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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  • Letter to Paula White

    Letter to Paula White President’s Trump Spiritual Advisor wiki on Paula White Paula White Web Site God’s Letter to Michelle Baachman Dear Paula. I am curious about your statement that God “ordered you to serve President Trump and to say no to resident Trump would be saying no to God and I won’t do that.”…

  • Poetry Soup Poems 2016-2019

      Cosmos’s Poetry Soup Poems 2016-2019 these poems were published on Poetry Soup from 2016 to now, covering a wide range of  topics and are my favorite and best poems.  I will post my All Poetry poems soon. Stay tuned for that, my friends. poetry soup link cosmic Haiku and other short poems Guns KIll…

  • cosmic Haiku and other short poems

    Cosmic Haiku and Other Short Poems I am a big fan of Haiku, Tanka, and other short poetical forms inspired by the Japanese and others.   here are some of my short poems. Some have been published, most have not. enjoy April 2018 Poems 2017 April Poems April 2019 Poems haiku wiki Japanese short poetry forms…

  • Guns KIll People

    Unfortunately mass shootings have become so common in the U.S. here are my “gun” poems written over the last few years. A  few have been published. I hope and pray that our political leaders will do something to solve the problem. the NRA’s position seems to be more guns for everyone is the solution.  They…

  • A Tale of Two Metros

    A Tale of Two Metros Go Bold or Go Home! Cosmos’s 2025 Predictions seoul metro expansion plans worst transit system in the world? seoul metro dc metro dc metro wiki Seoul and DC opened their subways in 1974. I rode both for the first time in 1979.  Both had about the same number of stations…

  • Yeongjongdo Redevelopment Proposals

    Yeongjongdo redevelopment  proposals bike rail trail in Yeongjongdo The Korean government has ambitious plans for developing Youngjongdo where I live.   Here are my proposals for how I would develop the island.  I hope someone from the Incheon government is reading this and will take these proposals seriously, yeongjongdo Expand the Maglev all around the…

  • The Truth Shall Set You Free

    The Truth Shall Set You Free, But True Knowledge Kills Short Story By Jake Cosmos Aller Ever since that fateful night when I was indoctrinated into the “True Knowledge,” I have looked at the world in a different light. It all went down so fast. After learning the secret history of the last five thousand…

  • The Cthulhu Masonic Conspiracy

    “The Cthulhu Masonic Conspiracy” By Jake Cosmos Aller Comment:  I am a big fan of Lovecraft and the Cthulhu Mythos.  This is my latest attempt at writing a Cthulhu story.  It is based on a dream.  I revised it today March 9 2020 and submitted to Flame Tree Publishing Cthulhu contest. End comment Wiki on…

  • Escape from Hell Story

    Escape from Hell By Jake Cosmos Aller     Comment: This is based on a dream that I had.  Part of the story is true.  I did dream of meeting my wife eight years before I met her. see the following for more details, or buy the book, “Dreams and the Unexplainable” available through the…

  • Another Mass Shooting to Start the Day

    outlaw poetry another mass shooting to start the day Today I was inspired to write some poetical rants about Guns, and God. America s a strange country, especially to an atheist like me. I grew up in Berkeley, California in an atheist household so I just don’t get people like Michelle Bachman at all. And…

  • Duane Poetree Poems 2016-2019

    Cosmos Poem’s published on Duane’s Poetree. My friend, Duane Voorhes, who I have known for decades, has a great poetry site and has published a number of my poems. Here they are. The url is jake cosmos aller poems on poetree Duane Poetree Publishes Sandwich Choicese Enjoy The Shape of History Once I too had…

  • April 2018 Poems

    April 2018 poems In 2017, I I participated in my first April Month of Poetry poetry challenge. The goal, write one poem per day during the month and post them.  i completed a bit more than 30 and posted them on triferet journal @ http://tiferetjournal.com and on a special community facebook page  https://www.facebook.com/tiferetapril2018poemathon/ . I…

  • 2017 April Poems

    April 2017 poems April 2017 Poem a Thon Poems in 2017, i participated in my first April month of poetry challenge.  the goal, write one poem per day during the month and post them.  i completed a bit more than 30 and posted them on Triferet journal @ http://tiferetjournal.com and on a special community Facebook…

