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World Without Pain: The Story of a Search
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Road Signs
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A collection of science fiction and fantasy short stories -
Thoughts from the Aerie
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Memoirs and essays on a range of topics
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Silent Interviews
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Stories about the mysterious Telepathic Guild Invisible People
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A collection of science fiction and fantasy stories The Relocation Blues
Adriana’s Family
The Woman Who Fell Backwards and Other Stories
Apocalypse Bluff and Other Stories
The Senescent Nomad Hits the Road
Invasive Procedures: Stories
Heroes and Other Illusions: Stories
Bedlam Battle: An Omnibus of the One Thousand Series
After the Fireflood
Caliban’s Children
The Fantasy Book Murders
Opting Out and Other Departures
Sunflower: A Novel
America Redux: Impressions of the United States After Thirty-Five Years Abroad
Fear or Be Feared: Fantasies
Writing as a Metaphysical Experience
Reviews and Reflections on Books, Literature, and Writing
The One Thousand: A Novella
The One Thousand: Book Two: Team of Seven
The One Thousand: Book Three: Black Magic Bus
The One Thousand: Book Four: Deconstructing the Nightmare
After the Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Memoir of Greece
The Misadventures of Mama Kitchen: A Novel
Dark Mirrors: Dystopian Tales
Love Children: A Novel
Painsharing and Other Stories
The Dragon Ticket and Other Stories
Category Archives: Book Reviews
Book Review: Bones of the Earth by Michael Swanwick
I have great respect for Michael Swanwick’s writing. His short story collection “Tales of Old Earth” is one of my favorite collections, and stories in it such as “Scherzo With Tyrannosaur”, “Wild Minds”, and “Radiant Doors” are among the best … Continue reading
Book Review: What Language Is (And What It Isn’t and What It Could Be) by John McWhorter
At the science fiction convention ConDor 2013 I attended a panel on linguistics by David Peterson, who created four languages for the TV miniseries “Game of Thrones”. His presentation fascinated me, and I kept interrupting to ask questions. At the … Continue reading
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Tagged David Peterson, Games of Thrones, John McWhorter, language, linguistics
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Book Review: The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century by Thomas L. Friedman
Before I talk about this book I want to explain to you how I’ve been making money lately. Unfortunately, my novels, short stories, and memoirs do not yet pay a sufficient amount of the bills. In addition, nobody is falling … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Memoir
Tagged book review, globalization, memoir, The World is Flat, Thomas L Friedman
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On Abandoning the Reading of United States: Essays 1952-1992 by Gore Vidal
I always like to be reading a book. I usually alternate between fiction and nonfiction, and I usually plan my reading at least one or two books ahead so I always have something on hand. But having finished a novel, … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, On Writing
Tagged book review, Gore Vidal, Jurgen, literary criticism, United States: Essays 1952-1992
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Book Review: Becoming Ray Bradbury by Jonathan R. Eller
I suppose I should preface this by saying that this book was not what I expected. I found it by chance browsing at the public library in the new book section. It intrigued me because I love the short story … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, On Writing
Tagged biography, book review, Ray Bradbury, short story, Writing
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Book Review: Plexus by Henry Miller
“Plexus” is the second book of Miller’s “The Rosy Crucifixion”, a trilogy which is comprised of “Sexus”, “Plexus”, and “Nexus”. A few years ago, when I decided to re-read some of Henry Miller’s works, I started with “Tropic of Cancer”, … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, Henry Miller, Plexus, Rosy Crucifixion, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn
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Book Review: On Wings of Eagles by Ken Follett
My reading this book came about as the result of a frustrated search. For years I have been trying to find a DVD copy of the miniseries “On Wings of Eagles”, which I first watched somewhere in the East and … Continue reading
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Tagged Arthur "Bull" Simons, Burt Lancaster, escape, Iran, Ken Follett, On Wings of Eagles, Ross Perot, suspense
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