The counterculture of the 1960s, especially the world changing 1968, the efflorescence of hippies–all these engage and inform David Stone, Writer, the individual recording and sorting out those revolutionary times and the long shadow they cast. 1968 The Counterculture Hippies... Revolution in thought, art and nonconformity were ignited by political assassinations, the battle over civil rights and fierce social divisions forced by the Viet Nam War. Once one of the hippies, David Stone writes about 1968 and an explosive counterculture that burned at every level and on every corner of American life. By the mid-1970s, the fires of the counterculture had retreated into a big chill. The cataclysmic social changes rammed through the 1960s still flicker, and the spirit of the hippies that others have tried to turn into cartoons lingers on in private lives. This is the gist of the material David Stone draws on as he observes American culture from the far side of the year 2000.
David Stone's novels, The Garden of What Was and Was Not and Traveling Without A Passport are intimate, first person accounts, coming of age and downstream experiences before, during and after the high water mark of 1968 and the 1960s counterculture. The novels look back across a field now accented by the tragedy of September 11th, 2001 and its exploitation.
"I was fortunate to have been awakened and continue to be enlightened by Kerouac, Henry Miller, Jerry Garcia, Dylan, Tom Waits, Saul Bellow and, quietly, by Anne Tyler," the author observes. "The unique experiences of my generation and the ideals we pursued will not be repeated."
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Nonfiction: A Million Different Things: Meditations
of The
World's Happiest Man calls
his only nonfiction book , "a great, insight-filled romp
in writing. A journey through insight to
external discovery. The greatest secret is that there are no secrets.
Discover the amazing soft machine, the miracle of you, the world you
occupy and help create."
The Garden of
What Was and Was Not, David Stone's first novel, has become a classic record of the 1960s counterculture and it's aftermath. Interest continues to expand and reviews are being added to the novel's own page. The intimate story of experiences and increasing awareness follows Peter McCarthy, an "unrepentant hippie," into and through the far side of the counterculture. So much that changed America was born and nourished during this time, leaving no path back to innocence or safety.
***************************** Traveling Without A Passport, David Stone's sequel to The Garden of What Was and Was Not, recounts the continuing travels of Peter McCarthy. This original work of fiction orients itself around a single year in the 1970s. In the long, big chill shadow of the 1960s, Peter travels–without a passport–between Buffalo, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Flight of a Statutory Rapist --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- David Stone's collaborative partner, Deborah Julian, is a gifted artist in her own right. For additional details, visit her page.
Visitors are invited to explore Travels With George: Paris! This is the fictional story of two adventurous cats that smuggle their way to a trip to Paris.... Suppose you were a cat, and suppose you wanted to see The City of Light... This book, featuring over a dozen full color illustrations by Deborah Julian, with text by David Stone, is marketed and sold at Deborah Julian Photography, A Workshop for Art along with the writer's other book length work. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
David Stone, Writer is "a work in progress as I have always been and as I hope each of us always is, forever becoming."
"...For that is the truth of it, God, that we all know, that we know."
