Jim Riva, an author and a humorist


Welcome. My name is Jim Riva. I'm an author and a humorist, not necessarily in that order. Although I was the class clown as a kid, I went on to become a serious student of philosophy – and finally came to the philosophical conclusion that the best outlook on life is to take humor seriously. For me, that meant to deliver humor in the form of writing.

To put myself in an atmosphere more conducive for becoming a better writer, I left a small town in Illinois for New York City. After a couple of years there, I decided that a culture change would do me some good, so I headed for Kathmandu. Then I was all over the place, especially Asia.

I lived in Japan for fourteen years, taking off occasionally to other countries with my backpack for off-the-beaten-track traveling and off-beat writing. Then I returned to the States with my Japanese wife and soon had a daughter.

I wrote and self-published four books under the name Soaring Sparrow Press. Then I created (POOF!) Magic Carpet Publications for the publication of The Magic Carpet Trilogy.

The Four Books (three novels and a novelty book) are as different as apples, oranges, bananas, and pineapples; the three books of  The Magic Carpet Trilogy are very different as well, perhaps throwing kiwis, kumquats, and watermelons into the mix.

I put three other novels on the back burner to focus on Champion of Reason audio sketches, which can be heard for the first time on the Herd Mentality Podcast with Adam Reakes.
 

My eBooks are available at Amazon for every smartphone, tablet, and computer.

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