Stories I'd like to read

It's not as if the world isn't rich with material for writers and readers like me. I wish I could read a novel about

• Ziggy Klein, who was a beloved comrade of mine, a one-of-a-kind character whose likes I don't expect to ever meet again, a stalwart who fought the good fight till the day he died
• Rubie Curl-Pinkins, who, backed by community, friends, family and supporters, fought off the predatory loan broker Countrywide's efforts to evict her from her Detroit home of 45 years
• the thousands of immigrant workers jailed in the current wave of fascist-style ICE raids, and this coming Sunday's Dia de la Raza nationwide protests to defend them