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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  • More Love Poems

    More Love Poems Published   Blessed Love Poems has published three of my love poems, “Ode for Valentine Day”, “A Million Way to Say I Love You” and “I Still Want You”. Here are my latest love poems plus some earlier poems that have been published, including   “Chains that Bind Us” and the “Story…

  • Call for Public Service

    Call for Public Service wikipedia on history of national service in the US pros and cons on national service proposals Time to Embrace National  Service  in Exchange for free college tuition< h1>why national service is worth it open letters to the candidates send to democratic candidates  February 20, 2020.  Will post any responses received, will also…

  • Reading the Classics

    Reading the Classics Books read 2019 books read during 2018 books read About a year ago I started reading classic books, starting with books on the Good Read’s list of a 1001 books to read before you die. I also have been reading books in the Harvard Classics books which were published decades ago –…

  • Korean Charcoal Saunas

     Korean Charcoal Saunas   korean charcoal saunas New York Times on Korean Charcoal Sauna revival korea air article on charcoal suana revival korean travel log on charcoal sauna revival Visiting Korean Royal Tombs Gyeansan Mountain is a Great Hike I have been going to Korean saunas in Korea and a few in the states for…

  • More Short Cosmos Poems

    More Short Cosmos 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 Cosmos’s Cheritas…

  • Spill words Publishes Rambling Man

    Spill Words has published four of my poems. Please sign in and vote for my poems Cthulu’s Revenge and Other Stories Two Drops of Ink Publishes Recent Poems Synchronized Chaos Publishes New Poems Ink Pantry Publishes Recent Poems Scarlet Leaf to Publish Recent Poems More Down in the Dirt News   Rambling Man, Where is…

  • Cthulhu’s Revenge and Other Stories Published

    Cthulhu Revenge and other stories published Note: updated  all the stories below   Two Drops of Ink Publishes Recent Poems Synchronized Chaos Publishes New Poems Ink Pantry Publishes Recent Poems Scarlet Leaf to Publish Recent Poems More Down in the Dirt News Evil Computer Rants   wiki on Cthulhu Scarlet Leaf Review has published several…

  • Two Drops of Ink Publishes Recent Poems

    More Ink Pantry Poems City Limits Publishes Love Poems more writers egg poems two drops of ink Two Drops of Ink has published another one of my poems, “Just Enough for Coffee” which is a poem about the plight of the homeless.   They will publish some of my other poems over the next few weeks.…

  • Synchronized Chaos Publishes New Poems

    Synchronized Chaos has published my work again. Ink Pantry, Scarlet Leaf, Spill Words, Synchronized Chaos, Two Drops of Ink, have published 15 of my recent poems. The poems are posted below along with audio and photo clips. Scarlet Leaf review will publish these poems in the following order: The year that was – Anniversary issue…

  • Ink Pantry Publishes Recent Poems

    Ink Pantry Publishes Recent Poems Ink Pantry, Scarlet Leaf, Spill Words, Synchronized Chaos, Two Drops of Ink, have published 15 of my recent poems. The poems are posted below along with audio and photo clips. Scarlet Leaf review will publish these poems in the following order: scarlet leaf anniversary issue publication updates More Down in…

  • Scarlet Leaf to Publish Recent Poems

    Ink Pantry, Scarlet Leaf Review, Synchronized Chaos, and Two Drops of Ink have published 15 of my recent poems.  They are all reposted here along with audio and photo clips.  Spill Words has published my “Hitchhiking Tales”, posted separately. OK I can do that OK then we’ll go to the trash Scarlet Leaf will publish…

  • More Down in the Dirt News

    update:  just ordered the book, looks really good. More Down in the Dirt news -Scars Publishes my work in new Anthology, Art House Scars Publication has published my poem “Snarling Cup of Coffee” on their web page and in a new Anthology,  “Art House” available now (January 2020) Down in the Dirt Updates Down in…

