This the latest book in the series. Unfortunately, it’s been put on hold while I publish the original book, ‘The Devil & Redemption’. It’s interactive fiction with links. Other than the characters, the people I’m writing about tend to be well documented, and conversations I have with them are based on talks they have already given.
Helen Maley had to find a job now that Earl was gone and she had herself and Bart to support. While she looked, she had plenty of support from the neighbourhood. There was always someone over, encouraging and helping out with things. Perhaps because of good timing or good fortune, she found a semi-professional position […]
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One day Johnny was dusting what Al referred to as the chandeliers, but were really the lamp shades in Erwin’s living and dining rooms. Al was stretched out on the couch watching him. Johnny was a spritely looking boy who probably had missed a few meals. He was a skinny kid, but his face was
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“It’s becoming a problem,” Priya said. “I saw Johnny and Bart (a friend and follower of Johnny’s), soaping car windows yesterday. I went to stop them, but they ran away before I could catch them”. “That’s how it is! They run away before you can catch them,” Al exclaimed as he reached out and grabbed
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“Man,” Dobro said, holding his draft notice in one hand and the envelope in the other. “I don’t want to go to war”. He looked different from before he saw the notice. A feeling of loss passed over his face, and the others could sense the loss. “You don’t have to go,” Al said. “We’ll
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Chapter 11: The Family. It was early into the summer of 1967, and still the first year of Ethan’s quest. The household, now collectively referred to as Erwin’s or home, entered the ‘Summer of Love’ by attending the Fantasy Fair and Magic Mountain Music Festival, and then the Monterey Pop Festival. They all had a
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Terence didn’t hear from Alan Watts until a few days after the renowned Houseboat Summit, held on Watt’s converted ferry a month after the Human Be-In. The Summit included Watts, Allen Ginsburg, Timothy Leary, Gary Snyder and Allen Cohen. It was a moment when the self-appointed fathers of the CounterCulture, assembled to discuss the next
The Human Be-In was the next event Ethan and Erwin attended. It was held a couple of weeks after Ethan arrived at that space and time. Erwin didn’t resist going. Priya told him he was going and he shrugged his shoulders acceptingly and went on with his day. The Be-In was in response to California
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Chapter 08: Two things came out of the picnic with Terence. First, it was discovered Terence casually knew Alan Watts and would see if he could set up a meet and greet with Ethan. “We seem to be on the same journey,” Terence said, “but sometimes I feel we’re going in different directions. He’s worth
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Chapter 7: The Picnic “So now what are we going to do?” Erwin asked. He and Ethan had been admiring the Cork Boards bolted onto Erwin’s living room wall to better organize his newspaper clippings. There were 12 boards in total, evenly spaced, 4 wide by 3 high. There was room for 15 more boards,
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Don’t take drugs until you do your own research.
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