John Solensten has published two novels, Good Thunder (New York: SUNY Press, l988), The Boys of War (Istanbul: Miliyet Yayinlari, 1992) and two short story collections, The Heron Dancer (l984) and Mowing the Cemetery (l999). His plays have been produced at the Duluth Playhouse, Center Stage, Minneapolis, and the Tulsa Performing Arts Center.