On the Run: An Off-worlder Learns about Earth

by Pam Van Allen

Prince Jaquonie Jaron Zohns, known as JJ Jones on Earth, is the exiled prince of Midnight, a planet near the Trifid Nebula. He flees to Earth when his faction loses the War for the Crown and fails to reinstate him as Midnight's rightful ruler. JJ learns about Earth culture on his voyage to Earth, becoming enamored with rock and roll music. He lands outside Memphis, Tennessee, hoping to meet some of his rock and roll idols at Memphis Recording Services, now known as Sun Studios. In pursuit of that goal, he finds that not all men are created equal in the American South of the 1950s, and learns some lessons about antebellum society from the inhabitants of the city. He also learns how to play electric guitar.

133 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 25, 2023

About the author

Pam Van Allen is a retired psychologist living in Northern California. She enjoys writing, drawing, and music, especially the Electric Light Orchestra. That’s Jeff Lynne in the background performing at Wembley in the UK.

Dr. Van Allen grew up in the Southern United States. She obtained her doctoral degree from the University of Memphis. She practiced in Memphis for almost 20 years before realizing California was the place to be and moved to Stockton to work for Kaiser Permanente.

Besides writing, Dr. Van Allen also rescues cats. She lives with one she rescued named “Tasha.” Her pet peeve is people thinking her last name is “Allen” rather than “Van Allen.”