Five books of stories, parables, poetry, and moral reflections – available on Amazon Kindle, Amazon Paperback, and Apple Books.
Letting Go
Genre: Memoir · Spiritual · Biography | Published: October 2025
In the turbulent late 1960s, a young Navy corpsman navigates the chaos of Vietnam, the pharmaceutical underground of Bethesda Naval Hospital, and the counterculture revolution that defined a generation. What begins as an adventure quickly spirals into a nightmare of court-martial, disability, and devastating loss.
Part memoir, part spiritual awakening, Letting Go is a raw and unflinching account of one man’s descent into darkness and his redemptive journey back to light. A story about friendship, faith, and the transformative power of love in a world torn apart by war and cultural upheaval.
The Fallen Leaf
Genre: Spiritual · Memoir | Published: October 2025
In The Fallen Leaf, Wayne Dale Matthysse shares a remarkable journey from faith to disillusionment, from guilt to grace, and from pain to profound forgiveness. This is not a story of perfection, but of healing. It invites anyone who has been hurt – or has caused hurt – to see that forgiveness is not forgetting, but remembering with love.
Proceeds from this book support the work of The Sahaka Foundation, caring for vulnerable and HIV-positive children in Cambodia.
🛒 Get it on Amazon Kindle ($3.99) | Paperback ($9.99)
Flight of the Eagle
Genre: Arts & Entertainment | Published: December 2025
A powerful illustration of the devastating cycles of trauma, poverty, and addiction – and the possibility of redemption and healing. A testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the power of love and forgiveness.
🛒 Get it on Apple Books ($5.99)
Stories and Allegories
Genre: Fiction & Literature | Published: December 2025
A quiet collection of reflections, parables, and moral meditations drawn from a life lived attentively. Written in the tradition of storytellers who teach not by instruction but by invitation, these short pieces explore forgiveness, failure, memory, faith, doubt, and the unseen threads that bind human lives together.
This is not a book of doctrine, nor a manual for belief. It is a book for those who pause, who question, who remember – and who sense that meaning often arrives sideways, disguised as story.
🛒 Get it on Apple Books ($5.99)
Through Every Storm
Published: 2025
Through Every Storm is a reflective work of prose and poetry drawn from a life shaped by war, loss, love, and spiritual awakening.
This book is offered in the spirit of healing, for those who have weathered their own storms and for anyone searching for meaning, resilience, and peace.[Add a 2–3 sentence description here about the book’s themes and what readers will experience.]
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