The Hippies Who Meant It

About the book

The Hippies who Meant It tells the story of three young people who dropped out — or were thrown out — of the 50s culture in which they had been raised. Reacting against the machinery of the Vietnam war, Beth, Joe and Dick homestead on the North Mountain of Nova Scotia, bringing with them equal parts of courage and naïveté. The novel is a love story and a reflection on a decade of experimentation in sex, love and commitment that foreshadows the present.

Shirley MacKenzie can see into my head

Posted on February 8, 2020 by Seymour

Here is one of the illustrations Shirley Mackenzie drew for River of Stones, which will be launched in the next few days. When I looked at her first draft, a host of objections swarmed into my mind. Where were the … Continue reading →

Apt 613 and Barb Collishaw review The Hippies Who Meant It

Posted on February 7, 2016 by Seymour

What does it mean that they “meant it”? I think it’s the idea of perseverance, despite hardships and social ostracism. Continue reading →

The Road to Self Publishing

Posted on December 6, 2015 by Seymour

The whole thing was strangely reminiscent of scoring a baggie of weed in those high and far off times about which The Hippies Who Meant It was written. Continue reading →

Launching THE HIPPIES WHO MEANT IT

Posted on November 22, 2015 by Seymour

My latest book, The Hippies Who Meant It, is now available on Amazon Kindle. It’s about American and Canadian young people in the 60’s who dropped out and went back to the land armed with pluck and naïveté. It’s also a … Continue reading →