Prelude to Vendetta Nation

The following is a short excerpt from the Chapter in Enigma Black entitled The Vendetta.  It's told from the point of view of the the villian, The Man in Black, and is a prelude to the second book in the series, Vendetta Nation:


It had been a close call--one that would never happen again.  She was a threat; there was no doubt about that.  Had she actually listened to the other one instead of stupidly exhibiting the pretentious behavior she had, they may have actually had a chance against him.  He shuddered at the thought of someone being able to stop him, someone being able to take him down before he could accomplish his ultimate goal.
　
He stood up from the bed in his immaculate master bedroom in the three-bedroom apartment of which he lived alone.  Pain shot up his side.  In response, he grunted gripping it in a shallow attempt at comfort.  The wound where the bullet pierced his flesh remained very tender but he still continued to refuse the pain killers being pushed on him regardless.  There was something about physical pain that invigorated him, that made him feel strangely more alive.  His doctors had done such a wonderful job with ensuring his survival these past several years.  Of course, they benefited immensely from it too. It was a true symbiotic relationship.　 His armor would be repaired, his wound would heal and he would return; better than ever.

Gov. Rick Snyder = President Brooks in my novel, Enigma Black

Oh Governor (Rep. MI) how you are the prime example of life imitating art.

Anyone who knows me knows that I'm a Democrat.  This is a fact that I've known and have been proud of since the eighth grade which is a miracle since I was raised in a highly Republican household and ever frustrating since I've somehow found myself married to a Republican.  However, I like to think that I'm different than most of those who pick a side in that, if there is a Republican candidate that I feel would be better suited for the job, I'd suck it up and vote for him or her. That was the case with Rep. Rick Snyder.  Even though I didn't end up voting in the last election (which is a shame because it sounds like all Michiganders are going to be stripped of this right very soon) I still felt he was the best candidate or the job.  Like the rest of the flock, I bought into the whole "One tough nerd" campaign with the belief that he was prepared to fight for the "little man".  My oh my, how a matter of only four months can alter your once indelible perception of reality. 

In Enigma Black, President Carver Brooks uses the threat of The Man in Black and the fear of society to benefit his own agenda creating a dystopian society.  It appears, if the below video is any indication, that the same is happening now in Michigan with the budget crisis.  After all, we here in Michigan have been so battered by our craptastic economy that we wouldn't mind giving up our most basic of rights, right? 

Yes, Michigan is, in fact, screwed.