Jake Cosmos Aller
Jake Cosmos Aller
@jakecosmosaller@theworldaccordingtocosmos.com

I am a novelist, poet and retired U.S. diplomat having served 27 years in the Foreign Service. I have been writing poetry and short stories for decades, and have published my poetry and fiction in over 25 literary journals. My poetry can best be described as “neo-beatnik” as growing up in Berkeley I was been heavily influenced by the beatnik writers.
I have completed four SF novels, – Giant Nazi Spiders, the Great Divorce, Jurassic Cruise, and Ft. Ashland. I hope to have all four readied for possible publication within the next six months. I have completed ten volumes of poetry and one volume of short stories.

During my foreign service career, I served in ten countries (Korea, Thailand, India, the Eastern Caribbean (lived in Barbados but covering Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts, St Lucia, and St Vincent) and Spain

I grew up in Berkeley, California and have lived in Berkeley, Stockton, Seattle, Washington DC, San Antonio, Texas and Medford, Oregon, and have traveled to 49 states, and 45 foreign countries. I speak Korean, Thai, and Spanish. I am married with no children. I live half the year in Korea and half the year in the United States.

the views expressed here are my own personal views and do not reflect the views of any of my prior employers.

my web page is https://theworldaccordingtocosmos.com

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  • Just Enough for Coffee, Update

    JUST ENOUGH FOR COFFEE, UPDATE Just Enough For Coffee Solving the Homeless Crisis       written by: Jake Cosmos Aller @Jakecaller published in Spillwords and From Adict to Advocate A homeless man Stood on the street Counting his change From panhandling all morning Just had enough for a cup of coffee All in all A…

  • Cosmos Movie List 2021 Updates

    Cosmos Movie List 2021 Updates Cosmos’s Fav k Drama Movies Seen 2021 movies seen 2020 movies seen 2019 Movies Watched During 2018 movies list this is an updated to my 2021 movie listing reflecting among other things the K Dramas I have recently gotten into.  I will update it again at the end of the…

  • Cosmos Books Read 2021 Update

    Cosmos Books Read 2021 Update 1001 Books to Read Before You Die List Cosmos Books Read 2020 RevisedBooks Read 2020 Books read 2019 Books read 2019 Cosmos’s Reading List 2021 Goals:  100 Books Read Classics One Thriller Per Month One history/politics book per month Read A Lot More Poetry Read At Least One Book A…

  • Incheon Beaches Await

    Re-discovering the Beaches of Yeongjong International City, Incheon Beaches Await! welcome to Yeongjong International City Updated Things to Do on Yeongjongdo favorite places in Yeongjongdo Yeongjongdo the Hamptons of Seoul Yeongjongdo Redevelopment Proposals Ode to Incheon Beaches I recently rediscovered Korean beaches I have been living near several beaches Seldom going to the beach Just too…

  • welcome to Yeongjong International City

    Welcome to Yeongjon international City. Updated Things to Do on Yeongjongdo Yeongjongdo the Hamptons of Seoul Yeongjongdo the Hamptons of Seoul Yeongjongdo Redevelopment Proposals more development plans Yeongjong development plans Wikopedia LInk Yeongjong International City   I am Jake Cosmos Aller, the host of the world according to Cosmos blog and podcasts, aviable on spotify and elsewhere.…

  • Review of  Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Series

    Cosmos Books Read 2020 RevisedMovies Seen 2021 Cosmos’s Reading List 2021 Review of  Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Series One of the most interesting and unique books I have read recently is the “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children” series.  There were six books in the series https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/74/Miss_Peregrine_Film_Poster.jpg https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1935859/mediaindex         A sequel,…

  • SpillWords Interview

    Spill words Publishes Rambling Man“Eve in the Garden Ate the Apple”Just Enough For Coffee Spill words Publishes Interview SPOTLIGHT ON WRITERS – JAKE COSMOS ALLER JAKE COSMOS ALLER·JUNE 26, 2021 AUTHORSENGLISHPOETRYQ&A SPOTLIGHT ON WRITERS JAKE COSMOS ALLER @Jakecaller free roaming berkeley Where, do you hail from? I grew up in Berkeley, California, and Washington DC,…

  • Introducing Gary Noland’s Music

    Introducing Gary Noland’s Music Introducing Jim Davidson Introducing David Mason Korean Culture Expert   Introducing Gary Noland’s Music I have known Gary Noland since high school.  He is a very talented composer, piano player, and cartoonist who lives in Portland.  His music is eclectic with a snarky sarcastic tone to it, somewhat like listening to…

  • Introducing David Mason Korean Culture Expert

    Visiting Korean Royal Tombs Updated Korean River/Streambed Parks Korean Public Art Visiting Korean Royal Tombs Introducing David Mason Korean Culture Expert Introducing David Mason Korean Culture Expert David Mason is an old friend of mine. He first came to Korea in the early ’80s as did I. He went to the Yonsei Korean language program,…

  • Introducing Jim Davidson

          Introducing the Work of Jim Davidson – a world expert on all things Perry Mason, and a great Jazz piano player The Perry Mason Book: A Comprehensive Guide to America’s Favorite Defender of Justice by Jim Davidson Jake Aller‘s review Dec 06, 2021  ·  edit it was amazing Jim Davidson, a high school classmate,…

