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As Far Away As Yesterday

For Luc the greyhound bus could have been the Apollo, and landing in an empty cavernous terminal at 3 a.m. in Dallas, was like landing on the moon. It is 1968, discharged from the Nam quagmire, he is alone, broke, and a long way from nowhere.

On an elusive mission to find his passion, the journey across Texas from where the sun rises to where it sets, is a roller coast ride with twists, turns and crossovers on an unpredictable track. He entered a world where everything he believes in has an alternative reality. Every time he reaches the top of the incline the devil of addiction takes over until he hits the bottom of the drop, but never without one foot on the ground.

In as far away as yesterday, fiction collides with the inevitability of life on the road, to where somewhere is never enough.

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430 pages

ISBN-13: 978-1717425959

ISBN-10: 171742595X

Fiction / Historical / General

"Sometimes life takes you on a pendulum’s swing, and when you end up on the other side of yesterday you gotta go with the flow, or it’s going to swing back real fast and leave you hanging.".

A JOURNEY HOME -revised

The Journey Home, a narrative poem, is the story of Thomas (a dreamer) who sets off on "The Path", to follow the twists and turns of "The River of Life." Along the way Thomas encounters new companions and experiences, as well as discovering new ideas, questions and new learning. Some bring him feelings of warmth and happiness and others, fear and doubt. His ultimate learning comes when he awakens to find that love is always with you, even when you think you are alone.

FATHER HUNTING

Father Hunting is a journey in poetic narrative, of searching for a father, who left a four year old standing on the platform of a train station, never to return, until one day several decades later they met in a cold, northern city. In that moment all his questions over the years were answered: old rags and brittle bone/had been where he had been/and covered his tracks well/his father let his bones die/ let his legs ground to sand/and he had been denied/the final moments of the hunt.

Small Altars Where the Sun Performs Morning Service

A Cameo Collection of Short Poems & Morning Minuets. New and previously loved poems.

Gone Fishing

Every once and awhile one needs to wrap themselves in forgiveness, and forgetfulness…it’s the only way to release the hook, lean into it, no resistance, no pulling away.’ From the first poem in Gone Fishing, the poet takes you on a journey where each verse meditates on an aspect of being human, living in the light and letting it go at that. This collection runs the gamut of relationships, spirituality, impermanence, and a romance with life, the poet asking if you believe in happy endings.

Places That Hold An Energy Of Love

Drawing on observations in an oasis of words, John takes us to places that hold an energy of love with poems that speak to each reader with a message of hope and inspiration. In awe of the mystery of life the poet brings clarity to the heart and soul of what matters in our day to day, and provides comfort for those who need a friend, and a hug. You are invited to walk in your own garden, and look at all the wonder you have nurtured, a garden cared for reflecting the way you have beautifully tend

Learning to Lean Back on Living

Learning to Lean Back on Living is a journey of self-discovery providing new ways for self-reflection, and examining where we fit into the grand scheme. It’s an exploration of what it means to be authentic, looking in the mirror and loving to live in a momentary reflection of ourselves. The poems is this collection are lessons on leaning back and welcoming each day into your awareness, as you would your lover’s arms.

Kats, Kids & Kreativity

John’s newest collection of poetry is divided into a trinity of themes about life with a clowder of felines, life as a single parent, life in a world of creativity, all-encompassing unconditional love, heartbreak, and the wonder of a loving relationship with the world we live in. The poems touch the heart, the mind, and the soul of who we are as imaginative and creative beings.

A Sneaky Twitch of an Itch

What does an itch look like? We all know this Sneaky Twitch of an Itch intimately. He is real and he's been with us since we were children. No one can deny an itch does not exist. And yet, can you see him, can you catch him, can you chase him away? This poem challenges the imagination. The poem's delightful ways tantalize and tease readers of all ages. Through Sneaky's impish and frolicking behavior children are taught the importance of caring relationships.

