The Skies of a Journey
Welcome to the website of Phil Wetjen: Writer, Editor, Researcher


Portfolio
Fiction & Non-Fiction
Short Stories
MOMENTS IN TIME
"The Three to Eleven Shift"
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"There and Back"
Novels
NO HOME BETWEEN HEAVEN AND EARTH
The Skies of a Journey
Released on Amazon November 20, 2024

A complex and emotional story of friendships blooming in difficult situations.” —Kirkus Reviews
NO HOME BETWEEN HEAVEN AND EARTH
FLORENTINA AND HER BROTHERS
Released on Amazon June 4, 2025
“Through the eyes of Sister Florentina, and her brothers, it becomes possible to see how real change actually comes about, and Wetjen does an exemplary job of bringing this process alive… a well-crafted and timely tale of balancing progressive instincts with tradition-bound imperatives.” —Kirkus Reviews



THE PAVILION OF THE DECEMBER MOON
Released on Amazon November 25, 2025
Young American writer Emmett Goodwin attempts to bridge the vast gulf between the Chinese and Japanese people regarding the events that occurred in China during the second world war.

Articles
Observations and Reflections
Valley Forge and Yan'an: Common Roots in Revolution


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