A soldier, dying in Viet Nam, in a war only he remembers, meets Lord Krishna in the jungle. Krishna reveals the true meaning of life and death and ultimately gives the soldier one wish. The soldier wishes for the war to be over, but is not prepared for the consequences.
I am an author of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry, a world traveler, a SCUBA diver, and a student of humanity and its philosophies. My second biggest question in life is: What makes us "human"? The biggest question is, of course: What is it all about, anyway?
Science fiction and fantasy allows an author to step totally outside the box of any particular world view, and look back at it and show it to the reader in this new way. It is not my intent to say the world is really this way or that way, but just to say here is another idea, let's take a look at it together and see where it goes.View all by Jim Murphy