John R. Hall

https://johnrhall.com

With the dexterity of a master magician, John's writing style forces readers to reexamine their positions and opinions on society, politics, and lifestyles. He has been described as a contrarian, a provocateur, and a polemicist. In his book, Red, White, and the Blues: A Long and Hard Ride over Treacherous Terrain, John interweaves a narrative of a life lived in constant motion while taking the reader along on his 2011 coast-to-coast motorcycle odyssey crisscrossing North America.

Society

A Brief History of the American Dream

The American dream has always been illusory for huge swaths of her inhabitants. It’s like seeing some long-hoped-for oasis in the desert, wavering off...

Serendipity

Meeting John Malkovich

The title of this piece should be “Driving John Malkovich,” because yours truly did just that. It was surreal, to say the least, because it...

Religion

Postulating Pascal’s Wager While Simultaneously Rejecting It: “How Dare You!”

Pascal’s wager—believing in God because the potential rewards of doing so greatly outweigh the cost—is a simple bet. There are no odds to contemplate....

Society

The Homeless Epidemic Is Not an Experience

When I was a child, an elderly shop owner taught me a lesson on the power of words. He said to me, “Opinions are...

Society

Conflating Great Things with Being Great Caused Gnashing of My Teeth

It has finally dawned on me why, throughout my life, I have had dental problems that have resulted in me becoming—as Seinfeld’s Cosmo Kramer...

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Red, White and the Blues
John R. Hall

With the dexterity of a master magician, John's writing style forces readers to reexamine their positions and opinions on society, politics, and lifestyles. He has been described as a contrarian, a provocateur, and a polemicist. In his book, Red, White, and the Blues: A Long and Hard Ride over Treacherous Terrain, John interweaves a narrative of a life lived in constant motion while taking the reader along on his 2011 coast-to-coast motorcycle odyssey crisscrossing North America.

Red White and the Blues

Synopsis & Ordering

John studied journalism, communications, psychology, and the dramatic arts while attending City College in San Diego, California. A lifelong motorcycle enthusiast, he has been a street performer, cab driver, magician, IT/IS specialist, long-haul trucker, soldier, and oil field worker—all while struggling with PTSD, childhood abuse, parental abandonment, and dyslexia. After penning the stories of his travels while living in Las Vegas, Nevada, John now lives in Seattle, Washington.

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