Hypertext Magazine asked Angelique Pesce, author of American Pastime, “What made you want to write American Pastime?”
By Angelique Pesce
As a literary major I learned that language is like math. It has a science. A right angle can build a cornerstone to a building. A letter builds a word the same. Sometimes peace. Sometimes hate. But they build whatever you intend. Knowing your words count or have value like math made me want to teach readers that. Use your words wisely is a constant theme in American Pastime to stop and listen and love one another before it’s too late, an experience the main character Adam has to wrestle with over and over in the novel until he has a conversation with God at a baseball game. In the wake of the country’s school shootings epidemic, the Black Lives Matter movement, and COVID there is no time like the present to write our best intentions.
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As a legal analyst, historian, and pop culture ethicist, Angelique Pesce has taught western and eastern culture media and law ethics for twelve years. As an artist making documentary and narrative films, she is able to tell a story that interests audiences of all ages whether new to the topic or learned. Her prior writing experience is two children’s books, a legal blog, and several novels in authorship. She has worked in costume design and film production for productions released by United Artists, Discovery ID, and NBC Networks. She has managed several New York law firms.
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