Unity: The Introduction

Nothing seems all that strange about Unity, Connecticut. The winters are cold and lingering; the summers hot and humid. Unity was a thriving town until the factory shut down a few decades ago. Now descendants of factory workers mingle with an ever growing immigrant population. The rich and upper middle class live somewhere else. Ideas travel slowly, despite the town's relative proximity to New York City. Locals run conservative and focus on the ordinary.

"Ordinary" takes on a different meaning here. Sometimes new stores appear downtown, only to vanish a few days later. The howls coming from the woods sound nothing like coyotes. People avoid the library because the librarians interpret "knowledge is power" a little too literally. The mayor is both the youngest and the oldest in the state's history.

Unity doesn't seem strange, but viewing it that way takes practice.

Author's Note: I grew up in Connecticut. I've never been to Union, so any resemblance is a coincidence or a characteristic of the state in general. All characters are made up except for any historical figures that might appear as ghosts or time travelers.

The concept for this project is what I'm calling "open notebook." I will post character sketches, notes, and random doodles as well as actual stories. Things may very well end up contradicting each other but hey, that's Unity for you.