BOOKS
I’m the author of four novels and an assortment of other books, all published by Traveling Shoes Press – all available on Amazon.com
NOVELS
JOE’S LATE GREAT AMERICAN DREAM
Once upon a time in the U.S. of A. there lived a man named Joe. Joe had a dream, an American dream, but somewhere along the way he got lost in the city. Now he’s on his way to the desert, trying to find his dream girl in that elusive search for love during a countdown to the end-of-the-world. This story includes spoon-benders, ex-cheerleaders, bike riders, love, the richest man in the world, private islands, asteroids, prophets, The Man Upstairs, grocery stores, underground bunkers, aliens, psychics, the desert, a Bruce Springsteen concert and the American Dream. Just so you know.
Published February, 2020 | Available on Amazon.com
MEANWHILE THERE WERE DRAGONS
Dragons, ice hockey and a mind-controlling cephalopod… Deep in the Pacific Ocean, something has been asleep for a long time. Now it’s awakened to find its ancient world changed, polluted and overrun with human beings. What is an ancient tyrant, this one-time Lord of the Earth to do?
Published October, 2018 | Available on Amazon.com
MOVING AT THE SPEED OF TIME
Can you find a story in a baggie of pot?
Dylan Winslow needs a breakthrough with his paintings.
Mitch Hopewell needs to figure out what to do with 312 million dollars.
Bubba Ravi Shesha needs to sort out what he believes.
Louie Gilder needs someone to love.
Me? I need a smoke break.
Moving At the Speed Of Time is inspired by the muse, Mary Jane. The stories of an artist, a soul-searching guru, a lottery winner, and an ex-con are intertwined through a meandering tale of consciousness, marijuana smoking and human reality. Moving At the Speed Of Time is full of delightful asides, digressions, and tidbits of cannabis lore.
Published April, 2018 | Available on Amazon.com
More info… here’s a blog post about writing this novel.
SOMEWHERE OUT THERE IN THE WEST
What happened in 2012?
Where was the big, end of the world event everyone was waiting for after all?
When would the golden age begin?
These questions and more are answered by Billy Hero, who is on the move. He’s recovering from partial amnesia due to his most recent battle with the Nagas. The story follows him from New Mexico to Denver, through some Deep Underground Bases on his way to Minneapolis to meet with his old friend, the Reverend T.J. Clemons who broadcasts his gospel message from the Holy Mexican Radio Air Wave Ministry from Chihuahua, Mexico. Meanwhile, Avenging Angels are administering cosmic justice. The clock is ticking towards December 21, 2012, the end of the Kali Yuga Age and the beginning of the Age of Aquarius. Revival is breaking out at Reverend Clemons’ radio station, and three Hopi Indian warriors are tracking Billy Hero.
Published September, 2017 | Available on Amazon.com
More info… here’s a blog post about writing this novel.
OTHER BOOKS
CENTRAL SERVICES
From somewhere deep in my imagination, where the Streams of Consciousness flow through the Land of Dada, comes a surreal little comic strip called “Central Services”…
This collection includes:
Ed and Red in the Danger Zone
Sammy-in-a-box
Lil’ Jojo – Tonight Only
Ed and Red’s Big Search for the Elusive Something
Published May, 2024 | Available on Amazon.com
Below is a sample of the book… Enjoy!
WHEN WE WERE MODS
LA /OC – 1982-84
I lived through a million and one adventures as a Mod, riding my Vespa motor scooter for well over thirty thousand miles around Orange County and Los Angeles during 1982-84. I began collecting the photos and other memorabilia in this book back then with the idea that someday I would tell the story of being a Mod in OC and LA during the early 1980s. When We Were Mods tells that story – how I became a Mod and lived the go, go, go lifestyle… Of course, I couldn’t be Mod by myself, it takes a movement, and that movement is what I’m looking to celebrate by telling my story.
Published June, 2022 | Available on Amazon.com
Below is a sample of the book… Enjoy!
Using colored pencils, photocopies, acrylic paint, and pen and ink, I set out in 2008 to explore the realms of the mystics by following my imagination and intuition. This collection is a small selection of the work involved in doing this exploration. Each piece is a meditation of sorts on the subject of mysticism, whether that’s found in the stars, in the leaves and roots of the World Tree, or in a spread of tarot cards…
Published August, 2021 | Available on Amazon.com
REALISTIC HALLUCINATIONS
Welcome to the world of Realistic Hallucinations. On one hand I have an urge to explain this book of poems, but on the other I wish it to be read without any explanation, so take your choice; read this or skip straight to the work itself. What are these “Realistic Hallucinations” and how did they come about ? The title “Realistic Hallucinations” comes from Peter Max’s photo collages in the 1960’s, and like everything else in this book was appropriated for my own use. These are word collages. Just about every line in this work was composed of lines clipped, cut, pasted, and edited from a variety of pre-printed sources. I stole these lines from all over the place; Tom Wolfe’s “The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test”, Henry Kane’s “Fistful of Death”, “Sportsman Like Driving” (a drivers-ed handbook), The J. Peterman Catalog, newspaper articles, magazines, junk mail advertisements, etc… And then I added some miscellaneous lines of my own poetry into the mix…
Published October, 2016 | Available on Amazon.com