Ageing Beautifully - Poetry

Poetry companion to the Novel Need a little romance in your life? This book is the most memorable collection of romance poetry written to-day. John mixes soul felt moments of longing and loving passion, stirs in with delicate tenderness sharing and caring, combines, respectfully companionship, and finishes with a dash f wit and wisdom. The result is a wonderful dish with a taste for everyone. A perfect git for your sweetheart, the newly to be wed, the anniversary couple, or to share - for no re

Free To Be Me Revised 2018

Free To Be Me is a tribute to all the Seekers that have nurtured my belief that we are all one. Each poem meditates on an aspect of being human and wanting non-other than to share in the possibility, that we can look upon the face of God, and see our reflection. In this collection of poetry, which I have written over the years, I only have the words to repeat what the universe has whispered in my ear, spoken with a virtuous breath not my own, for I borrow all that I am from all that has been

A Stroll Throught the Village of Ajijic

Ajijic is a small village nestled on the north shore of Lake Chapala, Mexico’s largest lake. Surrounded by the Sierra Madres, it is a world unto itself, where behind the walls, windows and doors are always open and welcoming. After visiting, it was only a matter of time before I returned to what is now home. These poems speak of a celebration of life and death, a festival of music, church bells, and children laughing. They speak of the toil and contentment of living in nature’s garden.

Comes A Time

Comes a Time is a collection of poems and essays exploring the ageing process (senescence), and the attributes (essence) that make us who we fundamentally are. Digging deep at times into the “soul” of the substance of growing old, the reader is never too far from finding humor where time becomes a diminishing number of cells doubling. Dedicated to all the sexagenarians, septuagenarians, octogenarians, and nonagenarians, who are no longer capable of dividing but are still alive

Aging Beautifully in Light of You

A Novel
Aging Beautifully in Light of you is proof that there is something ageless, that can be enhanced by the passage of time, and made more nuanced by the development of wisdom. Love, the need for it, the need to express it, and the joy of experiencing it, through their evolving relationship proves to be self-renewing.

A Long Way From Nowhere

Without a moral map, or an internal compass Luc is tumbleweed blowing in the wind. He is on a mission to leave a past of self-doubt and fear of commitment behind and achieve what no one thought him capable of. It is April, 1968, and after a lackluster tour of duty spent avoiding Vietnam, and an inhospitable stopover in an Arkansas prison, the Greyhound Bus terminal in Dallas is as far as money and time will take him.

A JOURNEY HOME -revised

The Journey Home, a narrative poem, is the story of Thomas (a dreamer) who sets off on "The Path", to follow the twists and turns of "The River of Life." Along the way Thomas encounters new companions and experiences, as well as discovering new ideas, questions and new learning. Some bring him feelings of warmth and happiness and others, fear and doubt. His ultimate learning comes when he awakens to find that love is always with you, even when you think you are alone.

FATHER HUNTING

Father Hunting is a journey in poetic narrative, of searching for a father, who left a four year old standing on the platform of a train station, never to return, until one day several decades later they met in a cold, northern city. In that moment all his questions over the years were answered: old rags and brittle bone/had been where he had been/and covered his tracks well/his father let his bones die/ let his legs ground to sand/and he had been denied/the final moments of the hunt.

Small Altars Where the Sun Performs Morning Service

A Cameo Collection of Short Poems & Morning Minuets. New and previously loved poems.

Gone Fishing

Every once and awhile one needs to wrap themselves in forgiveness, and forgetfulness…it’s the only way to release the hook, lean into it, no resistance, no pulling away.’ From the first poem in Gone Fishing, the poet takes you on a journey where each verse meditates on an aspect of being human, living in the light and letting it go at that. This collection runs the gamut of relationships, spirituality, impermanence, and a romance with life, the poet asking if you believe in happy endings.

