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

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

The Mystery of the Giant Minnesota Mushroom (and a possible UFO connection?)

By KEN KORCZAK Three campers in the deep woods of northern Minnesota are about to encounter something that will change their lives forever Author’s note: About 25 years ago, I placed a classified ad in several small-town newspapers here in conservative, rural northern Minnesota. Here is what the ad said: “Have you seen a UFO, … Read more

LSD, Ken Kesey and the Afterlife: An Author’s True Story of Making Afterdeath Contact With the Bestselling Counterculture Icon

By KEN KORCZAK In 1972, William Bedivere was a young man browsing the shelves of Banyen Books, an emblematic metaphysical bookstore beloved by seekers & hippies in Vancouver, British Columbia. He didn’t buy any mind-expanding books that day. However, he did happen to score something even more consciousness-expanding — “a handful” of Orange Sunshine, said … Read more

A UFO Manifesto: The Phenomenon Evolves

By KEN KORCZAK “The most we can do is dream the myth outward and give it a modern dress.” — Carl Gustav Jung That quote by the great Swiss psychologist Carl Jung crashed into my mind as I was reading For All We Know: A UFO Manifesto. It’s Mike Fiorito’s latest book, which in many ways, defies … Read more