For my first book, The Blackmail Enigma, I was inspired by my great great grandmother's diary which she left me. At 18, in the 1800's, she sailed from Norway to South Africa with a bunch of sailors and no other passengers. This adventure inspired my first book.

"Where Sunflowers Stand: A Traitor Ukraine. A Spy in Russia. A CIA Man. And the Fight for Freedom" is my latest book. It is an espionage thriller about a CIA officer working in Ukraine to help them find a mole. He also runs a spy in Moscow. It's an exciting tale about deceit, remorse, and pride.

Well, I've been writing from teenage years. I loved using my imagination to craft interesting stories and characters. But about two years ago, a dear friend of mine encouraged me to try publishing.

My latest book is a poetry book called Hanaki. It's a beautiful book of poetry meaning flower tree. In it the nuances of love, the healing power of trees and the fire to chase one's dreams are eloquently expressed. The poems are moving, and you'll experience a gamut of emotions and be comforted in knowing that we all share similar fears, questions and doubts.

The Divine Mind. The Divine Mind is speaking through the perceived carbon based interface.

The Dream of Matter: Waking The Mind Within The Mirage Tap into your Dream Awakening • Release the Illusion of Form • Align Waking & Dream Worlds What This Book Offers You Deep Mind-Melding: Navigate the boundaries between dreams and waking life to access hidden guidance and higher wisdom. Mindful Reflection Prompts: Carefully designed exercises unravel your subconscious experiences, then anchor them into daily reality. Visual Dream-Work Practice: Includes evocative imagery and quotes from esoteric interviews to spark intuition and inner revelation. Transformative Spiritual Tools: Learn how to free yourself from limiting mental constructs and live from a place of deeper awareness. Why 'The Dream of Matter' Is Different Blends artful narrative with active Hermetic meditation techniques. Designed not just to be read, but to be experienced and practiced. Ideal for seekers curious about lucid dreaming, mysticism, and metaphysical exploration. Who Should Read This Dreamers seeking meaning beyond nightly visions. Spiritual explorers of Hermeticism, esoterica, and consciousness expansion. Mindfulness practitioners ready to deepen their inner practices. Artists and poets inspired by dream imagery. Begin Your Journey This book is an intimate guide into the elusive realm where nightly visions merge with waking potential. Pick it up, reflect on the prompts, journal your inner landscapes, and awaken to the greater dream we call life.

I admit it: I wrote ads for a living. Most of my TV spots were crap, but a handful were at least amusing. Like my gargling toilets using what we called breath mints (for Clorox.) Or my cat who had to hire a bloodhound to find his Fresh Step litter box because the odor control worked too darn well. Or my Clio-nominated spot for SOS in which dirty pots and pans clanged out Morse-code cries for help. As a fiction author, I’ve committed several crime novels, two of which snagged local awards. But I had accomplices: my critique group. Their sharp eyes and sharper wits are an essential part of my writing process.

It almost always starts with an idea. For Voices in the Night, as one example, it started when I learned that when mobile phones were first offered, there was a whole community of hobbyists who were using radio scanners to spy on those phone conversations. I began thinking about one guy who was doing that. Putting myself inside his head, I asked myself Why would this man have this hobby? And what would make for a compelling story? In the process, I discovered who he was, his painful backstory, and the complication that the people he was listening to were being brutally murdered--by someone else with the same hobby.

So to say, my tryst with writing began with letter-writing to express my youthful feelings in private spheres. Later, it was my urge to articulate my professional ideas that led me into the arena of articles. However, in time, I happened to enter into the ‘novel’ field to examine the human condition, as Jane Austin put it, in a fictional mirror. All this I’ve pictured it in my memoir of an article, My ‘Novel’ Account of Human Possibility, that is Googleable.

Some way into Benign Flame: Saga of Love, having been convinced that I’ve something unique to offer to the literary world through the same, I did not want to die till its completion. In the end, what Spencer Critchley, a Literary Critic, said about it - the plot is quite effective and it’s a refreshing surprise to discover that the story will not trace a fall into disaster for Roopa, given that many writers might have habitually followed that course with a wife who strays into extramarital affairs – made me feel vindicated.

Poverty! I was living in San Francisco. I was 19, barely able to pay the rent, buy groceries, etc. No TV, no radio, nothing that I could afford to fill the evenings other than reading. So I started writing to break things up just a bit.

Greg Scarpa, Legendary Evil is a biography of a Mafia goodfellow who was also an FBI informant for nearly 30 years. Nothing about this man was ordinary. His life was filled with violence, deceit, and treachery right up until the day he died in a prison hospital.

There are many factors which inspired me to write. First, it was the influence of Tolstoy when I was around 12 years old. Then it was the numerous books I read from such masters as Virginia Wolf, Kazantzakis, Dostoyevsky, classical literature and philosophy and so many others. Of course my prime inspiration was Dr. David Suzuki.

