It's stories that help us experience broken children in hospitals and babies in caskets. However, stories expose the unintended consequences, irrationality, or injustice behind the policy. News reports describe the actions of guards, and videos show people in cages.

Let's say the factually-stated intent of a new government policy is to make a country's asylum process so difficult that it deters “unsuitable” people from requesting it. Stories are anathema to people who want to ignore, to control, to suppress, or to erase things they don't like. Good stories are both overtly and subtly subversive. They offer context, teach compassion, and the chance to walk in someone else's shoes. The Power of Storiesĭry facts rarely change minds, but stories often do. Hopefully, my not-so-sheltered friends call me out when I say stupid things. I still catch myself making assumptions about race, class, and gender based on my phenomenal luck to be born a white, middle-class, neurotypical, cis-gender female. I live in a country where white privilege is high and awareness of it is low. The trouble is, too many people still think “author” means a tweed-wearing old white guy holding a pipe or the white woman holding up her book like she's selling toothpaste.įull disclosure: I'm white.

Seems obvious, right? Authors of color write everything, including paranormal romances. Today's topic is that authors of color write paranormal romances. Sometimes the author becomes the story, in both good and bad ways, which is a topic for another day. I'm a sucker for a good story, regardless of who wrote it. Many feature slide-out rooms and porches, and come with modern creature comforts built-in, such as bedrooms, bathrooms, dining rooms, kitchens, Wi-Fi, TV and more.Authors of Color Write Paranormal Romances Note: Contains opinionated author opinions and book recommendations Travel trailers range in size from as short as 8 feet long all the way to 40 feet in length, with the most common sizes ranging between 18 and 25 feet in length. A variety of travel trailer designs still exist today, with the smallest ones being foldable designs called popups, which can be towed by smaller vehicles, and the largest ones being referred to as 5th Wheels, which need to be towed by more powerful trucks. It would not be until the late 1950s that newer designs would emerge, with fiberglass being incorporated into the structural design in the 1970s. Due to the early metal designs, tourists traveling using these trailers were often called “tin can tourists.” Travel trailers date back to the early 1930s in the U.S., when they first became popular for traveling tourists. They can range widely from barebones to replete with interior features, multiple rooms, modern technology and more. Travel trailers, commonly referred to as 5th Wheels, are a towed version of a recreation vehicle that can vary in length and amenities.

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