Passed Tense: Travels in Time and Space from Europe to beyond Reality

by James David Audlin

Old castles, the ruins of ancient civilizations, brilliant meals, beautiful friends, idyllic This is the record of a thrilling voyage across Europe and into Asia - but even more from the present into a distant past that is still alive, if not for much longer. Filled with hundreds of photographs and a fast-paced narrative, this book carries on a tradition of travel literature tha combines adventure with introspection.

150 pages, Paperback

First published August 16, 2015

About the author

James David Audlin is an American author living in Panama, after previously living in France.

A retired pastor, college professor, and newspaper opinion page editor, he is best known as the author of THE CIRCLE OF LIFE and translator of THE GOSPEL OF JOHN.

He has written about a dozen novels, several full-length plays, several books of stories, a book of essays, a book of poetry, and a book about his adventures in Panama.

Fluent in several languages, he has translated his novel RATS LIVE ON NO EVIL STAR into French (PALINDROME) and Spanish (PALÍNDROMO).

He also is a professional musician who composes, sings, and plays several instruments, though not usually at the same time.

He is married to a Panamanian lady who doesn't read English and so is blissfully ignorant about his weirdly strange books. However his adult daughter and son, who live in Vermont, USA, are aware, and are wary, when a new book comes out.

FOR A FUN, IRREVERENT INTERVIEW with Audlin conducted by fellow author Holly Jahangiri -- http://jahangiri.us/2013/author-inter...

FOR THE SCHOLARS -- https://independent.academia.edu/Jame...