World Without Pain: The Story of a Search
Memoir of my hippy travel days in the mid-70s.
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: Clarion West
Book Review: No Time to Spare: Thinking About What Matters by Ursula K. Le Guin
Ursula Le Guin was one of my instructors at Clarion West 1973. It’s a shame I don’t remember very much about my Clarion experience; but after all, that was about 45 years ago and I had just turned twenty. I … Continue reading
Book Review: The Fifty-Year Mission: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of Star Trek: The First 25 Years by Edward Gross and Mark A. Altman
When the original series of Star Trek first appeared on network television in 1966, I was thirteen years old. I had already been exposed to science fiction on television in the form of Lost in Space a year earlier. I … Continue reading
What Star Trek Means to Me
I recently started re-watching the original Star Trek series on Netflix. You know, the one with Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock and Bones the doctor, not to mention Scottie, Uhura, Sulu, and the rest of the crew. It’s been decades … Continue reading
Book Review: Telling Tales: The Clarion West 30th Anniversary Anthology Edited by Ellen Datlow
While I was at the Norwescon science fiction convention last spring, I attended a panel on the value of workshops for writers. There are all sorts of different types of such workshops, from local meet-ups of aspiring writers who informally … Continue reading
Book Review: Seattle City of Literature: Reflections From a Community of Writers, Edited by Ryan Boudinot
This book, though entertaining enough in its own way, disappointed me. It’s my fault, really. Too often my appreciation for things depends in a large part on my expectations. I was on one of my forays to the Amazon physical … Continue reading
On Rereading Storyteller: Writing Lessons and More From 27 Years of the Clarion Writers’ Workshop by Kate Wilhelm
My rereading this book is a result of my reaching out to the Clarion West community here in Seattle after moving back into the area. Personnel have changed, of course, since I attended Clarion West over forty years ago in … Continue reading
Dangerous Visions and Again Dangerous Visions Edited by Harlan Ellison: A Perspective
Out of the blue, “Dangerous Visions” and “Again Dangerous Visions” returned to me. I had wanted to get my youngest son out of the house for a while on a Saturday, seeing that I spend so much time working at … Continue reading
Remembrances of Clarion West 1973
Contemplating the upcoming 2015 Potlatch science fiction convention, which is being held here in Seattle and is closely associated with Clarion West, calls to mind my experience at the 1973 Clarion West writer’s workshop. The amazing thing to me is … Continue reading
Book Review: The Moon and the Sun by Vonda N. McIntyre
The subject of this novel is that which would normally be least likely to appeal to me: a fantasy-romance set in Louis XIV’s court at Versailles. However, it turned out to be one of the most enjoyable and well-written novels … Continue reading
