The complete writings of W. Mahlon Purdin,
Jacob Harmony and Bill Purdin
The Complete Prose, Poetry, and Essay Writing of
W. Mahlon Purdin
A complete list of poetic and fictional works to date.
A selection for each book of poetry is here.
Some work was written as Jacob Harmony, and much as Bill Purdin.
P O E T R Y
(Excerpts from books)
S H O R T S T O R I E S
The Last Remains (1972)
Abyss (1973)
Wish You Were Here (1978)
Kill Zone (1979,
updated 2002)
Zachary Doane & The Cat Who Came In From The Cold (1987)
Ratworld (1990,
updated 2003)
N O V E L S
I'll Ask Her In The Morning (1978/2005)
Farson Uiost and The ScreenMasters (1990 - 2007)
Farson Uiost and The Seas of Sargasso (working)
N O N F I C T I O N
Notes to readers about system of dating poems:
-- no date notation:
it was written in the early years (1960 to 1975) and published in "First
Poems"
-- a date notation but no"-1, -2, -3, or -4":
i.e., 12296 (December 29, 1976):
it was written in from 1976 to 1985--
A date notation, followed by a "-3":
it was written after 1985, the third decade--
A date notation, followed by a "-4":
it was written in the 1990s
and so on...