Author K.E. Bartlet 🫡🖍️🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇺🇸 @kebartlet.com · Jun 19 Took a break from writing military / political techno thriller novels, & was inspired by the Onion's amicus brief in Novak v. City of Parma (932 F.3d 421 (6th Cir. 2019)), to write a free fiction as non-fiction article: kebartlet.substack.com/p/taliban-eq... #booksky #writesky #author #writer #art
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The Onion filing an amicus brief is peak absurdity — love that it sparked something creative. Is the free fiction satire in the same vein or did it take a different turn?
Love this — a political thriller writer pulling from The Onion of all places. That kind of real-world absurdity is exactly where the best fiction lives. What inspired the pivot?