Category Archives: Creativity

“Mermaids” Special Sale Extended till January 2nd!

Posted on December 1, 2024 by johnrachel

My publisher, Literary Vagabond Books, is swept up in the holiday spirit. The special sale on the deluxe print version of What Do Mermaids Eat? has been extended! Again! Continue reading →

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How Did I Arrange to Meet the Mermaids?

Posted on November 17, 2024 by johnrachel

Understandably, people want to know how I connected with the 23 mermaids I met. Of course, running into Corinne was a fluke. It was late — 2 or 3 am — and I was returning home from a bar/restaurant on … Continue reading →

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What Do Mermaids Eat? . . . My First 5-Star Review!

Posted on November 14, 2024 by johnrachel

It’s short. Right to the point: My first 5-star review on What Do Mermaids Eat? at Amazon. Granted — not boasting — all of my books get mostly 5-star reviews. But each time, it starts with just one. It’s always … Continue reading →

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What Do Mermaids Eat? . . . Tanya & Chloe

Posted on November 9, 2024 by johnrachel

Meet Tanya and Chloe. I encountered them on Bonaire Island in the Dutch Antilles. Very interesting pair. I think they were an item, whatever that means in the world of mermaids. Continue reading →

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Advance Praise: What Do Mermaids Eat?

Posted on October 16, 2024 by johnrachel

For a book that isn’t even out yet, there sure seems to be a lot of “buzz”. Could it be that it has given people a reason to be positive and hopeful at a time when there’s so much bad news in the world? Continue reading →

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What Do Mermaids Eat? . . . Marta

Posted on October 14, 2024 by johnrachel

I met Marta in Ponce, Puerto Rico. She feared being captured by us topsiders and forced to jump through flaming hoops at Sea World. Besides, she hated chlorinated water. She told me that mermaids have a favorite movie about us … Continue reading →

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What Do Mermaids Eat? . . . Corinne

Posted on October 7, 2024 by johnrachel

Meet Corinne, a mermaid that was hit by a nuclear submarine. Read all about her and 18 other mermaids in the most uniquely beautiful fantasy/travel/cookbook ever! Continue reading →

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LIVE FROM JAPAN! Revisited Redux

Posted on July 5, 2024 by johnrachel

My my how time flies! LIVE FROM JAPAN! was published end of January, 2021. I sent the first shot of love here to the fans of the book June 2023. Then, as now, I let everyone know that the saga continues, as I regularly post articles on new happenings and my evolving perspective on life here as an American expat. Continue reading →

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What Do Mermaids Eat?

Posted on June 22, 2024 by johnrachel

I’m thinking about how many times in my entire life someone has asked me this question . . . “What Do Mermaids Eat?” Ah hah! I remember. ONE TIME! That was when my unpredictable, truly fascinating Japanese wife was sitting across from me in a café on Taketomi Island, Okinawa. Masumi smiled and said, “What do mermaids eat?” That was the one time. And it became the inspiration for my latest book! Continue reading →

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A Page From God’s Diary

Posted on October 7, 2023 by johnrachel

Ironically all of the bad news has put me in the best of moods. I’m giddy all over! This unlikely reaction to a world gone mad prompted my writing the first satirical piece to come out in quite a while. Did you know God kept a diary? Continue reading →

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