Still Life With Woodpecker

Still Life with Woodpecker is sort of a love story that takes place inside a pack of Camel cigarettes. It reveals the purpose of the moon, explains the difference between criminals and outlaws, examines the conflict between social activism and romantic individualism, and paints a portrait of contemporary society that include powerful Arabs, exiled royalty and pregnant cheerleaders. It also deals with the problem of redheads.

Tom Robbins, one of my very favorite authors, writes a wild, quirky, vibrant and incredibly fun novel. He also has a knack for creating twists of plot that, after the initial surprise, leave one with the feeling that this was the inevitable outcome of this particular combination of character, time and place. I highly recommend all of his books in general and Still Life with Woodpecker in particular. –Cathryn Pisarski, Editor of Cune Magazine

The following excerpt is from chapter 2 of Phase I.
Consider a certain night in August. Princess Leigh-Cheri was gazing out of her attic window. . . "Does the moon have a purpose?" she inquired of prince Charming [her pet frog].
     Prince Charming pretended that she had asked a silly question. Perhaps she had. The same query put to the Remington SL3 elicited this response:
     Albert Camus wrote that the only serious question is whether to kill yourself or not.
     Tom Robbins wrote that the only serious question is whether time has a beginning and an end.
     Camus clearly got up on the wrong side of bed, and Robbins must have forgotten to set the alarm.
     There is only one serious question. And that is:
     Who knows how to make love stay?
     Answer me that and I will tell you whether or not to kill yourself.
     Answer me that and I will ease your mind about the beginning and the end of time.
     Answer me that and I will reveal to you the purpose of the moon.

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