James David Audlin

Biography

James David Audlin is an American author living in Panama, after previously living in France.

A retired pastor, college professor, and newspaper opinion page editor, he is best known as the author of "The Circle of Life".

He has written about a dozen novels, several full-length plays, several books of stories, a book of essays, a book of poetry, and a book about his adventures in Panama.

Fluent in several languages, he has translated his novel "Rats Live on no Evil Star" into French ("Palindrome") and Spanish ("Palíndromo").

He also is a professional musician who composes, sings, and plays several instruments, though not usually at the same time.

He is married to a Panamanian lady who doesn't read English and so is blissfully ignorant about his weirdly strange books. However his adult daughter and son, who live in Vermont, USA, are aware, and are wary, when a new book comes out.

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Books

A Writer in Panama
Price: $10.00 USD. Words: 94,390. Language: English. Published: May 9, 2012 . Categories: Nonfiction » Travel » By region » North America
An American who cannot afford to live in his own house escapes to Panamá. Finds himself in Heaven - a beautiful land with wonderful people - but finds corrosive civilization coming ever nearer this fragile alien world.
The Book of Dreams
Price: $10.00 USD. Words: 45,770. Language: English. Published: December 5, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Literature » Literary
A novelist whose works are based on dreams here provides vivid dreams from over a lifetime that not only inspired a number of literary works, but are artistic creations themselves.
Across the Silence: Poems by James David Audlin
Price: $10.00 USD. Words: 39,740. Language: English. Published: December 3, 2011 . Categories: Poetry » Contemporary Poetry
Poetry is not only the most sublimely difficult but the most deeply personal of all word-arts. Close to being a spiritual autbiography, this collection mostly strives to express what lies beyond the reach of language. Previous readers have suggested similarities to Neruda, Paz, Rumi, William Blake, Rilke, and Rimbaud.
Lives of the Saints
Price: $10.00 USD. Words: 46,040. Language: English. Published: December 2, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Literature » Literary
I think the time has come to embalm these stories and commit them to the museum of the written word. I beg you, though, to bear in mind that these stories are meant not at all to be read silently. Try reading them aloud, especially before a good campfire, and see if the mummies do not escape their wrappings and walk about in the firelight, as strange and beautiful as when first they came to me.
The Seven Last Days - Volume V: A Stitch in Time
Series: The Seven Last Days, Book 5. Price: $10.00 USD. Words: 60,510. Language: English. Published: December 2, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Literature » Literary
The fabric of time and space have been ripped apart by humanity. But nobody seems to care; everyone is involved in the latest fad, an illegal pastime called The Game. Legend speaks of the Unknown King, who supposedly is coming to set things right, but time, literally, is running out.
The Seven Last Days - Volume VI: The Stars Blindly Run
Series: The Seven Last Days, Book 6. Price: $10.00 USD. Words: 37,180. Language: English. Published: December 2, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Literature » Literary
The universe is winding down to the moment when the Sun goes dark, humanity fades away, and Earth freezes into death. Two Hunters struggle for supremacy over a female of another race. And a noah builds a sailing ship to escape to the stars in an attempt to evade the end of the Universe.
The Seven Last Days - Volume IV: A Mirror Filled With Light
Series: The Seven Last Days, Book 4. Price: $10.00 USD. Words: 117,400. Language: English. Published: November 30, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Literature » Literary
In a world all but destroyed by nuclear war and mind-controlling governments, a living corpse with the power to heal sets out to die on a cross.
The Seven Last Days - Volume III: The Productions of Time
Series: The Seven Last Days, Book 3. Price: $10.00 USD. Words: 64,090. Language: English. Published: November 30, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Literature » Literary
The War to End All Wars, except it is draining humanity. A sculptor comes home to Paris to find it has spiritually died. He creates a living sculpture that might yet restore hope to humanity.
The Seven Last Days - Volume II: The Wings of the Morning
Series: The Seven Last Days, Book 2. Price: $10.00 USD. Words: 144,340. Language: English. Published: November 30, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Literature » Literary
Gimel. Ur. Suoche. An unnameable desert. Shambhala. Xanadu. A boy enters manhood while exploring the world - and finally finds home among a frightening, humble people.
The Seven Last Days - Volume I: The Voice of Day
Series: The Seven Last Days, Book 1. Price: $10.00 USD. Words: 41,100. Language: English. Published: November 30, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Literature » Literary
A little country surrounded by the Wall everyone knows is insurmountable. But the boy who refuses to be king vows to pass over it.
The Other - Stories from Elsewhere
Price: $10.00 USD. Words: 37,180. Language: English. Published: November 29, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Literature » Literary
Poetically frightening, filled with nebbishy gods and endearing demons, set everywhere from Beldonooza to the back porch, here are short fictions from James David Audlin.
Mooreeffoc - Stories from this World
Price: $10.00 USD. Words: 56,550. Language: English. Published: November 29, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Literature » Literary
Behold the ordinary world from the wrong side and nightmares and visions appear. These are strange, unquiet short fictions from James David Audlin.
Undr
Price: $10.00 USD. Words: 78,470. Language: English. Published: November 29, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General
He is a runaway Dreamer, but he must stay awake – or else the universe will be invaded by the Unreals.
All You Need
Price: $10.00 USD. Words: 66,820. Language: English. Published: November 29, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General
(5.00 from 1 review)
Having seen a vision of John Lennon on a flaming pie, a young monk in the Beatles religion must travel to London, deep in the dreaded Rolling Stones land, to win back the original sacred music of the Fab Four.
The Circle of Life
Price: $19.95 USD. Words: 348,890. Language: English. Published: November 20, 2011 . Categories: Nonfiction » Religion & Spirituality » Comparative Religion
In a manner accessible to the general reader, this treasury of traditional Native American sacred teachings offers the results of a lifetime of study of oral traditions involving spirituality, ceremonies, visions, healings, everyday life, and the warrior’s way.
Palíndromo
Price: $10.00 USD. Words: 81,320. Language: Spanish. Published: November 20, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Literature » Literary
English Speakers: This novel is available in English under the title "Rats Live on no Evil Star". Francophones: Ce roman est disponible en français sous le titre "Palindrome". Una patinadora ciega y enviudada. Un vendedor ambulante. Un Árbol que quiere Shakespeare. Un tren de mercancías. Nieve que se cae sobre ojos inparpadeos. Estepicursores. Taquiones. Cometas. Un forastero que no es.
Palindrome
Price: $10.00 USD. Words: 81,550. Language: French. Published: November 20, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Literature » Literary
English-Speakers Note: This novel is available in English as "Rats Live on no Evil Star". Hispanohablantes darse cuenta: Esta novela está disponible en español como "Palíndromo". Une patineuse aveugle et veuve. Un compère. Un arbre qui aime Shakespeare. Un train de fret. Neige sur des yeux imperturbables. Virevoltant. Tachyons. Cerfs-volants. Un étranger qui n'est pas.
Rats Live on no Evil Star
Price: $10.00 USD. Words: 75,740. Language: English. Published: November 20, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Literature » Literary
(5.00 from 1 review)
Francophones: Ce roman est disponible en français sous le titre "Palindrome". Hispanohablantes: Esta novela está disponible en español con el título "Palíndromo". A widowed skater. A shill. A tree who loves Shakespeare. A freight train. Snow falling on unblinking eyes. Tumbleweed. Tachyons. Kites. A stranger who isn't.

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