cosmonaut novel

Good Deed Rain novel starring Yuri Gagarin is complete!

the Friendly Giant

Another one from SOMETHING BRIGHT

1961

new leaf

Watched A NEW LEAF (1971) again, with Elaine May.

The Ash

Here's a voice from SOMETHING BRIGHT

Something Published

Today is the official publication date for SOMETHING BRIGHT. There are copies available from Amazon and at your local jumble sale. Hope you get a chance to read it.

happy 118th birthday

Happy 118th Birthday to Bob Hope

good deed rain jukebox

Brainy Browns

Doing some Encyclopedia Brown research for a new book I plan to write. If anyone read my book 5 NOVELS you'll remember my character Brittanica Brown.

Planet X Extra

The Man from Planet X makes a cameo in the new Good Deed Rain novel. I always felt sorry for him, the way everyone from Earth shoves him around.

Think-Tank All-Stars

Salt Sale

Big News in the Art World! Someone scurried to the antique store and bought the painting featured on the cover of my novel, OLD SALT. Either that or it's on loan to the Louvre.

field with rocket

Finishing up editing a new novel, the one about Yuri Gagarin landing in America. Here's a photo of the field near our house where the sputnik lands.

flocking something

A flock of new books

dog star

Good Deed Rain author on set of Mutual of Omaha's 'Wild Kingdom'

Urban Beehive Award, 1972

Seattle Architecture. Winner of Urban Beehive Award, 1972.

driving a corndog

stonecar

Went to 2 used bookstores open for business. Got a couple great books: Red Pine's translation of Stonehouse and a great letterpress book by Seattle poet:

title poem

Something Bright billboard

SOMETHING BRIGHT

New Good Deed Rain book is set to be published this May 29. 106 new short story poems.

another page

Another page from forthcoming Good Deed Rain book: