Author Archives: John Walters

The Nemesis of Content Creators

When I moved back to the United States from Greece, it was not my initial intention to become a self-employed freelance writer. I looked for a job. Any job. Well, almost any job. I drew the line at flipping burgers … Continue reading

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Book Review:  Outside Looking In: A Novel by T. C. Boyle

T. C. Boyle has a penchant for examining countercultural issues, especially those from the sixties and seventies. One of his previous novels, Drop City, concerns a commune of hippies that decides to relocate from California to Alaska; the transplanted freaks … Continue reading

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Book Review:  Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann

Let me preface this review by clarifying that I have not seen the award-nominated film of the same name by Martin Scorsese, so reading this book was my introduction to this horrific story. After oil is discovered on land belonging … Continue reading

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In Pursuit of Excellence

I have been doing power yoga for decades now, at least three times a week as part of my exercise regimen. Since I began when I was still living in Greece and my schedule and location did not permit me … Continue reading

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Book Review:  Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: A Novel by Quentin Tarantino

I am normally not a fan of novelizations of films, but this one, after all, is written by Tarantino himself, so I figured it was worth a read. It turns out that the book is not really a novelization; that … Continue reading

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Check Out My Book Recommendations!

I was invited to promote my novel The Misadventures of Mama Kitchen and suggest some of my favorite related books on a new recommendation site. Follow this link to check out The Best Books Celebrating the Psychedelic Sixties!

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Book Review:  The God Equation: The Quest for a Theory of Everything by Michio Kaku

The God Equation is Michio Kaku’s term for the ultimate theory, “the holy grail of physics, a single formula from which, in principle, one could derive all other equations, starting from the Big Bang and moving to the end of … Continue reading

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A Summer Treat for My Blog Followers

As a summer gift to readers, I have enrolled electronic editions of some of my books and stories in the Smashwords Summer Sale, which runs through the month of July. Complete books are half price, marked down from $3.99 to … Continue reading

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Thoughts from the Aerie: Memoirs and Essays Is Now Available!

My latest book, Thoughts from the Aerie: Memoirs and Essays, has just been published by Astaria Books and is available from numerous online outlets, including the venues listed below. Here’s a summary from the back cover: After living abroad for … Continue reading

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Book Review:  The Quickening: Creation and Community at the Ends of the Earth by Elizabeth Rush

Elizabeth Rush is the author of Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore, a study of the effects of global warming and rising sea levels on vulnerable places and communities. In The Quickening she continues her studies of the impact … Continue reading

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