Robert Peate

“I look forward to reading it [Sisyphus Shrugged] and sharing it with my staff and colleagues in Congress.”—Nancy Pelosi, American politician

“Imaginative and memorable!”—Donald C. Johanson, American paleoanthropologist

"One of America's most prolific and interesting writers. . . . [His work is] far too dangerous in this wicked world."—Howard McCord, American poet and teacher

"Quite simply, I loved it. I loved 'The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas', of course, and it was so fun to see this redemptive take on that Le Guin story."—Elizabeth MacDuffie, editor of Meat for Tea literary magazine, on Peate's Omelas sequel, "The Ones Who Win"

“Make no mistake, you are a terrible writer. Absolutely terrible.”—Jay Sizemore, poet

2022 Pushcart Prize nominee Robert Peate is the author of the Havian Quartet, his anti-theocracy dystopian series set in an alternate future. Other works include *Sisyphus Shrugged*, set after the events of Ayn Rand's *Atlas Shrugged*, when taxes, regulations, and social programs have been abolished. Two thirds of American workers decide to strike, asking the question, "Who is truly indispensable here?" *The Recovery* is Peate's depiction of Jesus as a mortal Jew surviving crucifixion, horrified to see his survival misrepresented by those creating a new religion for their own power. Peate has written six novels, fifteen collections of short fiction and poetry, plays, and essays.  He calls his mind a word fountain.  Though independent, his work has garnered the attention of some of the World's most interesting readers.

Regarding his work addressing social issues, Peate says, "Controversial topics are only controversial because they are important, so we must address them, in some form or another. I do so with my writing, but of course there are many ways to be an engaged citizen of the World. If we don't address what matters in some way, we skirt our duty as artists and human beings. I just happen to do it with these words that come out of my mind. What do you do it with?"