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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  • Poetryezine Publishes Cats

    Poetryezine Publishes Cats here are the published poems https://poetryzinemag.wixsite.com/poetryzine/post/jake-cosmos-aller-cats-and-other-poems Cats The Cosmic Cat from Berkeley Buddha Cat of Edsall Road Sitting on the Dock of the Bay Walking By A Winter’s Frozen Lake Playing The Piano At The End Of Time Here is the Author’s Page https://poetryzinemag.wixsite.com/poetryzine/authors In the future, I am planning to publish…

  • ideology vrs pragmatism

    Ideology Vs. Pragmatism  I am a pragmatic man. Always has been. A bit left of center, but I am not ideologically driven.  There are two types of people in this world, ideologues, and pragmatic people. Ideologues are certain that they are right, and you are wrong. They are also convinced that only their ideological certainty…

  • the Ex-President’s Club Get the Vaccine

    Joe Go Bold or Go Home, revised Poetic Rants Updated The Ex-presidents decide to get vaccinated together as a public service and offer their advice to President Biden and Trump. President Biden decides to hold a separate event later in the day with Vice President Harris, as he did not want to steal their thunder…

  • Corona Virus Poems Published

    Corona Virus Poems Published Rejected Manuscripts has published three of my poems. Dear Jake, I have just published 270,000 Ghosts to our website: https://rejectedmanuscripts.org/270000-corona-ghosts-crash-the-presidents-party/ Please check it out and let me know if you identify any problems. Feel free to promote your work to friends and fans. I have given you your first up-vote. Best…

  • more writers egg poems

     Writer Egg Magazine in Bristol, England has published some more of my Corona Virus poems. corona virus revised Corona Virus is Not God’s Punishment Corona Ghosts Corona Virus Poems Corona Virus Pandemic Thoughts corona virus poems google search writer Egg magazine has published some more poems which drop in issue six to be published in…

  • 1001 Books to Read Before You Die List

    Books Read 2020 Books read 2019 books read during 2018 books read The books on Boxall’s list, which is found in the 5 editions of the published book with a TOTAL NUMBER OF 1315 books. These books are mostly NOVELS. That is why there are no holy books, Shakespeare, etc. THIS LIST IS COMPLETE. DO NOT…

  • Cosmos Books Read 2020 Revised

    Cosmos Books Read 2020 Revised           The 10 Best Books of 2020 A Children’s Bible. … Deacon King Kong. … Hamnet. A bold feat of imaging … Homeland Elegies. … The Vanishing Half. … Hidden Valley Road. … A Promised Land. … Shakespeare in a Divided Ameri … Uncanny Valley. ……

  • Cosmos Fashion Influences

    Cosmos Fashion Influences And now for something completely different. First, the theatrical Napoleon Dynamite For those of you who do not know, this is from one of my all-time favorite movies, “Napoleon Dynamite.” You can see the comparison; the same hairstyle, but mine was darker and his hair was brown. Thanks to Matt Jacobson, who…

  • Making Baseball Great Again, Updates

    Making Baseball Great Again – a Call for Bold Action to Save the Game Making Baseball Great Again – a Call for Bold Action to Save the Game  Now that the Covid pandemic is fading and life is returning to normal, it is a good time to step back and reflect upon the future of…

  • writer Egg Update

     Writer Egg Magazine in Bristol, England has published some more of my Corona Virus poems. corona virus revised Corona Virus is Not God’s Punishment Corona Ghosts Corona Virus Poems Corona Virus Pandemic Thoughts corona virus poems google search writer Egg magazine has published the following Corona theme poems in issue number 4 and issue number…

  • “Dreams Do Come True”

    “Dreams Do Come True” 81 Word Stories Has published  “Dreams Do Come True” Dear Jake Thank you for submitting your story to the 81 word challenge – much appreciated. Your story has been edited and is now live on the site.Please check it on the website (on the 81 word page) and let me know if…

  • Local Gems Halloween Chapbook

    Halloween Challenge 13 Poems By Jake Cosmos Aller note: these poems were written as part of the Local Gems Halloween Chapbook competition and have been selected for publication. dark poetry Local Gems Press https://www.localgemspoetrypress.com/#:~:text=Local%20Gems%20Press%20is%20dedicated%20to%20providing%20quality,used%20to%20change%20the%20world%20for%20the%20better. Index Day One October 19, 2020 Contemplating The Falling Leaves Of Autumn Day 2 October 2020 Nightmares Scenes From A Hellish…

