…author’s edition of my horror novel, Twisted, with heartfelt thanks to all who have bought, read, and given the original conventionally published version five-star reviews. I think you’ll like this new version…much meaner and cleaner with new twists in the plot…even better. You can get it on Amazon (paperback or Kindle): here
Craig Healing Springs (this excerpt from my memoirs is about aging)
See if you agree with the editor who, though he published other work of mine in the New York Times, rejected this piece. (Written long ago, it’s now part of Craig Healing Springs, the title I’ve given my memoirs.) THE GOLDEN YEARS When I moved to Long Island the first…
Read MoreCheck 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 MoreBoomers 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…
Read MoreBarnett Berger: A Poem In His Memory By A Friend Who Wished To Remain Anonymous
The poem below is by a friend of Barnett Berger, who wished to remain anonymous. I woke up to drifting clouds as Mother Nature came rolling in with lightning flashing throughout the sky. And as the birds departed from the crackling of thunder all around, the sun stayed hidden behind…
Read MoreBarnett Berger: For Losers
The poem below is by Barnett Berger. For Losers Quest for a vision The morning of awareness Dawn of the ocean The sweet, loving spaces of intimacy Whispered caresses Suntanned kisses Words calming and mirroring faith Now replaced by grunts Harmonic ostinatos Shouting through hollow bones Anger carrying stormy divisions…
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