Revenge of Tacoma

Richard Brautigan was born yesterday in Tacoma. I've been rereading the wonderful Revenge of the Lawn: "I was about twelve years old up in the Pacific Northwest where winter meant that it was always raining and muddy."

airwaves wherewaves

In 1975, when TV had four or so channels.

Harold

The library came through with getting me a copy of Steven Wright's new book Harold

"Frankensteeeen."

Letter to the Dream Department

The lighting in my dreams is really dark—are bills not being paid? Is there a utility strike going on? Also, while we’re at it…the script writing…do I really need to be awakened at 5AM by a dream of a reckless kid driving a 4-wheeler back and forth on our street? And furthermore, why do we have a 4-wheeler in the prop department? Why not sell that thing and get some lightbulbs! I await tonight’s sleep and hope it is peaceful.

sunrise

The sunrise over the garage this morning

not origami

the wrapping we got in a package from Japan

tough seagull

Everett High School's mascot

moose

Martian Code

This summer, I found an old paperback copy of Danny Dunn and the Weather Machine and this strange code was written on the inside cover: CIA 029-K48. What could it mean? Answering that mystery inspired the latest Good Deed Rain novel: A melting wax museum, a Martian temp agency, Betty Grable, Postum, telepathy, mirage, a giant robot wandering around town, wolves at the zoo, the sound of rain. The book is due to be published next month, stay tuned!

another novel on the way

I’m currently writing a novel sort of based on when The Beatles came to Seattle in 1964.

island houses

Richard Brautigan's introduction to The Beatles Lyrics Illustrated

Snow Beast

Apple Records

I just looked up how to say apple in Japanese!

SNOW DAY!!!

Martian Canals

Percival Lowell's 19th century illustration of the Martian canals. Spooky! Also very 1950s.

SAP!

SAPSUCKER SIGHTING!

Martian Chapter 45

Presenting a page-spread preview of Chapter 45 from the new Martian novel. This is when Anthrab has teleported to America from Mars. (There's a sentence I never thought I'd write).

fedora car

another picture appearing in the new Mars novel

Harlem Mars

another picture from the new Martian book

Martian Library

Checked out this book at the library. I love the spooky old drawings of Mars, when people could only peer at the stars through a brass telescope.

music for a cold morning

a magic regard

Here are some illustrations from the soon-to-be-published Martian novel.

100 Dreams Ago

Another Good Deed Rain classic, with cover by Aaron.

Japan Air Lines

I heard from someone who was reading The Air Over Paris while flying to Japan!

Jabberwocky

A true story from the Follow Your Friend book:

meanwhile

A TRIP TO THE MALL

top of the Herald today

it's alive

asleep beside my Frankenstein book