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World Without Pain: The Story of a Search
Memoir of my hippy travel days in the mid-70s.
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Stories about the mysterious Telepathic Guild Invisible People
A thrilling novel of time travel, alien invasion, and mysterious portals -
A collection of science fiction and fantasy stories The Relocation Blues
A memoir of life's transitional experiences Adriana’s Family
A novel about alien contact.
The Woman Who Fell Backwards and Other Stories
A collection of science fiction and fantasy stories.
Apocalypse Bluff and Other Stories
A collection of science fiction and fantasy stories
The Senescent Nomad Hits the Road
An aging science fiction writer abandons his apartment and hits the road full time.
Invasive Procedures: Stories
A collection of science fiction stories.
Heroes and Other Illusions: Stories
A collection of science fiction and fantasy stories
Bedlam Battle: An Omnibus of the One Thousand Series
A compilation of four novellas comprising the One Thousand series. Hippies and benevolent aliens pursue psychotic killers.
After the Fireflood
After the Earth's surface is obliterated in an apocalyptic firestorm, human survivors from the moon and outer colonies attempt to rebuild.
Caliban’s Children
Humans must ally themselves with true beasts to overcome a dark power that morphs humans into animals and binds them to its will.
The Fantasy Book Murders
Surreal and deadly hunt for a serial killer.
Opting Out and Other Departures
A collection of fantasy and science fiction short stories about wanderers and unlikely heroes.
Sunflower: A Novel
A woman's odyssey, first through America and then across continents, in the dark, post-Altamont days of the early 70s.
America Redux: Impressions of the United States After Thirty-Five Years Abroad
Memoir of my return to the States after thirty-five years overseas.
Fear or Be Feared: Fantasies
A collection of fantasy short stories.
Writing as a Metaphysical Experience
Essays on a life-long quest for voice, inspiration and excellence in writing.
Reviews and Reflections on Books, Literature, and Writing
A collection of book reviews and essays on books, literature, and writing.
The One Thousand: A Novella
Science fiction thriller. A man possessed by alien entities recruits convicts for a murderous rampage.
The One Thousand: Book Two: Team of Seven
Sequel to The One Thousand. A fellowship of alien-possessed psychopaths throw a party at which they plan to slaughter all the guests.
The One Thousand: Book Three: Black Magic Bus
Sequel to The One Thousand Books One and Two. In southern Europe, the Team of Seven hunt a busload of alien-possessed psychopaths intent on unleashing a deadly pathogen in a major city.
The One Thousand: Book Four: Deconstructing the Nightmare
Fourth novella in The One Thousand Series. The Team of Seven finally confront the alien-possessed psychopaths they have been hunting.
After the Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Memoir of Greece
A memoir of my life in Greece.
The Misadventures of Mama Kitchen: A Novel
A hippy girl's adventures in a wilderness commune, Haight/Ashbury, and Woodstock.
Dark Mirrors: Dystopian Tales
A collection of dark science fiction stories.
Love Children: A Novel
Young people raised by aliens return to Earth to seek their parents.
Painsharing and Other Stories
A collection of science fiction stories.
The Dragon Ticket and Other Stories
A collection of science fiction stories mostly set in India.
Author Archives: John Walters
What My Beard Means to Me
Several days ago, on a Sunday, I decided to grow a beard. On Monday, the company for which I have been doing blog articles called, informed me they were discontinuing the blog and, in effect, fired me. It was due … Continue reading
The United States Considered as a Jigsaw Puzzle of Disparate Tourist Attractions
Recently I have been writing a series of articles about the United States, moving state by state, one after another, from west to east. Because they are written for travelers, the articles deal mostly with places tourists might want to … Continue reading
Home
I sit here in the small rented house I share with some of my sons in Pacific Beach, San Diego, and I ruminate about home. At the end of my memoir on my hippy travel days, “World Without Pain: The … Continue reading
Book Review: Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World by Liaquat Ahamed
My motivation in reading this book was not curiosity about the economic crash and depression of the late 1920s and early 1930s. It’s an interesting subject, sure, and I go for anything that piques my interest if I have time … Continue reading
Balance
After reading the last chapter, “Askew”, one of my sons who doesn’t live with me wrote and said, “Why are you so down on the US? Sure it’s got problems, but I’ve built a good life here and in many … Continue reading
Askew
I have been wanting to write this for a few weeks now but I haven’t, for two reasons. First of all, I haven’t had the time. I finally found a job. It’s a freelance writing gig; I contracted with a … Continue reading
Book Review: Jack London, Sailor on Horseback by Irving Stone
We writers are often lonely people. We labor away day after day, alone in our rooms at our keyboards. Often those around us don’t understand what we are going through and what drives us to persevere. How I acquired this … Continue reading
Gladiators
I had always enjoyed watching football. If the two teams know what they are doing, if they are playing with a modicum of unity, there is something fluid about it. You might almost say it is something like a violent … Continue reading
Book Review: Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
Recently I came across a nonfiction book, “Travels” by Michael Crichton at a book sale. The book itself was so-so due to the fact that only about a third of it was actually about traveling, but the author’s writing style … Continue reading
Outsiders
I have been pondering what I wrote about rejection. In that essay I made the implication that everyone around me was part of a whole which for some inexplicable reason had rejected me. After I wrote it, however, I took … Continue reading
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