Welcome to the January 2003 installment of...

What a year it has been! We got the chance to make and distribute mp3 files from the Chicago reading and book sale for the novel The Key To Believing. sound clips Chicago novel reading 12/10/02 The author read portions of The Key To Believing with the assistance of actor Brad Woodard and preface writer John Yotko, during a feature performance in Chicago on December 10, 2002. (Along with back-up music, original photography and stock images on this page are from the performance presentation.) click to download: Part One Introduction to Sloane and other characters, through meeting colleague Toby and seeing problem he is having with the destruction of rain forest land and researching AIDS medicines. Part Two Here is the introduction to Carter, their decision to create a book, and her last e-mail from a covernment spy who told her about the government's involvement with AIDS. Part Three This segment covers the point from her receiving this infamous e-mail through going to Colorado Springs to meet with the government agent, while the pilot of the private plane talks to Sloane about her being in love. Part Four This is of her meeting with a government agent where they learn about the deception and AIDS. Part Five After her meeting, she learns of another government agency trying to steal their work, as she works to try to keep their information and plan press conferences to get their information out to the people. Part Six This is her later press conference, where she makes a great speech and no one even stops to ask her questions when she is finished. Part Secen After her press conference, Sloane goes to Carter's hotel and they celebrate this one battle for her, which will be be first of many fights they will have to go through to get to the truth.