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I began writing Vision Dreams in the late 2000s, during the height of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, spurred on by two worries: how much of our resources should we devote to overseas wars and how much will people like me lose out due to the resource-allocation choices our society makes. Dystopian societies have been envisioned before; mine is just as scary.

~ Anthony Candela

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Christian Faith Publishing

Pub Date: October 17, 2019

Vision Dreams, A Parable

In this dystopian novella, Anthony Candela, a self-described "Trekker" and "secular humanist", shows us the extremes to which societies will go if sufficiently frightened, especially if science and technology permit it. Individuals will do likewise in order to achieve, if not happiness, then at least relief from tyranny.

 

In this story, the narrator, who both hovers above the action and is totally immersed in it, tells of the lengths he and his three co-adventurers go to achieve their goals. One wants an even chance at life and, oh yes, to be a star baseball player; another wants to fly. A third seeks true artistic sensuality, and the fourth wants nothing more than the Freudian essentials of success at love and work. Unfortunately the society they live in has hunkered down, devoting nearly all of its resources to self-protection and very little to everyday human comforts-all except for a small group of scientists who appear to be bucking the system.

 

Ultimately by extraction, this novella increases our understanding of what it means to live in a society that is supportive of its citizens' daily happiness and humanity. Perhaps after reading it, you will be more on guard against what can happen when nations decide to be hypervigilant. As the plot unfolds, you will see the lengths to which people will go to achieve their humanity. In the midst of the subtle kinds of strife that leads many to live lives of quiet desperation, there are heroes willing to take risks.

Book Excerpts

Seeing Cheryl

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from Vision Dreams 

Joe's Flight

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from Vision Dreams 

The Final Flash

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from Vision Dreams 

Vision Dream Excerpts
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