1 Community Recognitions John (“Jake” Cosmos Aller is a novelist, poet, and former U.S. Diplomat having served 27 years with the U.S. State Department in ten countries (Korea, Thailand, India, the Eastern Caribbean (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts, St Lucia, and St Vincent) and Spain. and traveled to 45 countries during his career. He served in the Peace Corps and taught overseas in Korea. He grew up in Berkeley, California. Jake has been an aspiring novelist for several years, (Giant Nazi Spiders, The Great Divorce, Jurassic Cruise, Ft. Ashland, and Timeless Love). His poetry blog is https://theworld accordingtocosmos.com