For one of my short stories, I followed along with the adventures of an animal liberation group…with a twist.

(Here’s the link to the anthology that the short story was in: https://www.amazon.com/Neon-Druid-Anthology-Celtic-Fantasy/dp/1791884172/)

So, when I received a call-to-action email from PETA to send a letter to my representative(s) about supporting the FDA modernization act, I, of course, did send the form/letter. 

As some of you may know, I’m in Kansas, a very conservative red state here in the United States. For example, it often appears that Representative Ron Estes and I could not be on farther ends of the spectrum in terms of key issues, based on their earlier responses to other letters I’ve sent.

But here was Representative Estes’s response–a response that, admittedly, surprised me: