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Michael L. Polzin

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I was a decent student in my youth. BA English from the University Of San Diego. USD Law School. Passed California bar exam. Hung out a shingle and practiced law for ten years. Yuck! It wasn't for me.

I've worked in factories, as a flatbed truck driver, care provider, bus driver. Through it all, always an avid reader. Prior to the pandemic, I joined Redding Writers Forum. Two of my short stories have been published in their anthologies. Two short plays have been performed locally at the Riverfront Playhouse in Redding, CA.

"Sublime Maelstrom" is my debut novel. Inspired by the U.S. Supreme Court's horrible decision Bush v. Gore, calling off the recount in Florida and handing the presidency to a Texas oil man at a perhaps critical moment for h ...more

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Scientists tell us 95% of all life that has ever existed on our planet has become extinct. We now face three threats to our very existence - nuclear weapons, global warming and artificial intelligence. No one seems to be listening.

I wonder. Isn't it time we put the science back into the field of political science?

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Considers themes like empathy toward others, superstition v. science, dimensional travel. A first contact scenario with family members of an alien race which have inadvertently brought along predators. Understanding and cooperation must prevent annih ...more
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