I began writing "I Remember Tomorrow" after having the pleasure to spend a great deal of time with a medium group of psychics. None of the people I knew saw themselves as fortune tellers or soothsayers. Instead, they saw themselves as regular people who could do certain things that other regular people couldn't do.
Truth be told, I was skeptical when I attended my first gathering. In fact, it began when I was invited to attend a casual meeting of fewer than a dozen friends and acquaintances who simply wanted to get together and talk about a book on meditation. After all, in this day and age it's the rare individual who doesn't have to deal with stress on some level. Whether it's figuring out how to pay of credit card debt, how to pay college tuition, or just whether the boss will treat you properly at work. Stress is an everyday part of life.
I was soon to learn that such trivial concerns of everyday people were the least of the worries of people I'd know for several years. Instead, they were more interested in finding ways to hold onto their sanity in the face of things they didn't understand.
It seems common that many people with manifest psychic ability struggled from the onset of those ability with convincing themselves they weren't crazy. That the things they saw or the thing they could feel were rooted in the real world rather than the result of some form or other of mental illness.
Don't misunderstand; I'm not trying to say that whenever someone purports to hear voices that they are psychic. There are plenty of mental health issues that manifest themselves with the same or similar symptoms. However, I've seen enough and experienced enough, now, that I can honestly say I have no reason to disbelieve in the reality of psychic abilities and phenomenon.
I'm not a parapsychologist and don't profess to fully understand all the possibilities relating to the field. Still, I've witnessed things that can't be explained away as hallucinations or over-active imagination. From psychokinesis to telepathy, precognition and clairvoyance, the only one I have not witnessed is psychokinesis. And the evidence has been enough for me to acknowledge these are things that go beyond the realm of everyday science. Or at least what the scientific community is willing to acknowledge publicly.
The common thread linking all of the people who possessed these abilities was fear. Fear of what they could see, or hear, or do. Some overcame their fear at much earlier ages than others. Some still live their lives concerned they are one step away from a mental hospital or if friends and family learn of their "gifts" they will be scorned and ridiculed.
It was that element, that fear, which prompted me to write "I Remember Tomorrow". I wanted to present a story where the central character was so afraid of her ability that it threatened to ruin her life. I then wanted to find a way for her to come to grips with that fear and learn to accept what she could do.
I've posted the first two chapters of the book (three postings, as chapter two is in two parts), here at AuthorsDen. If you point your browser to my AuthorsDen page you can sample my wares and decide for yourself if the story is a worthwhile venture. If the reception is favorable, I will consider whether to post additional chapters.
While the central character is a cop, "I Remember Tomorrow" is not a cop story. It is, instead, a story about a very troubled woman who happens to be a cop. As such (and coming from a 15 year law enforcement career) I would warn that the chapters and the novel have some foul language and it may not be suitable reading from young audiences.
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