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

The Progenitors: Naval Intelligence Officer’s UFO Encounters Sets Off Journey to “Initiation”

By KEN KORCZAK 16-year U.S. Navy veteran Matthew Roberts confronts transhuman intelligence and embarks on a remarkable quest for meaning The author tells us that he wrote this book “out of love for mankind.” What puts weight behind this lofty statement is that MATTHEW ROBERTS felt it necessary to jettison his 16-year career in the U.S. Navy — … 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 Day I Met a Deceased British Ghost Hunter — And Took Her Photo

By KEN KORCZAK After reading and reviewing the late Violet Tweedale’s 1919 book, Ghosts I Have Seen, I met & conversed with the deceased author “in person” in the lucid dream realm. I also photographed her. Violet Tweedale died in 1936, but no one truly “dies.” As I discovered, the Scottish poet, writer and spiritualist … Read more

Humphrey, the 1st Duke of Gloucester: ‘The Good Duke’ or Debauched War Monger?

By KEN KORCZAK Today I divert briefly from UFOs & the Paranormal to offer my commentary and analysis of Prof. Kenneth Vickers’s massive 773-page study of Humphrey, The 1st Duke of Gloucester It’s been 600 years since he was born and lived. To study his role in history, scholars must tirelessly comb through the brittle, … 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

A UFO Book Unlike Any Other

By KEN KORCZAK Sometimes groovy, always profound, a Minnesota author’s account of his encounter with the people and culture of ufology creates an American classic Perhaps there’s no better line to describe the extraordinary journey of Martin Keller: “What a Long Strange Trip It’s Been.” Yes, that’s the title of an iconic compilation album by … Read more

Gobekli Tepe: Using ‘Dream Archaeology’ to Find New Answers

By KEN KORCZAK I use an experimental approach involving a combination of remote viewing, lucid dreaming and psychic channeling to gain insights into the ancient Göbekli Tepe monuments of southern Turkey INTRODUCTION In May, I published a story here on my Flying Saucer Journalist site exploring a form of channeling that involved contact with a … Read more

After 40+ years, a New Witness Comes Forward in Minnesota’s ‘Most Notorious UFO Incident’

By KEN KORCZAK The true story of an amazing high-speed chase between an Army MP and a UFO across the remote flatlands of Northwest Minnesota. Part II of a five-part series. In Part 1 of this series, I provided an overview of what is sometimes called “Minnesota’s Roswell” or more often, “Minnesota’s most notorious UFO … Read more

1952: The Year UFO Disinformation Became Entrenched Government Policy

By KEN KORCZAK Government UFO deception began immediately after the Roswell Daily Record boldly reported the capture of a “flying saucer” in July 1947. But it was 1952 that government secrecy and misinformation became a formal & hardened policy of the U.S. Military and government. Just last May, the UFO community lost a giant. Dr. … Read more