As you may be able to tell by the fact
the automated phone calls have finally stopped, today's election day.
If you haven't already cast your ballot, I hope you take the time to
do so.
Your vote counts. Today, all the
writers who have been frustrated by having their decisions vetoed by
agents and editors have an equal voice—at least concerning who is
running for office in your district.
My family already made the switch to
mail-in ballots. But traditionalist that I am, I've resisted. Any
inconvenience of having to walk or drive to the polling place—then
waiting to cast my ballot—seems overshadowed by the physical sense
of taking part in such an important process.
But this election day—as I sometimes
do when I mark my ballot—I had to compromise. I completed a mail-in
ballot last week.
Thanks to my serving on the faculty of
two writers conferences in early November, I'll be on the road when
this is published. I agreed to teach two classes and take
appointments at the Indianapolis Christian Writers Conference
November 2 and 3. And on November 5 I committed to speak to freshman
classes of professional writing students at Taylor University.
And this coming Thursday though
Saturday, I plan to teach three sessions and take appointments at the
Heart of America Christian Writers Network conference in suburban
Kansas City.
But between the conferences, I decided
to take advantage of time in the Midwest so I could pay a visit to a
few of the country's top antique auto museums (in Auburn, Indiana,
and Hickory Corners, Michigan).
So I opted to drive from Colorado
Springs to the conferences—even if it meant I couldn't vote in
person.
Viewing my mail-in ballot, I was
surprised and grateful to see the number of “third party”
candidates for several offices. Democracy, like publishing and making
sausages, is not always tidy. More than fed up with one of my local
representatives, I even voted for one of the alternative candidates.
I'm grateful my vote counts, even if it's only one vote.
Whatever your political persuasion, I
hope you also take part in the process.
5 comments:
Getting ready to vote soon! Thankful for this privilege.
Yes, I was in line by 6:30 a.m. My Roosevelt pin drew smiles from people awake enough to notice it.
Like all humans, no candidate is always right on all issues (as I see them), and no candidate is always wrong (although some strive toward this goal).
Sorry I didn't get to attend the Indy conference to see you. Just too many obligations on my time for that weekend. Blessings!
Saundra and I did the mail in thing for the first time this year. Hope all who have not voted yet will do so
I'm just back from my polling place after not quite an hour in line. Small price to pay to engage in this process, and in my precinct there were a number of local offices to vote on, the results of which will make a difference. America. So much wrapped up in that word and this country.
Going to vote in just a few minutes! Thank you for casting your ballot early. My time with you at the Indianapolis Christian Writers Conference was helpful. Have a great rest of the trip.
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