Once Upon a Desert - A Parable for the 21st Century

What if we were all stranded on a desert island? An oasis is like an island, and this is where Herb Dimock stages his portrayal of our economic life. Life may not be as simple as Once Upon A Desert portrays it, but this short story lets us notice things about our society that might help us move things in a more constructive direction. Herb Dimock weaves a story of five personalities living at the oasis. They improve the place and their economy physically, but suffer at each other's hands. How they respond to a major threat against their whole livelihood will show whether their attitudes can also be improved. Among his books heralding a new humanity, this parable is definitely fun. Every page has a cute line-drawing illustration opposite it.

After twenty-five years in church ministry, Herb Dimock has served as humanities professor, skid road organizer, and author of numerous books and plays. He wrote Golden Marriage; with his wife, Margaret, as their autobiography of a marriage. His Yeshua and Yeshua and the Intimate God provide an imaginative view inside Jesus as an adolescent and then during his adult years. Dimock's Abi is drawn from the reign of King David.