Places That Hold An Energy Of Love

Drawing on observations in an oasis of words, John takes us to places that hold an energy of love with poems that speak to each reader with a message of hope and inspiration. In awe of the mystery of life the poet brings clarity to the heart and soul of what matters in our day to day, and provides comfort for those who need a friend, and a hug. You are invited to walk in your own garden, and look at all the wonder you have nurtured, a garden cared for reflecting the way you have beautifully tend

Learning to Lean Back on Living

Learning to Lean Back on Living is a journey of self-discovery providing new ways for self-reflection, and examining where we fit into the grand scheme. It’s an exploration of what it means to be authentic, looking in the mirror and loving to live in a momentary reflection of ourselves. The poems is this collection are lessons on leaning back and welcoming each day into your awareness, as you would your lover’s arms.

Kats, Kids & Kreativity

John’s newest collection of poetry is divided into a trinity of themes about life with a clowder of felines, life as a single parent, life in a world of creativity, all-encompassing unconditional love, heartbreak, and the wonder of a loving relationship with the world we live in. The poems touch the heart, the mind, and the soul of who we are as imaginative and creative beings.

A Sneaky Twitch of an Itch

What does an itch look like? We all know this Sneaky Twitch of an Itch intimately. He is real and he's been with us since we were children. No one can deny an itch does not exist. And yet, can you see him, can you catch him, can you chase him away? This poem challenges the imagination. The poem's delightful ways tantalize and tease readers of all ages. Through Sneaky's impish and frolicking behavior children are taught the importance of caring relationships.

Ageing Beautifully - Poetry

Poetry companion to the Novel Need a little romance in your life? This book is the most memorable collection of romance poetry written to-day. John mixes soul felt moments of longing and loving passion, stirs in with delicate tenderness sharing and caring, combines, respectfully companionship, and finishes with a dash f wit and wisdom. The result is a wonderful dish with a taste for everyone. A perfect git for your sweetheart, the newly to be wed, the anniversary couple, or to share - for no re

Free To Be Me Revised 2018

Free To Be Me is a tribute to all the Seekers that have nurtured my belief that we are all one. Each poem meditates on an aspect of being human and wanting non-other than to share in the possibility, that we can look upon the face of God, and see our reflection. In this collection of poetry, which I have written over the years, I only have the words to repeat what the universe has whispered in my ear, spoken with a virtuous breath not my own, for I borrow all that I am from all that has been

A Stroll Throught the Village of Ajijic

Ajijic is a small village nestled on the north shore of Lake Chapala, Mexico’s largest lake. Surrounded by the Sierra Madres, it is a world unto itself, where behind the walls, windows and doors are always open and welcoming. After visiting, it was only a matter of time before I returned to what is now home. These poems speak of a celebration of life and death, a festival of music, church bells, and children laughing. They speak of the toil and contentment of living in nature’s garden.

Comes A Time

Comes a Time is a collection of poems and essays exploring the ageing process (senescence), and the attributes (essence) that make us who we fundamentally are. Digging deep at times into the “soul” of the substance of growing old, the reader is never too far from finding humor where time becomes a diminishing number of cells doubling. Dedicated to all the sexagenarians, septuagenarians, octogenarians, and nonagenarians, who are no longer capable of dividing but are still alive

Aging Beautifully in Light of You

A Novel
Aging Beautifully in Light of you is proof that there is something ageless, that can be enhanced by the passage of time, and made more nuanced by the development of wisdom. Love, the need for it, the need to express it, and the joy of experiencing it, through their evolving relationship proves to be self-renewing.

A Long Way From Nowhere

Without a moral map, or an internal compass Luc is tumbleweed blowing in the wind. He is on a mission to leave a past of self-doubt and fear of commitment behind and achieve what no one thought him capable of. It is April, 1968, and after a lackluster tour of duty spent avoiding Vietnam, and an inhospitable stopover in an Arkansas prison, the Greyhound Bus terminal in Dallas is as far as money and time will take him.

Poetry, Fiction & Essays

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