Young Men Take LSD Then Try the Ouija Board: What Could Possibly Go Wrong? A True Story

By KEN KORCZAK College buddies drop acid and conjure a “Nature God” with Ouija board. A true story of paranormal adventure (Author’s note: This is Chapter 3 of my forthcoming book, “Secrets of the Lost Ouija Board Files.” It documents my 50+ years of Ouija board use. This chapter stands alone, but readers who wish … Read more

Sex Life of the Gods: The Fascinating True Story of a Struggling Pulp Science Fiction Writer

By KEN KORCZAK The saga of struggling writer Michael E. Knerr is a tale from America’s literary backwaters; a story of heroism and pure grit   In the 1950s and early 1960s, there was a niche market for “smutty” science fiction novels. They were issued by small shady publishers who worked out of a crummy … Read more

Bluegrass Buddha: Form is Emptiness, Emptiness is Form; Silence is Music, Music is Silence

By KEN KORCZAK Part 1: There is No Spoon … Um, I Mean Music Part 2: Mescalito Riding His White Horse. Author Mike Fiorito’s new book inspired by the adventures of musician Peter Rowan Four decades ago, when I was a general assignment reporter at a Minnesota daily newspaper, a stout, 40-something bald guy with … Read more

A Metaphysical Masterclass: A Bona Fide Counterculture Traveler Enchants with Tales of His Adventures

By KEN KORCZAK Former counterculture vagabond, science fiction writer and honorary ‘Hermetic Magician’ Wayne Saalman wows with extraordinary true stories & essays on the transcendent destiny of humanity Years ago, when I was a teenager reading Fyodor Dostoevsky’s masterpiece, The Brothers Karamazov, a subtitle in one of the chapters jumped out at me and lodged … Read more