Hello Friends, near and far.
Summer is upon us. For the first time since COVID, i.e., three years, this summer I will make an international trip. There are two main reasons for the chosen itinerary to Norwich, England and Berlin, Germany. The former is the last place that I visited in 2019 before the lock downs. Some of you will know that my solo pilgrimage culminated in a second book. I am returning there to do a book reading as part of the 650th anniversary celebrations of Julian of Norwich. The latter is a place where Lance lived as a young writer. We are merging our two past experiences together to research an idea that has been coming to us. It seems that the way has opened for us to make the trip now.
While living in a different place, I will be writing a blog that will focus on a particular theme which I have been skirting around for a few years. I have not picked it up in earnest since I first wrote my Christmas letter called Clarion Christmas Call. (I have attached it to refresh your memory, or in case you were not a recipient at that time.)

The note that one message struck in me three years ago, has become a steady drumbeat during the intervening years. I can no longer remain silent and walk the path toward unfreedom in this country. Living where I live these days, creates for me a particular urgency to say something rather than nothing. Writing may help to answer one question that I am often asked regarding how I live here in this "state?" Perhaps, I will come to answer it for myself from a long distance perspective. The second purpose of writing the blog, will be to engage others, like you, to consider your own thoughts regarding our collective future.
The title of the blog is: Banned in Florida . . . PERIOD!
Thanks for taking a few minutes from your busy lives to read this preliminary note. I expect to launch the blog in June.
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