Philip K. Dick Bonus Speed Round
From Anne R. Dick’s book “Anne and the Twentieth Century” : “Richard Rubenstein (Anne’s first husband) received a modest monthly income from a property his mother owned in Quincy, Illinois, […]
Anne R. Dick’s “Total Recall”
Anne R. Dick’s “Total Recall”: In conversation with J.Macon King (republished and revised from Mill Valley Literary Review, Summer 2016.) JMK: Which character (in the […]
Chasing Nirvana memoir
One woman’s gripping firsthand account of falling into—and eventually escaping—a female guru–led cult as she seeks her own personal awakening. Chasing Nirvana: A Seeker’s Story of Love, Loss, and Liberation […]
Chasing Nirvana : Two Book Reviews
Book Reviews: Chasing Nirvana by Priya Hutner Review # 1 by J.Macon King “Ma was the guru, the dispeller of darkness, the one who shone the light on our inner spiritual […]
Circus of the Sun by J.Macon King
Circus of the Sun: A novel of San Francisco is MillValleyLit editor-in-chief J.Macon King’s debut novel of 1979 San Francisco’s cultural, sexual and political maelstrom. Available from Amazon. In the […]
Bonne Chance: Evening in Paris Wilde
Bonne Chance: Evening in Paris Wilde fiction by J.Macon King “I’d rather be strolling through the Montmartre Cemetery, pay my respects […]
Let’s Get Personal with Personal Poetry
Let’s Get Personal —with Personal Poetry Eight example poems follow essay. Many attempt writing poetry first during adolescence, filled with crushes, puppy-love, and longing. Heartfelt yet Hallmarkian tropes, one must […]
Andrew Susac Poetry—Six Uneasy Pieces
Our “The World’s Most Interesting Man (you’ve never heard of)” series presents: the Retrospective of counter counter-culture life and poetry from San Francisco school teacher Andrew Susac. (Not the Giants […]
Yosemite of My Heart: Poems of Adventure in California
Yosemite of My Heart: Poems of Adventure in California 3 poems from Lalit Kumar Yosemite of My Heart Music resonates across the vale, Concert stage set ablaze In […]
Beat Generation — Looking Back on Bohemia by the Bay
“The Subterraneans” movie scene, based on Kerouac’s novel. Starring George Peppard and Leslie Caron, and Kerouac credited as screenplay co-writer, 1960. Bohemia by the Bay Looking back on the ‘Beat […]
Tahoe Literary Festival 2025
A Literary Movable Feast across Tahoe City The Festival, back for the second year was bigger and better! Jesse James Ziegler Reno Poet Laureate does an impromptu mash-up […]
The Last Great Dream
The Last Great Dream: How Bohemians Became Hippies and Created the Sixties Book review teaser from Jeff Kaliss Here’s a brief teaser for a more substantial review of a weighty […]
The Poet’s Path
The Poet’s Path Story excerpt by Todd Walton When I met Rico, he and I related to each other as aspiring beatniks intrigued by the hippy counterculture of the Bay […]
LIFE OF CHUCK —A(nother) Metaphysical Movie Review
A(nother) Metaphysical Movie Review from Robert Tobin LIFE OF CHUCK (2025) DIRECTOR: Michael Flanagan ACTORS: Tom Hiddleston, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Karen Gillan, Mark Hamill, Mia Sara, Benjamin Pajak AWARDS: People’s Choice […]
Messing with Mensa
Peter Sellers: “A Shot in the Dark” movie poster. Mensa in the Jungle a humorous short story by J.Macon King “You Mensa, Jack?” […]
A Journey Through Chaos and Beauty: Uzbekistan to Kashmir, 1987
A Journey Through Chaos and Beauty: Uzbekistan to Kashmir, 1987 Adventure travel memoir and photos by Gene Fischer In New Delhi I finally boarded a […]