  • Evil Computer Rants

    Evil Computer Rants Index          updated recent poems Letters to Computer Companies Why I left Microsoft Google Stop Auto Translating Dictation Found Poems Inspection Report  Green Tree Death  Trials Telco  Late for Fate  Alone  Barriers Between Worlds Fall Apart Lost in Oz On the Move Ancient Rome   Transformations  Visions of New…

  • cosmos’s 2019 play list

    Cosmos’s Music Play List 2019 Posted by Jake Cosmos Aller ShareTweet sheet music Cosmos’s music play list 2019 Like my book and movie lists, I have been keeping track of the music that I have listened to during the year. Due to copy right restrictions I can not share the music with you all. But…

  • movies seen 2019

    Jake’s Cosmos Aller’s Movies Watched During 2019. Like my book list, I have been keeping a list of movies and TV shows watched during the year. Here is my list of movies watched during 2019. I saw  movies/TV shows during the year. Many of them I saw while flying to and from Asia four times…

  • Books read 2019

    end of the year reflections overview  book list  Every year at this time a year I like to reflect back on the year before what I had done what movies I had seen what books I had read where I have traveled and what I have accomplished this year for the first time I’m going…

  • Snarling Cup of Coffee

    Snarling Cup of Coffee and other coffee inspired poems Coffee Poems I am a coffee addict.  I admit it. Gots to have my daily fix but nowadays mostly decaf but in the morning I have a real cup to get my juices going kicking starting my day with that caffeine buzz going around my head.…

  • Visiting Korean Royal Tombs

              favorite places in Youngchando Island Korea in 2009 UNESCO added the Korean Jeonson Royal tombs to their world heritage list. recently, an old Korean friend, who I met back in 1980 during my Peace Corps day, suggested that we plan to visit all 40 of the Jeonson royal tombs as…

  • Okinawa Travel Reflections

    Okinawa Reflections Vietnam Poems these poetic reflections of Okinawa were written during my first trip Okinawa in December 2019.  I don’t know why it took me 64 years to get there but we had a great time. we stayed in Naha City in two different AIRBNB’s near the international street.  We paid less than I…

  • poetry super highway free chapbook

    Poetry Superhighway Free Ebook Contest poetry super highway link   thanks so much to the 48 people who downloaded my second chapbook.  I participated last year but fewer people took advantage of the download because i did not promote the contest enough. this year more people participated.  I will do this annually along with my annual…

  • letter to Bill Maher

    Bill I love your show. Big fan of it.  I have been writing poems and stories for decades. I am a retired Foreign Service officer originally from Berkeley, California.  I hope that you will like these poems and I give you permission to use them if you like and would love to appear on your…

  • Time for National Service

    wikipedia on history of national service in the US pros and cons on national service proposals Time to Embrace National  Service  in Exchange for free college tuition< h1>why national service is worth it open letters to the candidates send to democratic candidates  December 27,2019.  I send an earlier letter to Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris and Joe…

  • publication updates

    Recent Publication Credits I continue to be published.    45 Magazine, Tiger Shark and I Universe (In India) have published some of my poetry. My poem, Strong Wine has been published in 45 magazine! check it out at https://45magazineiwa.com45 magazine publishes Strong Wine2019/11/14/strong-wine/ Ten New Poems Duane Poetree Poems 2016-2019 cosmic Haiku and other short…

  • Joined Commaful

    I’ve joined a new poetry site, Commaful check it out. ” rel=”noopener” target=”_blank”> posted the following love poems there today Index The Story of How We Met * Chains that Bind Us * Where Do You and I Begin? * Changes ** I Want You Right Now ***   The Story of How We Met…

  • Dog’s Life poems about dogs

    Literary Yard has just published my Dog Poems. They earlier published my Cosmic Calendar poems.  Here they are for your amusement.  these are a companion piece for my cat poems. dogs life Ten New Poems Poetry Soup Poems 2016-2019 Cats Truly alien species? Cosmos Joins Instagram Poets Cats Dog Poems It’s a Dog’s Life For…

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