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W. F. Owen Biography: I'm a professor of communication (thirty years) and a creative writer. My main interests are haiku and related forms, science fiction and fantasy. I've published in all of the major haiku journals (e.g., Frogpond, Modern Haiku) and several anthologies. Also, I have won several contests sponsored by the Haiku Society of America. Finally, long ago, I taught SCUBA diving as an occupation. I lived in Hawaii for ten years. Where to find W. F. Owen online: @WFOwen WFOwen on Facebook My Ebooks: down the Doodlebug Hole Ebook Price: $0.99 USD. 12040 words. Fiction by W. F. Owen on June 20, 2011 Two teens, Marisela and Bobby, find themselves in an underground world with insects at war with giant worms. Along their journey, they confront huge centipedes, spiders and crickets. They also struggle with their own consciences and first love. It is a fantasy with many twists and turns (figuratively and literally) and surprises. The story is

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W. F. Owen

Biography:I'm a professor of communication (thirty years) and a creative writer. My main interests are haiku and related forms, science fiction and fantasy. I've published in all of the major haiku journals (e.g., Frogpond, Modern Haiku) and several anthologies. Also, I have won several contests sponsored by the Haiku Society of America. Finally, long ago, I taught SCUBA diving as an occupation. I lived in Hawaii for ten years.

Where to find W. F. Owen online:@WFOwenWFOwen on Facebook

My Ebooks:down the Doodlebug Hole

Ebook Price: $0.99 USD. 12040 words. Fiction by W.   F.   Owen on June 20, 2011 Two teens, Marisela and Bobby, find themselves in an underground world with insects at war with giant worms. Along their journey, they confront huge centipedes, spiders and crickets. They also struggle with their own consciences and first love. It is a fantasy with many twists and turns (figuratively and literally) and surprises. The story is intended for pre-teens, but adults will enjoy it too!

Small Events: Haibun by W. F. Owen

Ebook Price: $3.99 USD. 9750 words. Non-Fiction by W.   F.   Owen on July 8, 2010 Awarded Best Haibun book by the Haiku Society of America in 2008, this

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expanded second edition offers sixty haibun. A haibun links brief, imagistic and poetic prose with one or more haiku. Traced to Basho’s 17th century travel writings, these English-language haibun involve concrete stories (small events) where the everyday becomes remarkable. Come join the author in reliving these epiphanies.

The Anonym

Ebook Price: $2.99 USD. 56600 words. Fiction by W.   F.   Owen on June 29, 2010 In 2223, Earth’s main problems are overcrowding and rampant identity theft. The cure for the first is resettlement and for the second DNA-driven bio-computers. The main axiom: Doubt Everyone, Question Everything. Robert Hinder, as Arbiter of Identity, leads an expedition to the planetoid Logos. Anti-tech terrorists and biologically contaminated animals turn the mission deadly.

Haiku Notebook Second Edition

Ebook Price: $3.99 USD. 8460 words. Non-Fiction by W.   F.   Owen on June 26, 2010 In addition to the humorous poems on the Internet, haiku have literary roots in ancient Japan. Award-winning haiku poet W. F. Owen presents a primer for the serious-minded poet in this second edition of Haiku Notebook. The book is written in haibun style (prose combined with haiku), so readers can see the origins, themes and contexts of the poems. There are over 260 poems presented.