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.

Alex Morton’s review of The Hippies Who Meant It.

Posted on May 24, 2016 by Seymour

The ones who couldn’t take the calluses quickly headed back to the cities and suburbs fueled by their newfound desire to “live well”.
But there were also those who were in it for real. They were The Hippies Who Meant It. 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 →