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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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A collection of science fiction and fantasy short stories -
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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.
Category Archives: Book Reviews
Book Review: The Books in my Life by Henry Miller
Henry Miller at his best is a virtuoso writer. He can write about anything and it is entertaining. He is with words like Jerry Garcia was with guitar: you didn’t really give a damn whether he was actually playing a … Continue reading
Book Review: Inside Hitler’s Greece: The Experience of Occupation 1941-44
You want a horror story? Forget Frankenstein and Dracula and Stephen King and Lovecraft. Read this book. What Greeks went through during the Second World War is grotesque to say the least and indescribably horrific to say the most. It … Continue reading
Book Review: A Crown of Feathers and Other Stories by Isaac Bashevis Singer
Soon after starting to read this collection I found myself comparing Singer’s stories with those of Jorge Luis Borges. First of all, both writers deal with elements of the fantastic, though Singer is concerned mainly with that which has to … Continue reading
Book Review: Inventing Paradise: The Greek Journey 1937-47 by Edmund Keeley
Just before World War 2 a number of writers and poets came together in friendship in Greece and formed a group which included Henry Miller, Lawrence Durrell, George Seferis, George Katsimbalis, and other Greek literary figures. Henry Miller writes about … Continue reading
Book Review: Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
There are clues hidden in the first few paragraphs of this novel as to what will follow, but they are cryptic, understandable only in hindsight after you have made it almost to the end. Therefore, to me at least, the … Continue reading
My Favorite Fiction Books: The Runners-Up
A few weeks ago I posted a list of my five favorite fiction books. They are: 1. “The Lord of the Rings” by J.R.R. Tolkien 2. “On the Road” by Jack Kerouac 3. “Tropic of Cancer” by Henry Miller 4. … Continue reading
Book Review: The Freelancer’s Survival Guide by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
I can’t remember how it happened or what led me to it, but by fortuitous chance I came across a blog called “Killing the Sacred Cows of Publishing” by Dean Wesley Smith. Every few days a new post would appear, … Continue reading
My Five Favorite Fiction Books
Lists of favorite books are fun, aren’t they? Sometimes they give me ideas on what to read next, and I am always on the lookout for good books, as I am always reading something. Usually I alternate between fiction and … Continue reading
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