Heresies and Seditions

HERESIES AND SEDITIONS can best be described as intelligent fun. It generally avoids the standard narcotizing narrative of popular fiction and should appeal to readers with a sense of humor who aren't afraid of the literature of ideas. In addition to the cultural, political and literary satire, there are portions of the book that can be called philosophical satire, somewhat in the tradition of Mark Twain’s “The Mysterious Stranger.” Since some of the topics I deal with are potentially depressing, I have chosen to treat them in a humorous or fanciful way that expresses sobering truths without dispiriting the reader. The "heresies" part of the title refers to writings on themes drawn from esoteric religions, especially Gnosticism.