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World Without Pain: The Story of a Search
Memoir of my hippy travel days in the mid-70s.
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A collection of science fiction and fantasy short stories -
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Stories about the mysterious Telepathic Guild Invisible People
A thrilling novel of time travel, alien invasion, and mysterious portals -
A collection of science fiction and fantasy stories 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: short stories
Book Review: The Best of Connie Willis: Award-Winning Stories
Connie Willis didn’t appear on the science fiction scene until the early eighties, long after I had stopped reading much in the genre. I didn’t read any of her work, therefore, until a couple of decades later. Right away, soon … Continue reading →
Book Review: The Best American Short Stories 2010 edited by Richard Russo
I’m going to let you in on a little secret of how I choose what I am going to read. I knew I wanted to read a recent volume of “The Best American Short Stories”, just to get an idea … Continue reading →
Book Review: The Nebula Awards Showcase 2011 edited by Kevin J. Anderson
Being in the mood to get back into writing short fiction at the beginning of the year, I decided to read some to get in the mood. Perusing my trusty book-buying website I came across this volume at a special … Continue reading →
Book Update
Generally I confine my blog to essays, book reviews, and so on, but occasionally a bit of self promotion is not amiss. As I prepared to make my grand departure from Greece for the United States, knowing I would be … Continue reading →
Dark Mirrors: Dystopian Tales – Now Available!
My new story collection, “Dark Mirrors: Dystopian Tales” is now available in an electronic edition in the Amazon Kindle Store, and will soon be available in a print edition. Here is an excerpt from the Afterword: We don’t ever seem … Continue reading →
Short Story Author Highlight: Cordwainer Smith
Cordwainer Smith was the pseudonym of Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger, a military officer who specialized in East Asia and psychological warfare. He wrote non-fiction and spy thrillers, but he is best known for the science fiction he produced in the … Continue reading →
Painsharing and Other Stories by John Walters – Now Available in Paperback!
My second short story collection, “Painsharing and Other Stories” is now available in paperback through Amazon. You can order it here. It’s still available for Kindle here and in other electronic formats at Smashwords here. Here’s the description from the … Continue reading →
Short Story Author Highlight: Jack London
Jack London was an amazingly prolific writer. Every day he got up early and before he did anything else he fulfilled his quota of words, which varied between one thousand and one thousand five hundred. He wrote novels, autobiography, social … Continue reading →
Book Review: The Best from Orbit edited by Damon Knight
“Orbit” was a series of anthologies of original speculative fiction stories edited by Damon Knight in the 60s and 70s. His aim was to expand the genre and select literary stories that would avoid the stereotypical spaceships and ray guns … Continue reading →
Short Story Author Highlight: James Tiptree, Jr.
Most science fiction enthusiasts know that James Tiptree, Jr. was the pseudonym of Alice Sheldon, an employee of the CIA who killed her ailing husband and then herself back in 1987. A brilliant biography called “James Tiptree Jr.: The Double … Continue reading →
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