Several readers have pointed out the similarities between my fictional 'Kill Zone' in Columbus Ohio and the real-life nightmare in Nevada.
In describing a planned massacre in "Winter's Woes", I wrote:
Hank said, "We're pretty sure about most of this. KZ stands for Kill Zone. The FreedomRiders are starting to organize a massive rally in downtown Columbus, Ohio. Thousands of white supremacists."
Nobody knows how many America Nazis are out there. Thousands and thousands, and that might be conservative.
Daddy and I listened. "Dozens of Idaho FreedomRiders will be on rooftops. In hotel rooms, offices facing the street. Automatic weapons, grenades, rocket launchers, the works."
Daddy spoke quietly, "They're going to kill everyone."
Hank nodded, "Everyone. Skinheads, supremacists, KKK. And counter-protesters. Liberals, college kids, mothers. Civilians. The attendance levels will be significant, post-Charlottesville.
Was I prescient? No, not at all. Anyone who thinks about mass murders could figure out practical, and dystopian, methods of ensuring mass casualties.
I waited several days after the Vegas attack to post this. Respect.
Paige