I left out religious conflict: one of the major events of my future history was "The Reconciliation to the Book," where all the religions that include the Old Testament in their scriptures decided to be cool with each other. But I didn't want to leave religion out, it's too powerful, both personally and socially. Racial conflict went away over time, as more and more of those "other people" became, effectively, the nice family next door. But people still find ways to create an Us and a Them, and exploit that division for power. Always have, always will.
Religion plays a huge role in my life and an enormous influence on my writing. I will never write a novel nor short story though. My favourite books are by Fyodor D. His themes reminds me that life is chaotic and meaningless without recognizing and listening to God.
