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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
Book Review: Travels by Michael Crichton
It so happened on the 4th of July 2012 I was temporarily sojourning on Coronado Island in San Diego. When I wandered to the main street of the town to get some air and exercise, lo and behold a parade … Continue reading
Rejection
Why the disquiet? What is wrong? In order to get to the root of the malaise the problem must be analyzed. I have returned to the United States of America with some of my sons. We have fled west to … Continue reading
The Second Stratum
I have lately been concerned, nearly obsessed, with the homeless I see around me on the streets of San Diego. Why? Because it’s easy to empathize with them. I am jobless at the moment and it is not easy to … Continue reading
Book Review: Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card
I may as well plunge right in by saying that I consider “Speaker for the Dead” a far superior book to “Ender’s Game”, though it is its sequel. “Ender’s Game” is, for the most part, standard science fiction. It is … Continue reading
Job Search, or, The Hunter Lost in the Forest
Things went wrong today – so wrong that I have to write about it. This is a writer’s only recourse. Otherwise it will bubble up inside like lava in a volcano and consume me. I started the day with the … Continue reading
Exceptions to Affluence: The Underclass
Though in general I have been impressed with the way the United States has changed since I last lived here in the 1970s, my thoughts turn again and again to the homeless I see everywhere on the streets of the … Continue reading
Book Review: The Fifties by David Halberstam
This is a terrific book by a terrific writer. When I came across it in a used bookstore in Pacific Beach, San Diego, I was first put off by its size. In its hardcover edition it’s a real doorstopper of … Continue reading
The Myth of the Perfect Person
I notice it in every medium, every aspect of society: advertising touts it, of course, on TV, on the internet, on posters and placards, in brochures and pamphlets and magazines; films and books present it in the subtleties of the … Continue reading
Book Review: Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
This is one of those books that sat for years on my shelf before I read it. I don’t know why. No special reason. Sometimes there’s just a right time to do things, and I guess this was the time. … Continue reading
Homeless
There are many homeless people here in San Diego. I suppose I should make that statement more universal and say that there are many homeless people all around the world, but we need to zoom in on this particular situation. … Continue reading
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