Roger McKasson

Set primarily in 1982 Hollister, California, The Menagerie, focuses on the lives of a group of successful yuppies as they prepare for an upcoming Halloween party at the home of a multi-millionaire owner of a local computer software company. A rumor is leaked to the invited guests that the party is planned to be "... more risqu " than Ric's previous Halloween parties. The story mainly focuses around the lives of one couple, Ryan and Jennifer Taylor. Ryan, is a University Anthropology Professor, and Jennifer, is a successful psychologist in partnership with Steven Richards. Steven's wife Helen, like Ryan, is a professor at the same university, but in Old English Literature. However, the story is also about the social and marital conflicts of other couples who are invited to the party and how they deal with being confronted with that more risqu than before rumor This is the Pre-AIDS time where the characters grew up in the Free Love Culture of the Sixties, who then, went on to become successful party loving yuppie professionals. Although, spas and hot tubs during this time were common, the idea of Ric's party being "more risqu ", has all invited guests dealing with that now ever-evolving rumor. This is not a story about sex, but instead, one about the social challenges caused by the risqu rumor to the commonly accepted social norms of the time

This is volume three of "The BOX Series". Science Fiction author, Cara Van Dyck, explores the hidden lost civilizations of the past that mainstream science ignores. She discovers what could be an ancient Mars/Human Connection in the very distant past that could affect humans today. If you are a fan of books or television programs about Extraterrestrials, Lost Worlds, Mars, and Ancient Aliens, you will probably love this book A recent episode of Ancient Aliens, paralleled the premise of this book and others in "The BOX Series"

Everyone, at some time in their life will experience something that they cannot explain. For most people it is a onetime occurrence while for others, it's more than just once. Imagine having experiences of that nature occur on a regular basis that you cannot always control. In "Memoirs of a Demigod", this is the life of the main character Glen McShaw as he tries to live both a normal public life, while also living a private secret life of dealing with experiences within paranormal and psychic realms.