The Trial of Tilly Turtle
Soft storytelling for hard political truths
From the Author
Some ideas are so distorted in today’s political discourse that arguing them head-on feels futile. You present facts, and you’re met with slogans. You speak of fairness, and you’re told fairness is a luxury “they” don’t deserve.
So I decided to try something different.
This is a children’s book. But it’s not just for children.
It’s a story meant to reframe how we think about justice, due process, and the danger of deciding who is “worthy” of rights.
You won’t find stats here. You won’t find footnotes.
You’ll find a turtle. A trial. And a choice.
And sometimes, that’s all it takes to make someone stop and ask:
“What if it were me?”
This is The Trial of Tilly Turtle.
A moral fable for anyone who still believes that fairness should be universal—or needs to be reminded why.
Lovely!
Wonderfully presented. As a psychologist, I'm curious if you think some people are just too far gone to be brought back to the fold? If so, maybe it's better to present this fable to the young, the impressionable who may be willing to understand the underlying message? Obviously, the preamble sets the objective and those already paranoid of being "cured" will never get to the fable.