the Chesapeake peninsula across the Chesapeake Bay. Constantinans are forbidden from crossing the waters; yet seminal events of life-altering consequence occur in Wicomico Cove. This numinous place of ancient forests is introduced in Svevi Avatar Glimpses: The Pandemic Begins: it is where we first meet Xetal.
Cardiff
Cardiff is one of the oldest Europan towns in Constantina and lies at the feet of the breathtaking Shenandoa mountains. It is the most southwestern frontier settlement, built on the eastern bank of the meandering Shenandoa River. Cardiff is the birthplace of Bunim Cardozo, the focus of Svevi Avatar Glimpses: The Pandemic Begins, and where much of the action in the novella and graphic novella unfolds.
Oniosa
Oniosa is the westernmost frontier settlement of the Europans in Constantina, lying at the bend in the mighty Potomac River, from where the Shenandoa River emanates. Oniosa has evolved into a large industrial city polluting the rivers and lands around it, causing large-scale environmental damage. The importance of Oniosa is gradually revealed in the Svevi Avatar novel pentalogy and the forthcoming Svevi Avatar Glimpses novellas.