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Doug Marlette has decided to write about the South without the embroidery and fantasy often used by Southern wanna-be's, Southern never-were's or the Southern elite that 99.999% of Southerners don't know and will instinctually avoid. As you read about the evil of racism that was and still is a factor in all regions of our nation, Doug Marlette will remind you that evil rarely introduces itself for easy identification. Racism is an evil that Magic Time will not let the reader forget. What strikes this reader is that Doug Marlette doesn't hide behind the mask of explanation or run from the nudity found in the truth but presents a story to the reader for their own interpretations. Wow, what a concept, tell the story, present the reality, and accept the consequences of that honesty. Even the intellectually gifted can come down from their lofty perch of literary reference, pause in their instruction, and consider the fact that most us want a good story that teaches good over evil.
