John T. Cullen has authored over 20 books, including The Generals of October (Simon & Schuster, 2004)—pulse-pounding political-military suspense fiction set in a near-future U.S. Constitutional crisis.
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John T. Cullen also writes screenplays, including one for Nebula Express (adapted from his SF novel) and the violent, darkly glistening, utterly strange tale of a serial killer in Scorpion.
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January 6, 2009: Just received a note from Ray Bradbury, who read my short novel  , an entertainment and holiday reflection in the spirit of an updated "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens:
"John! Read and loved your Clock. Bravo! Ray Bradbury."
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The Christmas Clock is a modern classic that updates the tradition and spirit of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. It is a small (108 pages) but memorable book for readers with humor, courage, and imagination. This is a great stocking-stuffer gift—a great present to give yourself, too!
Arthur Latchloose is a grumpy old banker who has given up on family and love, choosing instead to lose himself in the fabulous antiques he collects. One of these, an Ottoman clock of priceless value, comes with a ticking heart and a cell-phone toting, outsourced genie named Cuphandle. The genie offers Latchloose the chance to start life all over again--at a price. It means all memories of his present life will vanish.
Can Arthur Latchloose really erase all memories of his son, daughter, and late wife?
Join Latchloose as he drifts through the twelve hours of The Christmas Clock toward the ultimate consequences of his decision. Arthur is a stubborn, exasperating man as always, and as Cuphandle trails along, the genie increasingly becomes a nervous wreck.
The Christmas Clock is a darkly humorous fantasy updating themes of loss and renewal, fall and redemption, love and family.
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John T. Cullen has been a pioneer in digital publishing since 1996. He is listed by digital publishing historian Karen Wiesner as the sixth digital publisher in history, and the second person to publish serialized chapters on line (starting 1996). His web magazine Deep Outside SFFH was the first to be listed along with the professional pulps in Writer's Market (1999) and was at one time the oldest professional SFFH magazine in the world. John T. Cullen continues to explore new ways to adapt the primordial power of storytelling to emerging new digital opportunities as the Third Millennium springs to light.
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A Walk in Ancient Rome John T. Cullen (Simon&Schuster May 2005) innovative, acclaimed walking & teaching tour—explore every corner of the Imperial capital at its zenith almost 2000 years ago; learn its history—smell and taste the very air of Classical Rome.
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= Summer 2008 =
A Walk in Ancient Rome, Second Edition John T. Cullen (Clocktower Books 2008)—New! Many new maps; images from the unique scale model of AndréCaron of Quebec. Read this innovative book, with its acclaimed walking & teaching tour. Explore every corner of the Imperial capital at its zenith almost 2000 years ago; learn its history. Smell and taste the very air of Classical Rome. The new edition is bigger, like an atlas. Some people have carried the 1st edition with them to Rome, and found it greatly enhanced their experience.
Dead Move: Kate Morgan and the Haunting Mystery of Coronado, 2nd Ed. John T. Cullen (Clocktower Books, San Diego, Summer 2008). John T. Cullen has tackled the mystery of the ghost at the Hotel del Coronado. He has assembled a dramatic new theory about how and why she violently died on the back steps of the hotel in 1892. A first-class ghost story and whodunit wrapped in one.
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