Defying the Mandates
in the Epicentre of COVID Wokism

I received your book today and was immediately touched by the dedication you wrote. It made me feel "known" and that I was in touch with a member of "my tribe." In my co-op of twelve buildings and about 1,000 people, I am the only one I know of who has refused to follow the official COVID narrative.

 It's worth mentioning that Neenah lives in New York City — the epicentre of COVID wokism. She went onto say...

Likewise in my community garden of about 100 people, there was just one person who thinks as I do. Fortunately, she invited me last year to rallies where I saw there are at least several thousand New Yorkers who share our views. However, out of a city of 8 million, that's a VERY tiny minority.

Standing up for truth in such an environment takes a lot of guts. Neenah continues...

I was very moved by the reviews at the beginning of your book and checked the back pages before starting. I immediately felt that I was at home in a way that I've never felt with any other book. I plan to recommend this book to my NY friend who sees COVID as I do and to give it as a Christmas gift to one of my nephews...

I was impressed that your book includes the indigenous world. [Natural Blaze] has published 17 of my articles about Native America — most of which are linked to on my Urban Gardens Revolution site.

As I wrote about back in 2020, every civil rights movement begins with a shunned 5%. I'd like to think, over the last two years, we are at least 30% now — thanks to people like Neenah Payne who would rather follow their conscience than the crowd.

Stay sane, stay real,

John C. A. Manley

John C. A. Manley is the author of Much Ado About Corona: A Dystopian Love Story, the forthcoming All The Humans Are Sleeping and other works of speculative fiction. Get free samples of his stories by becoming a Blazing Pine Cone email subscriber at: https://blazingpinecone.com/subscribe/