A Matter of Time

"A Matter of Time" is part autobiography, part political polemic, and part suspense thriller. In the very near future, a proud progressive struggles against a newly elected totalitarian regime in America --- at tremendous personal cost. While the country moves to the far right and sacrifices freedom for security, a small cadre of “slow old guys” in a bucolic Northern California town peacefully, almost passively, take over their own local government and see their visions of peace, tolerance and harmony become the law of their small land. But even as their libertarian principles blossom in the village, dark clouds of oppression gather over their beloved nation, and soon their leader finds himself sentenced to die for the accidental, and televised, demise of a friend. Told in the first person, this gripping tale of the last 24 hours of the condemned hero’s life is rich with reflection, incisive wit and lush narrative. As the hours pass, the reader is introduced to players, both real and fictional, woven into a seamless tapestry of character and story. Beliefs are tested, honor challenged, while the minutes inexorably tick away to the final decision, and ultimate statement of belief, as one man’s life is reduced simply to A Matter of Time.