Goodwin Plenty is real!

another world

walking through woods on the way here, through field, looking at the trees in the sky, it's real obvious there's another world going on. It's inspiring the next book I'm working on

apple on the wall

Art student Lydia's apple in the gallery. (The very same gallery where my FLOP novel takes place. Only this show is a hit).

the otherworldly hand

Spotted this little handprint in the creek. It doesn't look like a raccoon, could it be some otherworldly entity who walks on one hand?

on the Art Department wall

good page spreads

Some page spreads from the softcover and hardbound versions of GOODWIN PLENTY

good page spreads

good page spreads

good page spreads

good page spreads

swimming lessons

good chapters

Today is the official publication date for the new novel, GOODWIN PLENTY. Goodwin is a salesman of sorts buying backyards for Mars. It’s a fun one. Here are the chapters:

willowed

good spread

Here's the cover spread for the new novel GOODWIN PLENTY. Publishing date is April 1st. It was a fun one to create, got to paint and draw and write. Friend Rob Millis helped with cover design. I'll share some pages from it soon. Book is available in soft cover and hardbound, each edition is different!

At the Art Department

GOODWIN PLENTY

Here's the cover for the next novel: GOODWIN PLENTY. Early this past summer, my son and I were walking past a big Spanish-style house on 24th Street and I stopped to chat with the girl in the driveway. I asked her if she knew about the history of the place, it looks like it traveled here from 1920s Hollywood. She didn’t know about that, but she told me someone from a television show bought the backyard. At least that was my impression. And that brings up all kinds of possibilities for a novel. This is one of them.

the field this morning

hidden deer

Clifford

Reading Clifford Simak's Ring Around The Sun. Fun! And the wild plot reminds me of my latest novels, wait til you see the next one!

this morning

last night on our street

spring rebound

bird

Found this bird in a lecture room

Good Deed Rain at Madison Square Garden

Good Deed Rain book sale did good. Thanks!

Jack London's dog

Saturday

Good Deed Rain books will be here on Saturday

bird battle

Hermes

feets

feets

snow

snow

snow

I couldn't resist

Richard Brautigan's Birthday Today

SPEAKING OF RICHARD BRAUTIGAN https://allenfrostlibrary.blogspot.com/2012/01/speaking-of-richard-brautigan.html

walking to work

the hill last night, walking home from work

blue and pink morning

cold blue sky today

The Karate Church

The Karate Church here in town appears in the next novel—taken over by teenage Martians! Stay tuned.

R.I.P Amish 4000

I’ve been using this laptop for years. It’s helped me create at least thirty books. A longtime faithful robot. After the monitor lid on it broke, I repaired it with duct tape and set the computer in a sturdy wooden frame. This bit of ingenuity earned it a name: The Amish 4000. However, last week it went to machine heaven. R.I.P Amish 4000!

1943

dogwood