THE FELLOW UTOPIAN
I am more 100 percent American than some of the born Americans. I resent some losses of freedom more quickly. I mean I want to be proud of my country, I think more than a born American does. That way I feel I am an immigrant. Otherwise I have never felt like one.
- Rachel Goldman – Jewish, from Russia. Arrived 1946.
The Fellow Utopian
A Novel by Wilfried F. Voss
Anthony M. Shoemaker came to this country in 1935, believing it provided the perfect breeding ground for a new communist society. After all, the constitution of the United States of America, very much like the Communist Manifesto, calls for equal rights for all people. In addition, there is a new President, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and his “New Deal”, a policy filled with socialist ideals, designed to even the differences between poor and rich.
As the story line follows Anthony M. Shoemaker through stations of his life in New York City, he never changes his socialist views, but he, nevertheless, develops a deep love for what he calls his country.
In his “A More Perfect Union” speech on March 18, 2008, then-Senator Barack Obama said, “For as long as I live, I will never forget that in no other country on Earth is my story even possible.” This line perfectly describes what The Fellow Utopian is about: A story that would only be possible here in the United States of America.
Monday, August 24, 2009
Separation Anxiety…
At this moment I am sitting at the Panera Bread branch in Hadley, Massachusetts. I haven’t been here for several weeks, but I need to get back into the usual routine of taking a day per week to write. However, I feel like a lame duck in the water. I have been separated from my previous novel The Bleeding Hills and I am attempting to establish a mental connection to my next work. It isn’t as easy as I thought. Let me try by elaborating on my ideas for my next work.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
A More Prefect Union
“A More Prefect Union” is the name of a speech delivered by Senator Barack Obama on March 18, 2008 in the course of the contest for the 2008 Democratic Party presidential nomination. The above quote is taken from that speech and it perfectly describes the theme behind my novel, The Fellow Utopian. The storyline is based on people and events that would only be possible here in the United States of America.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
The Fellow Utopian – Cover design
The idea for the cover is based on one of the numerous discussions I had with a friend of mine, Brian. During one the many alcohol-induced conversations at our favorite watering hole, Packards, he told me about his plan to join a group of young people and conquer the United States Bullion Depository at Fort Knox in Kentucky. Brian was very popular among those young people who hang out on Main Street at virtually any weather. He always carried an extra supply of cigarettes, and he was more than willing to share. ”I am an American,” he said, “and as American citizens we have the right to access Fort Knox. This is our country, and Fort Know belongs to the American people.”
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
The Indecision Process Is Done With
Since the release of The Bleeding Hills, I also learned that the presence of a second novel might have a greater impact on my first work than the actual first novel itself. So, I was pressed to make a decision between two candidates. The winner is clearly American Male Prostitute. First, the title itself is the best marketing tool, because it is provocative, and I have already written more than 7,500 words. Writing American Male Prostitute is fun, and I am not saying that writing The Fellow Utopian isn’t. Well, in all honesty American Male Prostitute is more fun, and that is the reason that writing it will result in better progress.
