Doug,

I especially enjoy the unique mix of gravity and sensitivity that goes into statements like the one below which was part of your reflection on the nature of political artists and the relevance of their work.

"...stepping out from behind the shelter of the objective correlative, ... vulnerable to the barbs of specificity that contrast so sharply with the impressions and generalities of art."

I am still trying to get a sense of the world or worlds that your characters exist in, what kind of consciousness wrought them, what drives them, etc. I think that your foray into political reflection is important. You characters probably live in extremely polically charged worlds.

Keep writing. I will learn from you.