AFTER BELLS HAD RUN AND WERE SILENT (1996) the story of a girl from age 8-18, told by different narrators in a fractured chronology.
THE JOURNEY ITSELF IS HOME (1998) the narrator learns that he has gotten a young girl pregnant. He travels around the country trying to find the runaway, on a journey that echoes the travelogues of Basho.
PIRATES OF CRUDE (2000) a story about modern pirates in the Caribbean, who prey on drug smugglers between the Spanish Main and the U.S. Gulf Coast. The modern pirates operate in the same waters using the same tactics as the pirates of the 17th & 18th centuries. Machine guns have replaced cannons, engines have replaced sails, cocaine has replaced doubloons. Little else has changed. The story bulges with sex, drugs and violence as well as sly bedevilments, critical history and black humor.
THE MALIGNANT INFERNO (2002) a dystopia novel in the spirit of 1984 and BRAVE NEW WORLD. When Convenience is the lord of all human desire, what happens when a member of the privileged class drops through the floor of the society and must contend with a journey on foot across the desert?
SACKING ICELAND (2004) the story of a writer in Iceland composing a novel. The journal of the writer (set in Iceland) and the novel-within-the-novel (the story of a high school football team in the U.S.) are cut together to create a multi-layered literary adventure.
CLICK HERE:TO THE LAST DROP (Published April 21, 2008) A water war between Texas and New Mexico, set in the present day. Texas invades New Mexico, calling the territory "New Texas." A resistance movement is born, to struggle against the occupation.
A screenplay adaptation of this novel is available.
Who I'd like to meet: Agents, readers and serious writers. Oh yeah, and the ladies.
"Poets get women. They don't get anything else, and women sense this, so they get women." -- Martin Amis
WOW!!! We are so proud of you!! I bet you don't miss the Keys since you are so focused on your work. We are going out to get a copy. Maybe you should write a story about the Keys???? Or did you?? LOL!! Anyway, we hope you are well and ready to ring in a fantastic New Year. Give a shout out when you can and let us know what you are up to these days! Best, C & M PS: Did we fail to mention we left the island? Years ago.
Yo Drew, good to hear about your reading. I am in Sweden, due to return to Island for a week or so at the end of Sept/Stardom of Oktober. I will then head towards NYC for about a month or month and a half. You remain with all of us. Lots of good vibes on your road. Peace and respect... FREEDOM FOREVER!!!
HEY ANDREW I WILL CHECK OUT YOUR BOOK FOR SURE!!! I SPEAK MY MIND, I SPEAK THE TRUTH, IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT, READ BETWEEN THESE LINES FRIEND...LOTS OF GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR WRITING, AWSOME INTERVIEW ANDREW!!!MEREDITH MySpace Graphics & MySpace Layouts
Hey Andrew, I'm pretty sure I'm quite delayed in this effort, but I wanted to congratulate you for getting your book published.I look forward to getting my hands on a copy and reading it.
Hey cousin...Happy Birthday all the way from the "Left Coast." I celebrated our mutual birthdays by enduring 26.2 miles of torture. Have a good birthday with your family!
Thanks for the friends request. Good luck with your novel too. Hope you are not experiencing the wind like we are down in southern new mexico over this past week. It's been like a sand blaster and dust bowl with on and off high wind gusts for us. Can't wait for better weather.