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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: Writing
It’s Been a Long, Strange Trip
For this reflective look back upon my life I find myself in sun-baked Brooklyn, New York. I didn’t plan to be in New York at this time. I had just moved from San Diego, California to Yakima, Washington when I … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, On Writing, Travel
Tagged hitchhiking, Song of the Open Road, The Road, traveling, Walt Whitman, Writing
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Book Review: Beyond the Cascade by A. H. Jessup; Part Two: Analysis
The novel “Beyond the Cascade” is divided into three sections, and each section has its own distinct style. The first section is literary fiction and mainly focuses on character development. It introduces the main character, Suzannah, who is a brilliant … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews
Tagged A.H. Jessup, Beyond the Cascade, book review, self-publishing, Writing
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Book Review: Beyond the Cascade by A. H. Jessup; Part One: Writer’s Workshop
In my first lonely weeks living in a small hotel room in San Diego while on my first step of moving to the States after thirty-five years abroad, I reached out to seek the company of like-minded people, specifically writers. … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Memoir, On Writing
Tagged A.H. Jessup, Beyond the Cascade, book review, writer's workshop, Writing
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Book Review: Nebula Award Stories Eleven edited by Ursula K. LeGuin; Part One: Musing on the New Wave
I haven’t finished reading this book yet, but after just finishing the winning novella, “Home is the Hangman” by Roger Zelazny, I wanted to write something while the impression of it was fresh in my mind. In short, this story … Continue reading
Book Review: Daily Rituals: How Artists Work by Mason Currey
When I heard about this book I had to have it. I’m fascinated by the creative processes of others, one main reason being I have so much trouble with my own. The temptation to compare is impossible to resist, but … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, On Writing
Tagged creativity, inspiration, schedules, Writing
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The Ongoing Relevance of the Sixties and Seventies
Last night I watched a wonderful film called “Pirate Radio”. I had seen it in Greece a few years ago; the European title is “The Boat That Rocked”. It’s the story of a time in England when it was illegal … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, On Writing, Travel
Tagged Haight/Ashbury, hippies, marijuana, Pirate Radio, rock and roll, seventies, sixties, Star Trek, The Boat That Rocked, travel, Woodstock, Writing
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The Pursuit of Elusive Literary Fame and Fortune
The quality of a literary work often has nothing to do with how often it is rejected by editors or how many copies it sells. This thought consoles me in my own pursuit of fame and fortune, especially fortune in … Continue reading
The New Hack Writers
In bygone days pulp writers would churn out stories and articles by the bundle for magazines that would pay a fraction of a cent per word. The only alternative to starvation was to write fast and furiously and pay more … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, On Writing
Tagged Amazon Mechanical Turk, content provider, hack writer, Writing, writing web articles
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Getting Old: A Journal; Part Two: Good Stuff
I hadn’t intended to write more about getting old, at least not soon, after I had finished the first part of this journal. Down the road a bit, yes, but not soon. However, while contemplating it during a walk under … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, On Writing, Parenting, Reading, Travel
Tagged confidence, courage, experience, memoir, old age, Parenting, reading, travel, wisdom, Writing
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Getting Old: A Journal; Part One: Scary Stuff
When I was young I took a girl to a party. I can’t precisely remember my age at the time; my guess is that I was a little over twenty-one. There was a lot of drinking going on at the … Continue reading




























