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The American Book of the Dead: 07.04

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The American Book of the Dead. Monday, July 26. Before I go on, I have to talk a little about time travel. People wonder if I am really from the year 2020. For the sake of argument, let’s say this story is being written by a writer in the year 2004. Even if this is true, could it not be possible that he is channeling information from the future? Am I really from the future? Posted by Henry Baum @ 7:52 PM. Wednesday, July 21. I enjoyed writing the book more than any I had written in the past. It was c...

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The American Book of the Dead: Time Travel

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The American Book of the Dead. Monday, July 26. Before I go on, I have to talk a little about time travel. People wonder if I am really from the year 2020. For the sake of argument, let’s say this story is being written by a writer in the year 2004. Even if this is true, could it not be possible that he is channeling information from the future? Am I really from the future? Posted by Henry Baum @ 7:52 PM. View my complete profile.

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The American Book of the Dead: 08.04

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The American Book of the Dead. Friday, August 20. The Diplomat from Utopia. Not entirely," Charles said, which he regretted because it was a rhetorical question. The diplomat sneered. "Of course not," he said. "Not yet. Imagine if people were to know that death was not the end, but a pathway to bliss. The next day this word got out, there would be mass suicides. People would drop out of work and search for ways to die. In short, it would be the apocalypse. Do you see? The diplomat talked for six hours.

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The American Book of the Dead: Science Fiction

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The American Book of the Dead. Wednesday, July 21. My feeling was that the giants of science fiction were generally bad writers. Asimov, Clarke, even, I’m sorry, Philip K. Dick. You can’t write complete thoughts on speed. I thought it would be interesting for a traditional novelist to try his hand at the genre. Next up: Meet President Charles Winchell. Posted by Henry Baum @ 11:01 AM. View my complete profile.

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The American Book of the Dead: 03.10

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The American Book of the Dead. Thursday, March 4. This blog is no longer active. It has been turned into a novel. New posting can be found at: http:/ www.theamericanbookofthedead.com. Posted by Henry Baum @ 3:59 PM. View my complete profile. The Diplomat from Utopia. Time of the Americans.

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The American Book of the Dead: Time of the Americans

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The American Book of the Dead. Wednesday, August 18. Time of the Americans. So instead of trying to convince people of what was happening and feeling like a drunken priest shouting on a streetcorner, I poured it into my book- some of which you are reading now. He was promising and delivering peace in the Middle East. Posted by Henry Baum @ 1:20 PM. View my complete profile.

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The American Book of the Dead: September 11

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The American Book of the Dead. Wednesday, July 14. On the couch: watching the "Today Show." Out of the corner of my eye a low-flying wavering plane, as if struggling. I had to leave to get to the train station. I hailed a cab- probably the last empty cab in New York for the next few days- and rode Uptown with a smiling Pakistani man who spoke with an embarrassed, maybe grateful, smile that this was probably an act of terrorism. Posted by Henry Baum @ 5:50 PM. View my complete profile.

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The American Book of the Dead: Revelations

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The American Book of the Dead. Tuesday, August 10. Fast forward to the oval office, two years in. People were just angry about the state of things, he tried to rationalize. They were afraid. He was an easy target. All the same, he didn’t become President to be hated. Of course, things were going to hell for a reason. It had been planned this way. It had to come to an end. What was the point of discussing health care or another education bill? We’re all Christians here, am I right? Real Christians who bel...

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The American Book of the Dead: President Wind Chill

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The American Book of the Dead. Sunday, August 1. Charles Winchell was a diplomat’s son. He was a fortunate one. But he was many men, a kind of well-received schizophrenic. Charles was his presidential name. He went by Chuck to the unions, Charlie to the ladies, and Charles at the convention. He had a personality to fit every name. I don’t know exactly when it happened. There wasn’t a moment, a collective epiphany, some final act of violence where everyone said, fuck it, why be safe? His slogan at the mos...