  • If You Have Been Around

    Down in the Dirt will publish “3 5 & Love Poem” and “If You Have Been Around” in the March 2021 issue of Down in the Dirt, on line this week Hi there from Down i the Dirt, and thanks for the sub. We are accepting “3 5 7 love poem” and “If you’ve been…

  • Journal of Expressive Writing Updates

    More coronavirus poems published – Journal of Expressive Writing Updates coronavirus revised more coronavirus poems Corona Virus is Not God’s Punishment Christian Right on Corona CoronaVirus Poems Coronavirus Pandemic Thoughts the journal of expressive writing update: they will publish the following poems 2021 Dawns – Haiku Visions of General Corona they previously published General Corona Cried…

  • more corona poems published

     Writer Egg Magazine in Bristol, England has published some more of my Corona Virus poems. corona virus revised Corona Virus is Not God’s Punishment Corona Ghosts Corona Virus Poems Corona Virus Pandemic Thoughts corona virus poems google search Index Corona Virus Stalks Me News is still grim Mad Mask Fears  -content tracing Dante Inferno  Canto…

  • 30 Challenges for New President

    Thirty challenges Facing the New President in 2021 Joe Go Bold or Go Home, revised Time for National Service Challenges Facing New President  Dear Joe and Kamala In looking at the upcoming election, I believe that there are thirty challenges facing whoever wins the election.  that of these are tremendous challenges, fundamental challenges that must…

  • movies seen 2020

    Movies Seen 2020 i have seen over 95  movies and TV shows so far this year, on my way to my goal of seeing 100 shows by the end of the year.  I saw a wide variety – SF, thrillers, classics, K drama, comedy.  I need to see at least one Spanish and one Bollywood…

  • Books Read 2020

    Books Read 2020   Books read 2019 books read during 2018 books read Reading the Classics the list 2020 Books Read 2020 Goals:  100 books Read classics One thriller per month One history or current affairs book per month one to do book per month Read a lot more Poetry >Read at least one book…

  • Yeongjongdo the Hamptons of Seoul

    Yeongjongdo the new Hamptons of Seoul favorite places in Yeongjongdo Yeongjongdo Redevelopment Proposals I retired from the US State Department in 2016 and chose to retire in Korea where my wife has family members. She also retired from service in the U.S. military.  We bought an apartment in Yeongjongdo, the island that houses the Incheon International airport.…

  • Health Care Reforms For Joe and Kamala

                Joe and Kamala  time to come out for universal health care – Biden care in short – a winning campaign issue! Joe and Kamala congratulations so far and I sure hope that you will become the next president and vice president. Kamala, I am a fellow Thousand Oaks alumni…

  • Reflections on Failure

    Reflections on Failure Raven Cage has published the  following poems except for the Presidential Failure poem. https://ravencagezine.wordpress.com/2020/07/31/issue-47/ Failure is not an option My failures Presidential failures Total failure or Total Success Dejavu All Over Again General Failure Reading Disk Drives   Failure is Not an Option Failure is not an option Is a weasel word…

  • Corona Ghosts

    175,000 Corona Ghosts Subterranean Blues will publish my poem, “Waiting for the Grim Reaper’s Decision” I sent them the following poems as well The Bombs that Took Her Away 175,000 Corona Ghosts Message to our LeadersHerman Cain was his Name the Meaning of Life Waiting for the Grim Reaper’s Decision         One…

  • Berkeley Enough?

    famous musicians from Berkeley, California (Blog entry) Am I Berkeley Enough?  Famous Bands and Songs From Berkeley  He’s been known to sport a Cal Bears hat with an Oakland A’s jersey. He professes great love for the giant burritos at Gordo and Cancun taquerias. And he still gets his coffee at Peet’s — just not…

  • Raven Cage Publishes Poems

    Raven Cage has published the following poems: Failure is not an option My failures Total Success or Total Failure Dejavu All Over Again General Failure Reading Disk Drives corona virus revised Raven Cage Publishes Poems Failure is Not an Option weasel words Failure is not an option Is a weasel word Weasel words Are Orwellian…

  • Poetic Rants Updated

    Poetic Rants Updated  Guns KIll People Following were published in Poetry 24 Monday July 31. 2018 Driving to the End of the World Driving to the end of the world The end times approach Driving through the smoke filled air North of Mt Shasta Heart of bigfoot country End of the world images Fill my…