  • Cosmos’s 2025 Predictions

    Cosmos’s 2025 Predictions   I have been thinking about the future of the world recently.  I read a lot of articles on Open Culture summing up the predictions of the future written by various SF writers.  Hence this blog posting.  I’ve included those comments below with my own comments afterwards. Making American Sports Great Again…

  • April 2019 Poems

    April 2019 Poems for Poetry Month April Poem a Thon Poems 2017 Poems In 2017, I participated in my first April Month of Poetry poetry challenge.  The goal, write one poem per day during the month and post them.  I completed a bit more than 30 and posted them on Triferet journal @ http://tiferetjournal.com and…

  • Vietnam Poems

    this is a companion piece to my earlier Cosmos Excellent Vietnam Adventures. Here are my Vietnam theme poems for your enjoyment. plus two poems on Cambodia based on a FB posting by my friend Bill DeFleuri Cosmos’s Excellent Vietnam Journeys updated to reflect publication in Kelp Journal October 1, 2019 two vietnam ghost poems Seeing…

  • Korean Public Art

    Korean Public Art updated with a few more examples Intro wiki article art is not for arts sake more on korean public art LA Times on Korean Public Art rel=”noopener”>Gyeansan Mountain is a Great Hike I love Korea public art. Due to a Korean law, building owners receive a sizeable tax deduction for displaying public…

  • Gyeansan Mountain is a Great Hike

    Gyeansan Mountain Incheon Gyeansan Mountain is a Great Hike modern seoul on gyeyangsan korea tourism info on gyeyangsan info on mountain bike trails in gyeyangsan ARA Canal Incheon Visit to Poet Hill in Seoul Gyeansan san is a great mountain in Incheon not too far from the Incheon Airport, and about an hour from downtown…

  • ARA Canal Incheon

    updated with information about two other stream bed walks I have discovered. One is near Kimpo airport, the other is near Kyunghee University, my old stomping ground. That one is one of the longest biking trail in Seoul stretching from Euijongbu to the Han River parks. ARA Canal Incheon provides 18 km of great walking/biking…

  • Making American Sports Great Again

    making American Sports Great Again What is Wrong with Professional Sports and how to Fix It books read during 2018 NBA https://www.nhl.com/ https://www.mlb.com/ https://www.nfl.com/ American Professional sports are in trouble! Attending a professional sports game has become unaffordable for the average person and that is a damn shame. Fewer children are learning how to play…

  • Recent Publication Credits

    Recent Publication Credits Updated Publication Credits Cheating Death Updates Plenthora Publishes October Rain ” the World According to Cosmos” updates Some recent publication credits.   Cherry House Press is publishing my “Dream Girl” in an anthology of Dreams due in April. cherry Hill Press   Hello Jake.   We hope to publish the anthology in…

  • Cosmos’s Excellent Vietnam Journeys

    Cosmos’s Excellent Vietnam Journeys I first went to Saigon with my spouse, Angela, back in 1995 when I was in Bangkok working for the Embassy and she was in the military in Texas. We spent two wonderful weeks and always wanted to go back. This winter we decided we would go to either Thailand, Vietnam…

  • Cosmic Dreams and Nightmares

    Note:I am taking a two week trip to Vietnam and will update my blog when I return with my reflections on my trip, updated publications etc. Cosmic Dreams and Nightmares I don’t dream dreams.  I dream movies complete with action, music, food, smells everything.  In this one I had a vision of  a possible future. it…

  • Walking Through the Fall of Korea

    Walking Through the Fall of Korea I wrote this story to submit to the Seoul Fiction writer’s contest, “From Seoul to the World”. The action takes place 25 years in the future after a North Korean bioweapon is released after President Pence cancels Peace Talks with North Korea and pursues a military option. the weapon…

  • Cosmos’s Cheritas and Haiku

    Cosmos’s Cheritas and Haiku updated with my latest micro poetry latest Micro Poems Love Haiku 1. Thursday Evening 2. Waking Up to No You 3. One Moment, One day 4. You Are My Angel 5. Saying Goodbye for Now 6. Know I Must Say I do 7. I Can Not Get Rid 8. I Float…