Stream of Consciousness" is an account of one man’s spiritual journey as he moves from fledgling author to presidential candidate. Along the way he becomes a celebrity and meets the woman of his dreams. The author stretches the boundaries of fiction by inserting actual facts, news events and real people to create a tension between what is real versus what is not. The main character experiences the same challenges to his perceived reality in this social psychological thriller. So enter the world of Jack Madden, author and presidential candidate and see if he wins the 2008 presidential election over Barack Obama and John McCain? "Stream of Consciousness" merges the genres of fiction and non-fiction and deals with the current issues of our time such as environmental responsibility, maximizing human potential physically, mentally and emotionally, and highlights the limits of our current knowledge in cosmology and quantum physics. "Stream of Consciousness" will appeal to a mass audience and especially writers as it is also about the writing process and famous writers.