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World Without Pain: The Story of a Search
Memoir of my hippy travel days in the mid-70s.
Invisible People
A thrilling novel of time travel, alien invasion, and mysterious portals 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.
Tag Archives: book review
Book Review: Happiest Man Alive: A Biography of Henry Miller by Mary V. Dearborn
Although Henry Miller is notorious for the explicit sex in his novels, I was drawn to his work because of his literary exuberance, the celebration of his life despite his poverty and hard circumstances, and his use of his own … Continue reading
Book Review: Stranger in a Strange Land: The Original Uncut Version by Robert A. Heinlein
“Stranger in a Strange Land” is among those books that were life-changing and profound literary experiences when I was growing up. It was a tremendously significant tradition-shattering revelation when I first read it, and coincided smoothly with the loose, iconoclastic … Continue reading
Book Review: 1776 by David McCullough
Too often we associate history with obligatory lessons at school: boring, petty, meaningless. We memorize names and dates without affixing humanity to them, without realizing the inexorable bond that links us to those people and events in the past. Not … Continue reading
Book Review: The Powers That Be by David Halberstam; Part One
“The Powers That Be” is the story of how media became an important shaper of events in the mid-twentieth century. It was first published in 1975, when it was contemporary. Now, of course, it is history. It deals with newspapers, … Continue reading
Book Review: Rewrites: A Memoir by Neil Simon
This is another book I found at the yearly Seattle Public Library book sale. Before finding it in the rows, stacks, and piles of books scattered on the long tables, I never even knew it existed. Neil Simon is a … Continue reading
Book Review: Little, Big by John Crowley
You should not approach “Little, Big” with any preconceptions. It is an unusual work of fantasy. I have been wanting to read it for years and never got around to it. Recently I came across it on a list of … Continue reading
On Rereading “Jurgen: A Comedy of Justice” by James Branch Cabell
It’s not my fault that I reread “Jurgen” at this time; it is the fault of one of my characters. I was typing away on the new novel I am working on, and one of my characters made a reference … Continue reading
Book Review: The Terminal Experiment by Robert J. Sawyer
When I first heard about the premise of this Nebula Award-winning novel, that a scientist had found proof of the existence of the human soul, I was immediately intrigued. However, the book had gone out of print, and I could … Continue reading
Faux Book Review: Reviews and Reflections on Books, Literature, and Writing by John Walters
Why is this a faux, or fake, book review? Because it’s a review of my own book. My plan earlier in the week had been to use this week’s blog post to merely announce the publication of this book, and … Continue reading
Book Review: Collected Fictions by Jorge Luis Borges
Usually in my reading I alternate between fiction and nonfiction, and it was almost time for some fiction. I had a few novels at hand that I had acquired but I hadn’t read, but I was in the mood for … Continue reading
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