A candid memoir by Lee Prosser of his early years and writing career, when he became a writer and how he lost his virginity; his friendships with writers Christopher Isherwood, Paul Bowles, Gerina Dunwich, among others with references to: actors Michael Rennie, Lee Marvin, Richard Carlson, Dan Duryea, Paul Richards; writers Robert Bloch and Poul Anderson; The Beach Boys, The Beatles, and music of the 1960s; the Vietnam War; Existentialism; Witchcraft and Witches; Vedanta and Ramakrishna; Christianity; Contemporary Wicca; San Fernando Valley University riot; the beach, ocean, and mountains; jazz; love for cats; art and painting; movies. This is Lee Prosser the inquisitive and curious man, the Existentialist, the man who started his journey on a bus and made frequent stops along the way to encounter life in all of its intricate patterns and mystery. Knowing that a man truly is what he does, he set out to experience life and learn. A remarkable reading experience, this memoir will fascinate the readers with its blunt honesty, surprises, encounters, and unusual happenings. This memoir is a classic of its kind.
Lee Prosser was born in Missouri during 1944 and has been writing for publication since 1963. In his early career he wrote under the names of Harold Lee Prosser, and H. L. Prosser. Since 1989, he has written under the name of Lee Prosser. He has written over 4,000 published works in his lifetime.
Prosser is married to herbalist-writer, Debra J. Prosser. He is a father and grandfather. His hobbies include geology, collecting postcards, collecting the writings of Mark Twain who is one of his favorite American authors, visiting out of the way places and cemeteries, exploring ghost towns, and writing children's stories.
American author Paul Bowles is the godfather of Prosser's two daughters, Mandy and Dawn. A lifelong Vedantist, and a paranormal sensitive, Prosser writes a metaphysical column, "Bide One's Time" for www.ghostvillage.com, and he writes reviews for www.jazzreview.com. He has lived in California, New Mexico, Oregon, Wyoming, Oklahoma, among other places.
He is also a composer and a surreal artist whose art work is in Russia, England, Germany, India, France, and the Untied States. His musical compositions include "Ramakrishna Waltz."
His eclectic writings have appeared in books by Jeff Belanger, Gerina Dunwich, James Gunn, among others. Prosser is the author of the popular memoir, Isherwood, Bowles, Vedanta, Wicca, and Me; some of his other books include Missouri Hauntings, Branson Hauntings, Night Tigers (essays), Runing From the Hunter: The Life and Works of Charles Beaumont (biography).
