April 2026 – Under The Table

Exciting news. The audio book edition of Oasis Tales of the Conjuror and other stories delightfully narrated by yours truly is now available from Apple Books and Audible.

I published this collection in 2020, the novella Oasis Tales of the Conjuror being the only futuristic fiction I’ve ever published, and The Golden Light the only existential war story I’ve ever written. Also included in the collection is my most successful performance piece, the Depression-era fable Of Water and Melons, along with two delightful stories set in California circa 1976: When Is It Done? and Clumsy Booby.

For the audio book I performed piano improvisations to conclude each of the chapters composing Oasis Tales and to enhance the other stories in the collection. Several of these improvisations will appear on my upcoming music album Much Too Beautiful, soon to be released.

The e-book editions of Oasis Tales of the Conjuror and other stories are available for just 2.99 from Apple, Amazon, and Kobo, and the paperback is widely available, too.

If you or someone you know enjoys audio books, I think you’ll very much enjoy Oasis Tales of the Conjuror and other stories, my tenth audio book!

Blessings and Thanks

Todd

Instead of war, we can spend a fraction of our current military budget every year and have comfortable, spacious, high-speed trains connecting every city in America and we can all ride for free.

Instead of war, we can spend a fraction of our current military budget every year and have excellent free healthcare, including dental, for every person in America from the moment we’re born until the moment we die.

Instead of war, we can spend a fraction of our current military budget every year and have free education from preschool through graduate school for everyone in America, and have fabulous music and art programs in every school.

Instead of war, we can spend a fraction of our current military budget every year and create enough energy with solar and wind power so we need never again be dependent on oil for our energy needs.

Instead of war, we can spend a fraction of our current military budget every year and clean up all our waterways, restore our wetlands, preserve millions of acres of wilderness, and live in harmony with nature.

Instead of war, we can spend a fraction of our current military budget every year and do whatever we need to do to reverse global warming.

Gaza from Todd’s album Hip Salon