The second in G. Lowell Tollefson's Portrait of America series, God Save The Queen contains stories set in locations across America as well as overseas. This collection paints a powerful portrait of America in the second half of the Twentieth century. Its stories explore desire, both physical and emotional, at every stage in life and in a variety of situations. Each is a powerful and subtle exploration of the human psyche and our interactions with one another, nature, and the events in our lives.

This poem was born on a hilltop over forty-five years ago in Vietnam. It concerns the experiences both of its author and the Vietnamese people. Its many fragments came together into final form twenty-five years later. The length of time it took to develop this elegy is a testament to the enduring impact of the Vietnam conflict on our national psyche and the men and women who served there. This is not a pro-war poem. Rather, it is an attempt to look honestly at the impact of that war on those who served on both sides of the conflict.

Before Europeans arrived in the Pacific Northwest rainforest, deer, wolves, elk and man lived in balance. This story follows a single pack of wolves in the pristine wilderness of what we now call the Olympic Mountains and the Hoh River valley as they give birth, raise their young, fight for survival, and endure as part of this majestic web of life. From the Deer Forest is a lyrically written book, full of the wonder of life, nature, and this very special place.

Lonely People is a collection of short stories that together paint a powerful portrait of America in the second half of the Twentieth century. The first in the Portrait of America series by G. Lowell Tollefson, Lonely People contains stories set in locations across America as well as in its conflicts overseas: in living rooms, bars, ranches, suburbs, cities, rice paddy hamlets, and military installations. The people in these stories experience love, loss, and power at every age and in every kind of relationship: between parents and children, lovers, warriors, artists, and more. Each story is...

"I highly recommend this novel...Tollefson does an amazing job of getting into the minds and hearts of the enemy." David Willson, Books in Review II, The VVA Veteran magazine. This book is an unexpected twist to the usual war story: it's written by a U.S. Marine from his enemy's perspective. Season of Mists takes us into the Vietnam conflict from the viewpoint of a Vietnamese peasant who joins the Viet Cong. It portrays this young man not as a brain-washed peasant or even primarily as a soldier, but as a human being. This is a story of loyalty to family and country, of courage and...

Bigger Than The Facts continues G. Lowell Tollefson's Portrait of America series with stories that juxtapose the pain of war with the complexities of relationships at home. Sometimes searing, sometimes comic, always insightful, these stories once again explore the human psyche and our interactions with one another, nature, and the events in our lives.