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.
Chapter One: Another Day in Paradise
Chapter Four: Dog Deer Afternoon
Chapter Six: When she was seventeen
Chapter Seven: Telling the tale
Chapter Eight: Burying the hook
Chapter Ten: Who knows where or when?
Chapter Eleven: Need in a haystack