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Kristopher Saknussemm Kristopher Saknussemm i(A26156 works by) (a.k.a. Kris Saknussemm)
Born: Established: 1958 Nevada,
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United States of America (USA),
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Americas, ;
Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: 1984
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1 What's On My Mind This Bright Sunny Morning i "Well, I’ll tell you.", Kristopher Saknussemm , 2014 single work poetry
— Appears in: Bareknuckle Poet , October 2014;
1 y separately published work icon Zanesville Kristopher Saknussemm , New York (City) : Villard Books , 2005 Z1400771 2005 single work novel science fiction

Futuristic bioweapon or good old-fashioned messiah? Reincarnated ex-porn star or mutant information-age revolutionary? The man who awakens in New York City's Central Park with no memory of his identity and the enigmatic message FATHER FORGIVE THEM F carved into the flesh of his back may be all of these things and more.

Taken in (and then expelled) by a group of freedom fighters battling the soul-deadening Vitessa Cultporation, Clearfather is a stranger in an even stranger land. Following tantalizing clues that point to the gnomic Stinky Wiggler, and pursued by murderous Vitessa agents, Clearfather embarks on a surreal odyssey of self-discovery across an America that resembles a vast amusement park designed by some unholy trinity of Walt Disney, Hunter S. Thompson, and Hieronymus Bosch

(Source: Book jacket).
1 Mantis i "Too green to be real,", Kristopher Saknussemm , 1996 single work poetry
— Appears in: Westerly , Spring vol. 41 no. 3 1996; (p. 95)
1 Drifting Toward the Centre i "A seemingly perfect", Kristopher Saknussemm , 1996 single work poetry
— Appears in: Westerly , Spring vol. 41 no. 3 1996; (p. 94)
1 One Cold Morning Once i "In the starlight rooster scratch", Kristopher Saknussemm , 1996 single work poetry
— Appears in: Westerly , Spring vol. 41 no. 3 1996; (p. 93)
1 Away Games i "When I was a kid I called it", Kristopher Saknussemm , 1991 single work poetry
— Appears in: Westerly , March vol. 36 no. 1 1991; (p. 63-64)
1 The Real Meaning of Fear i "Evil is always allowed to happen out of weakness.", Kristopher Saknussemm , 1991 single work poetry
— Appears in: Hermes 1991; (p. 30)
1 Not Myself Today i "Worlds so bizarre and unexpected", Kristopher Saknussemm , 1991 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 2-3 February 1991; (p. rev 7)
1 Sadness is a Lovely Thing i "When it's like the", Kristopher Saknussemm , 1991 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 26-27 October 1991; (p. rev 6)
1 The Choo Choo Man i "A friend once told me about the choo choo", Kristopher Saknussemm , 1990 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Age Monthly Review , May vol. 10 no. 1 1990; (p. 15)
1 No Rest for the Wicked i "At 100 miles per hour without a helmet", Kristopher Saknussemm , 1990 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Age Monthly Review , May vol. 10 no. 1 1990; (p. 7)
1 The Brunette i "So why do I keep calling you?", Kristopher Saknussemm , 1990 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Australian Magazine , 10-11 February 1990; (p. 6)
1 Wisconsin Cleft Palate Story Kristopher Saknussemm , 1990 single work short story
— Appears in: Mattoid , no. 38 1990; (p. 9)
1 Longpela Taim Bipo Tru Kristopher Saknussemm , 1990 single work short story
— Appears in: Mattoid , no. 38 1990; (p. 8)
1 Mono Man Kristopher Saknussemm , 1990 single work short story
— Appears in: Mattoid , no. 38 1990; (p. 7)
1 Haunted Window i "She could be listening for a motorcycle", Kristopher Saknussemm , 1990 single work poetry
— Appears in: Island , Winter no. 43/44 1990; (p. 37) Northern Perspective , Wet Season vol. 13 no. 2 1990; (p. 85)
1 Everclear i "The summer I left home", Kristopher Saknussemm , 1990 single work poetry
— Appears in: Hermes , vol. 6 no. 1990; (p. 42-43)
1 Dandelion Safari i "You could smoke dope in that savannah", Kristopher Saknussemm , 1990 single work poetry
— Appears in: Hermes , vol. 6 no. 1990; (p. 41-42)
1 Zen Reckless i "All my current fantasies involve motels-", Kristopher Saknussemm , 1990 single work poetry
— Appears in: Going Down Swinging , no. 10-11 1990; (p. 171)
1 The Best Excuse i "You walk into a strange neighbourhood.", Kristopher Saknussemm , 1990 single work poetry
— Appears in: Going Down Swinging , no. 10-11 1990; (p. 170)
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