Two Zen Monks Walk Into A Bar

Shozan Jack Haubner is the pen name of a Zen monk who has written two memoirs: Single White Monk and Zen Confidential. His writing won a Pushcart Prize in 2012 and his essays have been published in The Sun, Tricycle, Buddhadharma, Lion's Roar, and the New York Times. Shozan's books, portions of which have been excerpted in essays, present partially fictionalized accounts of life with Kyozan Joshu Sasaki and associated Rinzai-Ji Zen centers. He studied philosophy and worked as a screenwriter, poet and a comedian in Los Angeles before becoming a Zen monk and priest.