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American Messiah: Down the Rabbit Hole

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In the Absence of Utopia: Part I

      Order a Copy of Secret of the Nile Valley 2055 AD   The gnarled and weathered face lay sleeping as a youthful group clustered about the room. Hushed voices enveloped the ornate quarters. A deep yawn and a stretching of...

Dialogue with the Devil: American Messiah (excerpt)

  Order a Copy of American Messiah      “Sir, just who are you?” Jason asked, staring directly into those boarded up windows that passed for eyes. After a protracted silence, Mr. Hale sat down his glass.      “You may not want to know.” ...

Messiah: Fact or Fiction

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Summer Breeze (excerpt from Between Shadow and Smoke)

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LSD: On Cosmic Wings

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The Chosen One: Secret of the Nile Valley (excerpt)

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Dawn of Armageddon: Secret of the Nile Valley (excerpt)

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Charged with Murder: Between Shadow and Smoke (excerpt)

  Order a Copy of Secret of the Nile Valley The line trudged down the long, glossy corridor that snaked through central booking. After being finger printed, photographed, and strip searched, the handcuffed detainees marched away in lockstep...

We Are Different, But We're Not

Order a Copy of American Messiah            For all of the problems race has caused the world, our differences are no more than skin deep. Genetically speaking, race does not exist. So much of the harm done in the world (war, slavery,...