“Billectric was up next, and kept everyone laughing with his tale of “How I Found LitKicks”. His wry delivery and honest smile added such a personality to this performance, there was no one in the place that could help but have a good time watching him. He clutched a bizarre looking flower as he read. It was truly reminiscent of a “Laugh-In” dream sequence. He followed up by performing his own arrangement of Shakespeare’s 18th Sonnet, which he dedicated to Doreen and Litnrod. As Bill sang and strummed the guitar, we got to see what a truly versatile performer he really was. As Bill left the stage, an enthusiastic table of LitKicks poets, all amazed at what they had just seen, greeted him wide smiles.” – Caryn Thurman, 2002
Bill Ectric says he writes to “erase the line between mysticism and science,” often citing the 16th Century alchemists’ innate knowledge that one element could be changed into another element; finally proven in a particle accelerator Switzerland in the late 20th Century.
He likes mystery, humor, paranormal, gothic, science fiction, and metafiction so he combines those elements in his own writing. Not necessarily all at once.
Bill has a master’s degree in English from the University of North Florida.
He has written, cowritten, edited, and/or published several books. His short stories, essays, and articles have appeared in other people’s books and periodicals, including volumes five and eight of the critically acclaimed Emanations literary anthology series, with the work of over sixty writers and artists from around the world.
