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World Without Pain: The Story of a Search
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Silent Interviews
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Stories about the mysterious Telepathic Guild Invisible People
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: Parenting
Getting Old: A Journal; Part Two: Good Stuff
I hadn’t intended to write more about getting old, at least not soon, after I had finished the first part of this journal. Down the road a bit, yes, but not soon. However, while contemplating it during a walk under … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, On Writing, Parenting, Reading, Travel
Tagged confidence, courage, experience, memoir, old age, Parenting, reading, travel, wisdom, Writing
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Endings
First the disclaimer: this is not an essay on writing, though I may use various aspects of writing as an example. If you want to write, write. Go ahead, just get started. Do it any way you want and write … Continue reading
Posted in On Writing, Parenting
Tagged Cordwainer Smith, Harlan Ellison, Parenting, Writing
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I Don’t Care
A lot of things happen in life. Many good things, yes, but also nasty things, discouraging things. Recently, and by this I mean in the last three months or so, things have been going awry for me personally; I have … Continue reading
Savoring the Unsavory, or, the Metaphysics of the Mundane
I spent years on the road not worrying about anyone else’s schedule at all: I slept when I wanted, woke up when I wanted, stayed in one place or moved on, and so on. There were hardships, sure; you can … Continue reading
Whatever Happened To Christmas?
For me, Christmas passed by in a haze. There were legitimate reasons, of course. I had many hours of teaching work right up until the 23rd, and so had little time to contemplate much else. Two of our sons got … Continue reading
Stranded
Sunday, December 19th, was one of the most stressful days my wife and I have had in a long time. As any parent knows, there is no paucity of anxiety when you are raising kids, but this situation was extreme … 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