BOOKS
Harvesting Photons
Adventures on the road trigger humorous, rabbit-hole explorations of navigation algorithms, Earthships, Ansel Adams, atomic bombs, the Anasazi, renewable energy, Georgia Okeeffe, photons, the colonization of California, camera sensors, the RV Industry and more. A vanishing cat and a UFO in the ghost town of Rhyolite make appearances. Streets named after Andy Devine, Merle Haggard and Buck Owens are given their due. Poseidon shows up for a night of fun. This book has everything from secret lairs in Antarctica to Harris Hawk haircuts. It’s a ride! The last four chapters are bonus essays on the RV Industry. Can RVs ever be green?
Photographing the American West Aboard the Photon Bus: A Travel Journal and Essays
The best travel is both escape and exploration. In the winter of 2017-18, author and photographer William (Bill) Wood and his wife and his cat roamed through the American Southwest. Their Class A recreational vehicle served as a mobile photography lab. The Photon Bus is a story of light and time and mind. Each of the one hundred forty one images radiates a medicine wheel of questions. Narrative and memoir weave through probing essays exploring history, politics, geology and famous authors.
Photographing the American West Aboard the Photon Bus: Black and White Photography Edition (paperback)
This is a Black and White version of "Photographing the American West Aboard the Photon Bus. Same great book with an easy price tag!
Gnomewerx Comix: An Evolution in a Society in a Whirlpool
Gnomewerx Comix is a collection of comic panels from the off-beat brain of creator William J Wood Jr. This collection covers the years 2014 -2017. Wood's humor ranges from the cryptic to the outrageous. He takes aim at diverse topics such as political correctness, telemarketing, gardens, existential philosophy, parenting, HIPAA privacy laws, corporate malfeasance, religious wars, gun control, immigration, the Ebola virus, Disneyland, revolutionary movements, colonoscopy, the Grateful Dead and more. In 2014, Obama was president. Political lampooning begins with the waning Obama years and ends in the current Trump era. Targets of Wood's acid wit include former President Bush, Dick Cheney, Karl Rove, Chris Christie, Mitch McConnell, David Koch, Bill O'Reilly, Megan Kelly, the NRA, Congressman Eric Cantor, Senators John McCain and Jeff Merkley, Rudy Giuliani, former President Jimmy Carter, Oregon Governor John Kitzhauber, Texas Governor Rick Perry, Oregon Pot Czar Tom Burns, Cheech and Chong, the band U2 and others.