Greg Eddy

This short novel is set in 1967-73 and its two main characters, "he" and "she," are archetypes for the confused pubescent male and the slightly less confused pubescent female as I experienced them. If you like reading mysteries, psychological thrillers, and historical fiction, all combined in to one, then you won't particularly enjoy this, as its none of those. Rather, The Gun Dream is ultimately darker than that, with the darkness softened by the character who calls himself "the Interlocutor," who is subconsciously anxious about guns and what they symbolize about life in modern societies. The photographs are from my family archives, including those of the "window-pane art" I make from repurposed windows from my house, as well as odds and ends like fabrics and toys and leftover house paints.

This is not fiction, but fact. I am having a Truman Show Syndrome experience and this is my account of it. You might like to read this account if you are interested in some of the following.-Occasional attempts at humor and a few curse words.-The Truman Show Delusion/Syndrome, the theory that culture can shape madness, can shape mental illness-Maintaining mental health as a public health and safety issue-Understanding Buddhism from the author's middle-class American perspective, with a focus on delusion-Some psychologists' views of conspiracy theory thinking-Delusional thinking, considered from both Western psychology perspectives and Eastern mystical perspectives-Mania and depression, from the point-of-view of the author as a Truman Show Syndrome sufferer-The brain's "Suspicion System"-The brain's Systems 1 (impulsive and immediate) and 2 (thoughtful and rational)-The effects of cognitive priming, availability bias, confirmation bias, etc. on decision-making-Mystical experiences, like kundalini and some beliefs in God-Some introductory Western philosophical standards, like Plato, Nietzsche, etc.-Truth and reality