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He was married for 35 glorious years to Jeanne Robinson, a dancer, writer and Buddhist priest with whom he co-authored the Hugo- and Nebula-winning THE STARDANCE TRILOGY.
 
In 2004, they were both separately invited by First Lady Laura Bush to appear at the National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
 
Since Jeanne’s death in May 2010, Spider has lived alone on an island in Howe Sound, British Columbia.
 
He suspects his granddaughter Marisa Alegria da Silva might just be the long-awaited Maitreya Buddha, who will bring enlightenment to all sentient beings.

Table of Contents

Title Page

Books by Spider Robinson

Author's Note

Chapter One: Another Day in Paradise

Chapter Two: Little Nuts

Chapter Three: Big Stones

Chapter Four: Dog Deer Afternoon

Chapter Five: Pros and Cons

Chapter Six: When she was seventeen

Chapter Seven: Telling the tale

Chapter Eight: Burying the hook

Chapter Nine: Ba-da-sting!

Chapter Ten: Who knows where or when?

Chapter Eleven: Need in a haystack

Chapter Twelve: God's idea of slapstick

About the Author

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