I highly recommend a 1949 film entitled My Foolish Heart, currently available for free on Amazon Prime. Despite the title, you can stop rolling your eyes. The only authorized film adaptation of anything written by J.D. Salinger, it may not be perfect, but his authenticity made the unique cultural and situational pressures experienced by women and men during World War II real for me in a way that nothing else ever has. Moments of deeply intelligent exploration of the human condition abound. Though the film stars Susan Hayward and Dana Andrews, Robert Keith, who plays Susan Hayward’s father in the film, steals the show with his deft combination of serious passion and gentle humor.
Boomers for the Stars, latest news
Every year lately, my publishing credits have consisted of one sci fi novella. For 2017 it was Boomers for the Stars. Since it’s on the reading list for a Nebula award, I’ve made a free audiobook version available for the convenience of those who will vote. But, at least for…
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Check out my newly released sci fi novella, Ships!
SHIPS: Yet another sci fi novella I had a lot of fun writing, though this one’s a bit of a “soft” sci fi…slipstream, as they call it…with large parts set in present time and ordinary circumstances that are equally accessible to non-sci-fi readers. (Still, along with my usual snarky/politically incorrect…
Read MoreBarnett Berger: Six A.M.
The poem below is by Barnett Berger. Six A.M. The river sends its chill The stars above are incantatory Wishing me well Creation of sound is my purpose Heard or unheard Harmonious or distant Taut with dissonance Or flowing with the signals Calling sweet love I am a wingwalker And…
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Barnett Berger: No Two Snowflakes
The poem below is by Barnett Berger. No Two Snowflakes No two snowflakes are alike No object from sky to earth Could possibly be identical We don’t know the sky’s influence in formation We don’t know the objects encountered on the downward ride And we don’t know the impact on…
Read MoreInstafreebie Group Giveaway: Science Fiction Space Opera to…
Okay, I couldn’t resist the name Instafreebie…what fun! Didn’t know this site existed till about a week ago; now I’m part of a group of science fiction authors giving out over 100 whole or partial books for free from March 1 through March 31st. So please click on this link…
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