My latest book, "When the Earth Died," ISBN: 979-8-9917268-1-8 published by Inkwell Books LLC. It won the International Impact Book Award in the “Contemporary Fiction; Literary Fiction” category in April 2025. "When the Earth Died" was inspired by the increasing devastation of the Earth and our atmosphere I witnessed during the last decade, or so. The catastrophic hurricanes, fires, glaciers melting, drought, and the depletion of the Earth's atmosphere. The book is set 25 years into the future (with flashbacks to the present). There is a great deal of discord between what the politicians are telling us and what we see happening. There is (or there will be in the future) famine, diseases, wars, devastating fires, oceans rising and totalitarian regimes. But there is a hint of hope that somehow we will prevail and our planet will not go to waste as it did three times before. “When the Earth Died” is a narrative that follows the life of Orson and Niles in a post-apocalyptic, dystopian world (2049), where the world has been ravaged by fires, environmental collapse, societal breakdown, climate change and disease which have drastically altered life on Earth. The story delves into themes of survival, loss, hope, the human condition and the existence (or the absence) of God. It explores themes of environmental destruction and human responsibility. Orson, Niles, Ciara and her son Kolten, struggle to survive this harsh new reality. They build a shelter, grow food, and navigate the dangers posed by both nature and human threats. They reflect on their pasts and strive to find meaning and stability in their disrupted lives as they navigate through the ruins of their world, dealing with personal loss, survival, the search for loved ones and the bonds of family. Orson is a reflective character who contemplates the destruction of nature and their dismal human condition. Niles is driven by the hope of finding his sister, Aberdeen, who was separated from him during a catastrophic fire that destroyed their town and family. The narrative explores themes of grief, survival, the impact of human actions on nature, and the quest for meaning and connection in a devastated world.

A: This book was born in chaos. At the time, I didn’t know if I was going to make it. I was running from the law, ducking charges that could’ve put me away for 90 months while my wife was pregnant My mama’s house got shot up while we were inside — I’ll never forget that night. The fear. The silence afterward. You can read my story here https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1HcdqSJS97/ I started writing “Reflection” because I had to — not for fame, but to survive. It became the one place where I could put all my pain without getting judged or buried by it. > 🔗 You can read it now here: https://a.co/d/8gSI3Ht

They're going to feel shaken… but understood. I want someone out there who’s drowning to know that even if your house got shot up, even if your people left you, even if your past is ugly — you are not beyond redemption. This book helped me start over. I truly believe it may have helped save my life. Because now, I'm a father myself, and my son Allen deserves a better man. I couldn’t give him that until I dealt with my demons.

My writing journey began when I was about nine years old. I had just finished reading The Diary of Anne Frank, which moved me deeply and inspired me to start keeping a diary of my own. I would jot down daily events, small anecdotes, or simply whatever was on my mind. That quiet habit gradually grew. By the time I was in middle school, I had started writing poetry. Later on, I contributed articles and short pieces to school and college magazines. Reading was my other great passion growing up. I devoured books by authors like Enid Blyton and Carolyn Keene. Those stories would spark my imagination and make me dream of being an author someday—though, back then, it felt more like a whimsical thought than a real goal. I never seriously or ambitiously pursued it. But the love for reading and writing stayed with me. It grew quietly, almost like a companion, and eventually turned into something more—a calling I never planned, but couldn’t ignore either.

"Butterflies in the Storm" is the coming-of-age story of an eighteen-year-old girl named Rhea Siddhant. Life has never been easy for her—she grows up without parents and lives on the charity of relatives. Faced with financial struggles, manipulative aunts, jealous cousins, and a controlling brother, Rhea’s circumstances are far from ideal. Yet she handles it all with a quiet strength and maturity well beyond her years. With grit and determination, she excels in academics, becomes the school topper, and earns a scholarship to one of the most prestigious universities in the country. For a while, life finally seems to be falling into place—Rhea blossoms at university, becoming one of the top all-rounders of her batch and forming strong bonds with her friends. However, her intelligence and charm soon draw envy and unwanted attention. When Aditya Sareen—one of the most eligible bachelors in the city—begins to fall in love with her, Rhea finds herself at the centre of a storm involving jealousy, deceit, and revenge. A blend of family drama, university camaraderie, light-hearted romance, and moments of suspense, Butterflies in the Storm follows Rhea’s journey as she overcomes every challenge and transforms into a woman of strength and substance.

I had an English professor who encouraged me and said I had a lot of talent. I always enjoyed stories so I thought it would be the perfect creative outlet for me.

Earth's Last Encore is a close-to-home story about anyone who is doubting their purpose or simply at a loss for one. In an age of post-modernism, we need stories that have concrete answers about the world we live in and how we can fulfill our needs and those of the people around us. It also uses aliens to explore personal relationship trauma and growing to trust again, instead of giving in to the fear that can be caused by pain. Ultimately, it's a story about perseverance, even though you may not always see the finish line.