The Karman Line
Meet me where boundaries are challenged, revolution seems inevitable, and words have the power to change everything. They do - don't they?
About The Karman Line novel
Where is The Karman Line?
The Karman Line is the official boundary between earth and space. It's where our atmosphere ends and space begins - the precise moment when an objects become weightless in space - and there's no international agreement over where it exists.
In fact, because Earth's atmosphere is not solid, the Karman Line is not a single point or line in space. It's open to interpretation - and how many boundaries are only defined because we accept that they are where we've been told they are? How many are not even real?
Monarchs & Madmen
A powerful man calls the President of Ukraine a'dictator.' Others repeat it until a cry goes up that he is this thing - but here's the thing: 'Dictator' has a real meaning. So does the word 'Nazi.' These are real words, with real meanings that are connected to real events that really happened - and if people insist of throwing them around like missiles, at least know what you're tossing out there - because when those who seek to manipulate perception use these clearly defined terms poorly, they expect us to accept it. Don't.
A Paypal legacy: Apartheid and Nazism
Why does the world’s richest man seem so eerily comfortable echoing Nazi talking points? Ah, Elon Musk - a man with an unfortunate habit of making gestures that look like Nazi salutes.
When Musk’s arm shot up at Trump’s inaugural event, some concerned viewers saw historical echoes, but Musk was quick to clarify: he was merely waving like any normal billionaire would at a political rally filled with nationalists. Any nationalists, we wonder - or just white ones?
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“Reading The Karman Line Novel was a transformative experience. The story stayed with me long after I finished the last page, leaving me questioning the limits we place on ourselves. Highly recommend!”
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The past is prologue
The Karman Line is a novel set in the Transvaal. It explores the rise of the apartheid regime, and its impact on a mixed group of people with much to hide - from themselves, each other, and - most deadly of all - from the apartheid state.
History can be a brutal teacher.
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