Jim Rielis the writer/artist of "Forgiveness", a 200+ page graphic novel currently in progress.  Jim has written several  short stories.  He  lives in central Massachusetts where he  works for a hi-tech firm as a technical writer. Jim received an Associate's degree from the School of the Worcester Art Museum in 1978.
The Story of Forgiveness...
In the summer of 1675, Takonet, a young Wenapauk warrior, joins King Philip's rebellion against the English colonists encroaching on the native lands of New England.

In the present day, Michael Laforte, a Wenapauk descendant, gets drawn into the political machinations surrounding the Wenapauks' attempts to be formally recognized as a tribe by the federal
government.
Takonet and Michael encounter
each other in the dreams
they share.



 
 
Forgiveness
   Chapter 10
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