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Adventures

I am reminded of when I stood at the freeway entrance, my thumb out, ready to hitchhike off into the unknown, at the start of my first great journey.  I wrote about this experience in my memoir, “World Without Pain: … Continue reading →

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Basketball as a Metaphysical Experience

In the past I have dreamed about playing basketball.  Sometimes it is in a challenging situation, pitted against others; sometimes I am alone and am only practicing.  But usually it boils down to one shot, and that shot is not … Continue reading →

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The Beach House: End of an Era

About fifty years ago my parents bought some beachfront property in Puget Sound near Hood Canal Bridge.  It cost them ten thousand dollars; they had to put one thousand dollars down.  It was overgrown and the house was more in … Continue reading →

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World Without Pain: The Story of a Search by John Walters – Now Available!

    My new memoir, “World Without Pain: The Story of a Search” has just been published and is now available at Amazon, Smashwords, and other outlets.  Here is the description from the back cover:  “In the 1970s, after the … Continue reading →

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Greece: A Memoir; Part 1: Introduction

(This is an excerpt of a memoir-in-progress of my life in Greece.) For years I have had a fantasy of getting hold of a camper somehow and traveling around Greece and writing about the experience.  In my mind it was … Continue reading →

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