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World Without Pain: The Story of a Search
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Road Signs
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A collection of science fiction and fantasy short stories -
Thoughts from the Aerie
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Memoirs and essays on a range of topics
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Silent Interviews
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Stories about the mysterious Telepathic Guild Invisible People
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A collection of science fiction and fantasy stories 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
Tag Archives: Greece
A Second Look: After the Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Memoir of Greece
Greece has always been regarded as the birthplace of western civilization and a Mediterranean paradise. In The Iliad and The Odyssey Homer uses the magical epithet rosy-fingered dawn to describe the sunrise over a land of myth, fascination, and mystery. … Continue reading
Book Review: The Geography of Bliss: One Grump’s Search for the Happiest Places in the World by Eric Weiner
I’m winding up the reading of this book; I’ve got about a chapter and a half to go. It’s time to set down a few words about it, mainly because I have a block of time to spare. It’s Sunday … Continue reading
Book Review: Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson
In my last post I wrote down some thoughts this book inspired in me about how its themes relate to the world of publishing. Now I want to directly confront what it says about global economics. The basic premise of … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews
Tagged Daron Acemoglu, foreign aid, global economics, Greece, Greek economy, James A. Robinson, Why Nations Fail
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Roadside Stands
While I was preparing to upload some short stories to Kindle for publication, somewhat ruing the fact that I could afford only the most rudimentary covers for them – a few bucks for an illustration from Dreamstime, simple formatting and … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, On Writing
Tagged cover creation, Greece, self-publishing, story covers, Thessaloniki
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On Rereading “This Immortal” by Roger Zelazny
I first read this book a few years ago when I was still living in Greece. I had found an old paperback copy in an obscure used book store on one of my infrequent visits to the States. At that … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, On Writing
Tagged And Call Me Conrad, Greece, indie publishing, Roger Zelazny, This Immortal, Writing
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“Lady Linguist” – Free Short Story Offer
For five days, from Sunday June 29th to Thursday July 3rd, my short story “Lady Linguist” will be available for free download on Amazon.com here. Stop in and pick up a copy. Here’s what it’s about: After a near break-in … Continue reading
Posted in Reading
Tagged free offer, Greece, journey, Lady Linguist, linguistics, odyssey, Opting Out, short story
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How I Began Self-Publishing; Prelude: Greek Summers
Before I explain how I got started in self-publishing I need to explain about my summers in Greece. However, I have a confession to make. I will likely go into more detail than I need to because thinking about sunshine … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, On Writing
Tagged Greece, Greek beaches, Greek summers, self-publishing, Writing
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Home
I sit here in the small rented house I share with some of my sons in Pacific Beach, San Diego, and I ruminate about home. At the end of my memoir on my hippy travel days, “World Without Pain: The … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir
Tagged Craigslist, Greece, home, memoir, United States, World Without Pain
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Book Review: Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World by Liaquat Ahamed
My motivation in reading this book was not curiosity about the economic crash and depression of the late 1920s and early 1930s. It’s an interesting subject, sure, and I go for anything that piques my interest if I have time … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, economics, euro, European Union, finance, great depression, Greece, Liaquat Ahemed, Lords of Finance
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