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Twenty-some years ago I started writing a novel that I published in 2009. I was trying to “Be Like Tom” Robbins, my Literary God, (R.I.P.). Here’s how the novel is described on Amazon:
“Philip ‘Flipper’ McCann, 60-year old former attorney disbarred for Testifying Under the Influence of Intoxicants, meets God – and The Deity has a dork-do. Redemption may be possible, even in Flipper’s current lifetime, with the help of his friends, including a Superior Court Judge, a Native American shaman and pub owner, a lovely landlord who likes him in spite of himself, and a plethora of combed-over divine assistants. Ribaldary and cosmic forces hookup for a seriocomic tour-de-farce.”
It is now seventeen years since publication and I would give anything to remove the book from Amazon. The best I can do is have it described as “Out-of-Print.” Complete removal is not an option, apparently.
One reason being that Amazon still has used copies floating around. I just bought what was advertised as THE ONLY AVAILABLE COPY. I can only hope.
You see, my views on all things “God” are much different now. I’ve been gorging my spiritual appetite on what are called “STEs” – Spiritually Transformative Experiences – especially the ones called Near Death Experiences. NDEs.
I now believe that the overwhelming unconditional Love and complete lack of Judgment on our Maker’s part, while we use multiple lifetimes on earth – and elsewhwere – to have experiences that grow our own Love, are what’s really … Real.
So, while I believe our Maker has a delightful sense of humor (just look around), I no longer want to poke fun at His/Her/Its Being.
Instead, I’m going to keep the same title and cover, but otherwise RE-WRITE the whole darn thing. And publish it sometime this year. Fingers crossed.
I started this project yesterday, All Fools Day, 2026. Perfect.
Just click on the photo of the book cover if you want to see my progress.
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