  • Songdo Central Park, Incheon

    travel log Korea and the World Updated Things to Do on Yeongjongdo A Visit to Songdo Central Park (updated with fresh observations and new photos).                         I finally had a chance to visit Songdo’s Central Park in Incheon, Korea.  It is loosely modeled after…

  • Updated Things to Do on Yeongjongdo

    Updated Things to Do on Yeongjongdo Top Things to Do on Yeongjongdo Yeongjongdo the Hamptons of Seoul favorite places in Yeongjongdo More resturants listing ://myincheon.com/en/Incheon_Restaurant.html Yeongjongdo, the island where the Incheon Airport is located has lots of things going on besides the airport.  Here are some of my favorite spots.  We have been living here off…

  • Podcast update

    PODCASTS Updated starting Podcasts         My goal is to update the blog and podcasts once a week and add a You Tube blog soon and a newsletter. Would appreciate advice on how to do both. Just updated my podcasts.  Hope you can take a listen. And a shout out to the good…

  • Only in SF

    Two Drops of Ink Publishes Recent Poems mouse riding a cat riding a dog in SF Only In SF For some reason I recalled a strange site, I recently saw in SF about seven years ago. The photos were taken recently . Only in San Francisco One day While driving down Geary Blvd. Near Union…

  • Updated Korean River/Streambed Parks

    Update: Korean River/Stream Bed Parks 8/15/2021 updates Ansa city has two stream bed parks. the ansa canal and the Ansa lake.  Both are worth a future visit. Ansa city is the most multi-cultural city in Kroea and there is now a multi-cultural resturant district which has Indian, Nepalese, Vientamese, Russian, Uzbek, Mongolia, Thai and other…

  • “Eve in the Garden Ate the Apple”

    Chaos Published Just Enough For Coffee Just Enough For Coffee every day I turn on the news published “Eve in the Garden Ate the Apple” Spillwords will publish my poem, “Eve in the Garden Ate the Apple”. Thank you for your submission! Below are the publication details to your poetry: “Eve Eats the Apple” will…

  • Korean Stream Bed Parks

    Venice in Korea and other Korean Stream Bed Parks ARA Canal Incheon Updated information below on Yeongjaecheon stream based on a Kindle booklet about the stream. Over the last decade, Korea has build hundreds of stream bed parks throughout Seoul and Korea.  There are great places to take a walk, to observe wild life, to…

  • Manisan

      ARA Canal Incheon Venice in Korea Manisan Mountain, Gangwha Island Manisan is a mountain in Incheon, South Korea. It is situated in Ganghwa County and is the highest peak on Ganghwa Island. Manisan has an elevation of 469.4 m (1,540 ft).[1] There is a popular hiking trail to the summit; at the summit is Chamseongsdan, an altar where Dungun (the founding father of…

  • Pure Haiku Published Haiku

    Pure Haiku has published five of my Haiku cosmic Haiku and other short poems Cosmos’s Cheritas and Haiku corona virus revised Five Haiku About Evergreens No One Can Escape No one can escape The fate that is coming soon Death waiting for us Walking in the Green Woods Walking in the green woods Seeing the…

  • More Lunatic Poems

    More Lunatic Poems Update: 5/25 a few more lunatic poems written on the eve of the lunar eclipse on the second super moon in a  row plus my earlier “Howling at the Moon Poems”.  They are available as a podcast on Spotify and Public radio and other podcast sites. Howling at the Blood Moon Here…

  • George Elliot Novels

     Reading George Elliot’s Novels Personal Commentary: Starting a few years ago, I decided I would over the next few years read as many of the classics as I could, before I get too old to be able to do so.  Last year I started conquering the George Elliot novels.  I wanted to read them a…

  • Venice in Korea updates

    update: Letter to ARA Director Cc Gimpo County   I recently moved to the Hyundai Hometown apartments in Janggi dong and have been enjoying daily walks along the ARA golden water canal. Overall I am very impressed.  It is a great recreational asset for Gimpo county. I do have a few suggestions for improvements  …

  • More Gun Poems

    More Gun Poems More Gun Poems guns kill people go bold or go home! poetic rants updated outlaw poetry Outlaw and Neobeatnik Poetry poetry24 Publishes my Current Event Rants Comment:  updated to reflect NY Time Square shooting on 5/9/2021. Most of my postings are now available on Spotify And Radio Blog as a podcast. Check…

  • Howling at the Pink Super Moon

    Howling at the Pink Super Moon Update: In honor of the Pink Super moon, first of three super Moons in a row, here are a few more of my “Howling at the Moon poems”. They are available as a podcast on Spotify and Public radio and other podcast sites. Howling at the Blood Moon In…

  • Ten Best April 2021 Poems

    Best Ten Poems from April Poetry 2021 Madness April 25 to April 30 2021 Poems April 20 to April 25th 2021 Poems Justice In America, Take That, Ann Coulter! April 16 to April 20 2021 Poems April 10 to April 14 2021 Poems April 1 to April 5 Poems April 1 to April 5 Poems…