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World Without Pain: The Story of a Search
Memoir of my hippy travel days in the mid-70s.
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: indie publishing
Book Review: A Song for a New Day by Sarah Pinkster
The novel A Song for a New Day, which recently won the 2019 Nebula Award for best novel, has received significant attention for its uncannily accurate prediction of radical social distancing following a series of plagues and terrorist attacks. What’s … Continue reading
Creative Hunger and the Magnanimity of Artists
Rereading Bob Dylan’s collection of autobiographical essays “Chronicles” made me reflect on how we as artists react toward other artists. The book begins in New York where Dylan is a lean, dedicated folk singer sleeping on other people’s couches and … Continue reading
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
The Advantage of Invisibility
I am an invisible man. Though you might see me when we transact business or exchange pleasantries, in the deepest core of my existence I am invisible. This struck me as I walked miles around town today in one hundred … Continue reading
Microfinance and Indie Writers
I pay my bills by ghostwriting Internet articles. This morning while my youngest son prepared for school I was doing some preliminary research for my first article of the day. It concerned the microcredit revolution begun in Bangladesh by Muhammad … Continue reading
The Next New Wave
I just deleted what I wrote a few hours ago. I had gotten all fired up about an idea and was burning to write it down. I started the first few paragraphs but then I had to scribble some notes … Continue reading
Book Review: Think Like a Publisher by Dean Wesley Smith
I stumbled upon Dean Wesley Smith’s blog about a year and a half ago, and it changed my life as a writer. At the time he was writing the series “Killing the Sacred Cows of Publishing”, which is still available … Continue reading
