Monthly Archives: August 2011

“The Common Lot: Take Off” — a novel about a Citizen Legislature through sortition

I have just completed a novel based on a Citizen Legislature selected by sortition.  It is provisionally titled “The Common Lot: Take Off”.  I have posted the first three chapters on website http://www.TheCommonLot.com. This is an excision, re-write and update … Continue reading

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Chapter 4

Chapter 4 of “The Common Lot: Take Off”

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Chapters 4 & 5

Chapters 4 & 5 of “The Common Lot: Take Off”

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Take Off – Chapters 4-6

Chapters 4 through 6 of “The Common Lot: Take Off”

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The Common Lot: Take Off

These are the first three chapters of a 225 page novel about what a sortitionally-chosen federal Citizen Legislature in the U.S.A. might look like. It is as much a character study as a political investigation. Hoping for feedback and discussion … Continue reading

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