About Me
John Caligiuri has a lifelong passion for literature and pens primarily Science Fiction and Fantasy. He has been able to blend his fascination with history and his professional background in software engineering to come up with some unusual story twists. His stories emerged from his curiosity about historical watershed events and asking, “what if”.
John Caligiuri lives in Rochester, New York with his wife Linda. She’s been married to him for over forty years and has supported his writing from the beginning. They have three grown children scattered around the country along with their first grandchild. For relaxation John enjoys gardening (which stretches his intellect attempting to outwit the rabbits and deer) and distance running.
Genres
What I Write About
Science Fiction
Alternative History
Short Stories
Book Reviews
“Scary Fun”
One to reread every October maybe while you answer the door for the little “goblins” or to get you in the mood to haunt the neighbors.
Jean
“Surprisingly good”
It is this time in history that I didn’t know a lot about and I enjoyed learning something about it through these characters experiences.
BookLover47
“I could not put this book down”
It is a rare treat to read a book by a new author that is a page turner. “Cocytus: Planet of the Damned” was exactly that.
NJChiro
Recent Blog Posts
My Writings
- Why I Write Science FictionIt sounds a bit counterintuitive but Science Fiction gives a writer far more freedom to explore the human condition than traditional fiction novels. When one can create environments, antagonists and protagonists without any limitations the possibilities are endless. I jumpedContinue reading “Why I Write Science Fiction”
- West Seneca Bee ArticleThe following is an interview I had with a local newspaper. The article can also be found here on the West Seneca Bee’s website. West Seneca native releases second science fiction novel by TAYLOR NIGRELLI John Caligiuri has had aContinue reading “West Seneca Bee Article”
- Time Travel as a Foil for Fiction WritersTime travel has been used by science fiction and alternate history writers to drive their stories for well over a hundred years. Most trace the start to HG Wells 1895 novel, “The Time Machine”. However, in that one the protagonistContinue reading “Time Travel as a Foil for Fiction Writers”
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