John Shirley
John Shirley has written novels, short stories, TV scripts, screenplays, lyrics, poetry, songs, and various forms of nonfiction. More than forty of his novels have been published. Many of his 200 or so short stories have been compiled in eight short-story collections. He has also written one historical novel—a western about Wyatt Earp, Wyatt in Wichita, and one non-fiction book, Gurdjieff: An Introduction to His Life and Ideas. As a musician, Shirley has fronted his own bands and written lyrics for Blue Öyster Cult and others.
John Shirley currently lives in Vancouver, Washington, with his wife, Micky Shirley. He has three adult sons: twins Byron and Perry and their younger brother Julian. Byron is a yacht captain and yacht broker; Perry is a journalist, teacher, and artist. Julian is a Bay Area-based underground rapper and producer of hip-hop, trap, chiptune, and various other electronic music genres as well as a professional computer technician. He is also known as Juji or Young Bios.
John Shirley currently lives in Vancouver, Washington, with his wife, Micky Shirley. He has three adult sons: twins Byron and Perry and their younger brother Julian. Byron is a yacht captain and yacht broker; Perry is a journalist, teacher, and artist. Julian is a Bay Area-based underground rapper and producer of hip-hop, trap, chiptune, and various other electronic music genres as well as a professional computer technician. He is also known as Juji or Young Bios.
