mystic light

IN THE VALLEY OF MYSTIC LIGHT
proof copy just arrived. It looks and feels
amazing. This book will be starring all
around town in October, so stay tuned.

movie time

Watched two good movies:
Desire (1936) and The Dark Corner (1946).
I especially liked the part with William Bendix
on the payphone while the girl in the hallway
annoys him with a slide whistle.

Ignatius

Yesterday we went to Eclipse,
the local bookstore that features in
The Orphanage of Abandoned Teenagers,
and got our son one of my favorite books
of all time: A Confederacy of Dunces.
Long Live Ignatius!

strangers at the door

One of the books I read this summer was
Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove's Strangers
At My Door, which surprisingly starts
the same way as my book, The Orphanage
of Abandoned Teenagers.

Le Petit Prince

I'm halfway through a notebook writing a
new novel. It's set at a lake and features
The Little Prince.

book trilogy

Good Deed Rain will soon be publishing a tribute
to La Conner poet artist Clyde Sanborn. This book
will complete a trilogy devoted to the Skagit arts
which includes: A Flutter of Birds Passing Through
Heaven: A Tribute to Robert Sund and In the Valley
of Mystic Light. 3 Beautiful Inspiring books.

 

movie time

Just watched Woman on the Run (1950).
It's interesting to see the film noir movies
made on East vs. West coasts. This one
takes place in San Francisco. Wonder if
old Kerouac was in one of those alleys
or docks.

movie time

I watched a Philip Marlowe movie
The Brasher Doubloon (1947).
It's a tough call casting Marlowe,
I don't think Montgomery really works
for a detective that's constantly getting
blackjacked and dumped out doors.
It would be interesting to know who is
Raymond Chandler's favorite Marlowe.

In the Valley of Mystic Light

Just sent off the latest Good Deed Rain book 

to the printer, IN THE VALLEY OF MYSTIC 

LIGHT. This is Claire Swedberg's history of the 

art scene in the Skagit River Valley, featuring 

interviews with Morris Graves, Guy Anderson, 

Tom Robbins and many more. It's an amazing 

inspiring read. The publication date is set for early 

October. Claire has already set up readings in 

La Conner and Seattle. We've all worked very 

hard to create a really wonderful book for you. 

More on this soon.