I've created a new blog for my writing: ronfrazer.com/blog
I'll no longer be posting to this one.
Love to all,
Ron
Millennium 3
It's been a long time since I've posted to this blog. Lots have happened: my dad died, his estate had to be settled, his house had to be sold, we decided to move to Ohio, our house had to be sold, on and on ...
So ... Millenium 3 was published in March, 2015, and I'm just getting around to telling you about it.
The idea for the book began with the question, "What will women still be struggling with in a thousand years?" I assume that gender equality will be so much a part of human consciousness that the idea of gender inequality will seem as ridiculous as slavery or white supremacy. I didn't assume a utopian world, nor a dystopian. But I did assume a world that had left behind the petty tribalism that dominates our religions, our nationalism, our governments, our political parties, and almost any other institution in the 21st century.
I chose three women to tell their stories: a widow, a mother whose children were all grown and an artist who was unhappy with the artistic standards that she felt too confining. The three women are lifelong friends who support each other throughout the story.
It's a story that will seem familiar to mature women. All of us, male and female, have similar struggles at some time in our lives.
Here's the link for the paperback.
Here's the link for the Kindle version.
I hope you enjoy it. Please leave a review on the Amazon site.
Thanks for reading,
Ron
So ... Millenium 3 was published in March, 2015, and I'm just getting around to telling you about it.
The idea for the book began with the question, "What will women still be struggling with in a thousand years?" I assume that gender equality will be so much a part of human consciousness that the idea of gender inequality will seem as ridiculous as slavery or white supremacy. I didn't assume a utopian world, nor a dystopian. But I did assume a world that had left behind the petty tribalism that dominates our religions, our nationalism, our governments, our political parties, and almost any other institution in the 21st century.
I chose three women to tell their stories: a widow, a mother whose children were all grown and an artist who was unhappy with the artistic standards that she felt too confining. The three women are lifelong friends who support each other throughout the story.
It's a story that will seem familiar to mature women. All of us, male and female, have similar struggles at some time in our lives.
Here's the link for the paperback.
Here's the link for the Kindle version.
I hope you enjoy it. Please leave a review on the Amazon site.
Thanks for reading,
Ron
Time Branches Published
Time Branches is available now--in paperback and Kindle formats. Nook and other ePub formats will be available this summer.
I'm thinking the next book, 2948, will be out in 2014. This one is going to take some time to get my head around.
Thanks for reading,
Ron
I'm thinking the next book, 2948, will be out in 2014. This one is going to take some time to get my head around.
Thanks for reading,
Ron
Books in 2013
I'll have two more books coming out in 2013. Well, at least one--Time Branches. It's complete and being read by a focus group. I'm not hearing any big complaints so it should be available before June 2013. The book is about a woman in a coma who finds that she's able to move around in time and space. While her mother is weeping at her bedside, expecting her to pass away at any moment, the woman travels back in time to try to correct some family dysfunction.
The second book is currently titled 2948. It's about a teenaged girl living in a somewhat utopian culture 900 years from now. She is wanting to push the boundaries of art in a culture where art has become a little bit rigid. The theme of the book is about artistic standards, how they get created and maintained, and what it takes to change them.
I would like to have a discussion with my readers about these issues. I'm finding that I have a need to consult about some of my subjects. Without some interaction I'm afraid I'm just like a tree falling in a forest, making unrequited sounds.
Try to imagine a world 900 years from now, one that is functioning well and very stable. This is not the dystopian nightmare of many recent movies and books. The world is working very well, along the lines of agrarian native American societies overlaid with advanced communications, technology and health care. The industrial economy has gone away. The financial industry has been replaced by small local banks using a single currency with a fixed value.
The question is "When does stability become too stable?"
Let me hear from you. I'll share the writing with interested readers as it progresses.
Thanks for reading,
Ron
The second book is currently titled 2948. It's about a teenaged girl living in a somewhat utopian culture 900 years from now. She is wanting to push the boundaries of art in a culture where art has become a little bit rigid. The theme of the book is about artistic standards, how they get created and maintained, and what it takes to change them.
I would like to have a discussion with my readers about these issues. I'm finding that I have a need to consult about some of my subjects. Without some interaction I'm afraid I'm just like a tree falling in a forest, making unrequited sounds.
Try to imagine a world 900 years from now, one that is functioning well and very stable. This is not the dystopian nightmare of many recent movies and books. The world is working very well, along the lines of agrarian native American societies overlaid with advanced communications, technology and health care. The industrial economy has gone away. The financial industry has been replaced by small local banks using a single currency with a fixed value.
The question is "When does stability become too stable?"
Let me hear from you. I'll share the writing with interested readers as it progresses.
Thanks for reading,
Ron
Choosing to Heal
When I was looking at my bookshelf the other day, I noticed that my tattered copy of my doctoral dissertation was getting really decrepit. So I edited it a bit, cropped it down to a 6x9 format and published it under the title "Choosing to Heal."
The book is targeted for professionals in the healing professions. Others interested in the future of medicine might find it interesting. It is a historical comparison of the processes that healers have used over the last 2000 years to select a course of treatment for a given set of symptoms.
You can find the book at Amazon.
Thanks for reading,
Ron
The book is targeted for professionals in the healing professions. Others interested in the future of medicine might find it interesting. It is a historical comparison of the processes that healers have used over the last 2000 years to select a course of treatment for a given set of symptoms.
You can find the book at Amazon.
Thanks for reading,
Ron
More novels on the way in 2012
I've finished the three novels of the Jacinta Joseph trilogy about a tough NJ detective who goes back to the Caribbean island where she was born then feels compelled to clean up the local mafia-like families that run the island.
The Carib's Smile tells the story of Jacinta's return to St. Theresa, her involvement in solving four murders, and the confusion that follows as she and her whole family go into hiding to avoid being killed while pursuing the killers. It's a bit of a comedy, a bit of mystery, and a lot of culture shock.
The Judge's Wife is about the aftermath of the first book. Jacinta is now involved in a revolution led by the island's grandmothers. Great fun with lots of chaos.
The third book, The Women, Left, has to do with the outcome of the revolution. JJ and her friends turn around the island's economy while still kicking bad-guy butt
Thanks for reading,
Ron
The Carib's Smile tells the story of Jacinta's return to St. Theresa, her involvement in solving four murders, and the confusion that follows as she and her whole family go into hiding to avoid being killed while pursuing the killers. It's a bit of a comedy, a bit of mystery, and a lot of culture shock.
The Judge's Wife is about the aftermath of the first book. Jacinta is now involved in a revolution led by the island's grandmothers. Great fun with lots of chaos.
The third book, The Women, Left, has to do with the outcome of the revolution. JJ and her friends turn around the island's economy while still kicking bad-guy butt
Thanks for reading,
Ron
New Book: Healthier Happier Now
I'm happy with this book; I think it'll help people to get healthy and stay that way. I wrote it with my oldest daughter in mind--a busy mom with two boys to worry about. She doesn't have time to read books, so this one is designed to make it easy and fast to find the information you want about any particular health issue.
See http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/healthier-happier-now/12911683
Enjoy,
Dr. Ron
See http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/healthier-happier-now/12911683
Enjoy,
Dr. Ron
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