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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: On Writing
The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Writer
I had planned to write a completely different blog post today, but something that I read intervened. It was a post by an editor detailing how he got started in editing and what it was like. He described the collaborative … Continue reading
Book Review: Deep River by Shusaku Endo
While searching for the novel “Silence” by Shusaku Endo at the local library I came across one of his later novels, “Deep River”. “Silence” is better-known and considered by many to be his masterpiece; Martin Scorsese is planning to film … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, On Writing
Tagged Ganges, India, Shusaku Endo, spiritual truth, Varanasi, Writing
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A Slap in the Face
Something slapped me in the face a few days ago, and it took me a while to figure out what it was – no, I am still figuring it out. Maybe writing down my thoughts will help. Well, one obvious … Continue reading
Book Review: The Year’s Best Science Fiction, 26th Annual Collection, edited by Gardner Dozois
I have a confession to make. Though I write a lot of science fiction and fantasy, I read very little of it. Many years ago I existed almost solely on a diet of SF and F, but not anymore. First … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, Gardner Dozois, science fiction, Writing, Year's Best SF
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One True Reader
It is to Henry Miller that I turn in my confusion: Henry Miller, who made an art form out of despair. I haven’t read him in years. Well, let me qualify that. I recently re-read “Reflections on Writing”, which is … Continue reading
Writers as Parents
On September 22nd, 2010, in response to John Scalzi’s post on the Science Fiction Writers of America website called: “Writer and Parent? Tips For Finding Your New Balance” I wrote the following: “I have five sons and my wife and … Continue reading
Introduction: Where I Blog and What I Blog For
What prompted this blog was my decision to take matters into my own hands. For this I have to thank Dean Wesley Smith and his online book “Killing the Sacred Cows of Publishing” and Kristine Kathryne Rusch and her online … Continue reading




























