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World Without Pain: The Story of a Search
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: Reading
An Encounter With the Amazon Book Store
There are advantages to living in Seattle. The first ever brick-and-mortar physical Amazon bookstore opened here recently in the University Village shopping mall near the University of Washington, and late on a rainy Saturday morning I had a chance to … Continue reading
Getting Rid of Things
Yesterday I did two things I almost never do. I stopped reading a book I had started, and I threw another book in the trash. The book I stopped reading I had picked up at the library, so I could … Continue reading
Posted in On Writing, Reading
Tagged books, reading, schedules, Writing, writing schedule
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On Book Addiction, Time Magazine, and The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
I am addicted to books the way some people are addicted to cigarettes. As soon as I finish one, I start the next – like lighting up a new cigarette off the smoldering butt of the last one. To be … Continue reading
What Is It About Romance? …and Tragedy
I wrote my recent review of Neil Simon’s memoir “Rewrites” when I still had about twenty pages left to read. It turns out the last twenty pages are about Simon’s first wife’s battle with cancer and how he reacts to … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, Reading
Tagged C. S. Lewis, cancer, Neil Simon, Rewrites, romance, Shadowlands
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Short Story Author Highlight: Roger Zelazny
The two best things I got out of my dreadful year of college at the University of Santa Clara were an unquenchable desire to be a writer and a love for science fiction. Both came about because I enrolled for … Continue reading
The Customs Shed – Free Short Story Offer
For five days, from Thursday October 9th to Monday October 13th, my short story “The Customs Shed” is available for free download on Amazon.com here. Stop by and pick up a copy. Here’s what it’s about: Those who wish to … Continue reading
Posted in Reading
Tagged atonement, fantasy, free offer, free short story, life after death
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Mendocino Mellow – Free Short Story Offer
For five days, from Wednesday September 24th to Sunday September 28th, my fantasy story “Mendocino Mellow” is available for free download on Amazon.com here. Stop in and pick up a copy. Here’s what its about: A government scientist develops a … Continue reading
Posted in Reading
Tagged dope, fantasy, free offer, free short story, marijuana, pot, time travel, weed
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“Clouds Without Rain” – Free Short Story Offer
For five days, from Friday September 19th to Tuesday September 23rd, my short story “Clouds Without Rain” is available for free download on Amazon.com here. Stop in and pick up a copy. Here’s what it’s about: Mexico has conquered much … Continue reading
Posted in Reading
Tagged alternate history, fantasy, free offer, free short story, Native American
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“Wolf in a Cage and The Gift: Two Fantasies” – Free Short Story Offer
For five days, from Sunday September 14th to Thursday September 18th, my short stories “Wolf in a Cage and The Gift: Two Fantasies” will be available for free download on Amazon.com here. Stop in and pick up a copy. Here’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Athens, fantasy, free offer, free short story, Jack London, wolf, Wolf House
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“The Lady of the Lost Valley” – Free Short Story Offer
For five days, from Tuesday September 9th to Saturday September 13th, my short story “The Lady of the Lost Valley” is available for free download at Amazon.com here. Stop in and pick up a copy. Here’s what it’s about: During … Continue reading