This novel tells of the spiritual experience which resulted in me becoming a Buddhist. It is a work of semi-fiction;… [Continue reading] Novel: The Light of the Silver Wheel (or: A Present Darkness, A Distant Light) An Introduction

Chapter 1 The day of Ellen’s funeral was a living nightmare – but at least, by the end of it,… [Continue reading] Part 1: A Heart of Darkness

Chapter 5 Something is pressing against, gently rubbing, my arm, bringing me back from sleep. I open my eyes and… [Continue reading] Part 2: Something Blesséd This Way Comes

Chapter 8 The next day I wasn’t quite so positive. The thought of not seeing Ellie again for a whole… [Continue reading] Part 3: Chiaroscuro

Chapter 13 It is hot; abominably so. The sky is an ominous, ugly red, like drying blood; it makes my… [Continue reading] Part 4: Nightmares and Dream-Quests