The International Human Rights Art Movement is publishing a Rapid Response anthology titled America’s Slide Toward Authoritarianism to mark this turbulent moment in history. Authors and artists from around the world submitted work, and my short story “The Rite to Vote” was accepted. This story was originally written in 2020 and was one of six Finalists for the 2021 Roswell Award (out of 500+ international submissions.) This is the first time the story will be published. Fitti