So, you’re scouring the Local Writers section for a diversion into Washington D.C.’s underbelly, a foray into a mysterious world of power, sex and scandal. Maybe you’re looking for a riveting story about a congressional aide racking his brain to solve the murder of a beautiful young intern. Oh, the drama, the suspense, the supreme satisfaction when at last he throws off all concern for personal advancement and hangs his murderous boss out to dry. Perhaps you’re looking for something on the inspirational side of the aisle, the rousing tale of a freshman senator, a beautiful young woman fighting ferociously to expose the excesses of a male dominated power structure. Page by page, her struggle against The System intensifies until, when all seems lost, she snatches victory out of her righteous feminist ass. You’re not going to find any of those people here.
