World Without Pain: The Story of a Search
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: Uncategorized
Book Review: When Books Went to War: The Stories That Helped Us Win World War II by Molly Guptill Manning
This is a fascinating book. It deals with a chapter in the history of publishing of which I was not aware: the push by the military along with civilian organizations and individuals to supply combat troops during the Second World … Continue reading
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Tagged Armed Services Editions, paperback books, World War 2
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Life Is Entertaining
This essay came about because of a terrible commercial I’ve been seeing lately on various TV and internet sites. In it, a certain A-list Hollywood actor walks around a city, and as he does, scenes such as those that appear … Continue reading
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Tagged contemplation, meditation, television, Writing
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Evolving Experiences at Norwescon
Less than a week ago I returned from Norwescon 40, which is the third Norwescon in a row that I have attended. Norwescon is one of the largest science fiction conventions in the Northwest United States. It focuses mainly on … Continue reading
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Tagged ConDor, Norwescon, Norwescon 2017, Norwescon 40, science fiction convention
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“He/She/They” in Enter the Apocalypse
The anthology Enter the Apocalypse, edited by Thomas Gondolfi and published by TANSTAAFL Press, has just been released, and it includes my story “He/She/They.” All the stories in the anthology concern catastrophic events that threaten the human race, including zombies, … Continue reading
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Book Review: The City on the Edge of Forever by Harlan Ellison
Some readers may wonder: What’s he talking about? The City on the Edge of Forever isn’t a book; it’s a Star Trek episode. It’s both, in fact. The City on the Edge of Forever was the twenty-eighth episode of the … Continue reading
Book Review: Literary Wonderlands: A Journey Through the Greatest Fictional Worlds Ever Created, Edited by Laura Miller
This is a beautiful book. I came across it while perusing new releases at Amazon’s physical bookstore in Seattle. A relative caught me admiring it and bought it for me for Christmas. It’s a heavy tome, more like an encyclopedia … Continue reading
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Tagged encyclopedia of fantasy, fantasy, legend, myth, science fiction
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Meditations on Late-Blooming Literary Success
While on the bus on the way to a gathering of local writers, I was somewhat ruefully contemplating the fact that many of my colleagues, although decades younger than me, have reached a level of popular and commercial success that … Continue reading
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Tagged Ernest Hemingway, Jack London, literary success, Philip K Dick, Writing
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Snapping Out of It
We’re going to conduct a literary experiment, you and I. Well, in fact you’re going to play the role of observer and I’m going to conduct it. We’re going to see if I can snap myself out of the post-surgery … Continue reading
