salinger

reading SALINGER a biography by
Shields and Salerno (2013). A big huge book
very hard to put down on the bus to work
or in bed at night. I also really like the
form of the book, placing his life on
a Buddhist path. Reminds me also to
reread his writing again and looking forward
to his books which will come to light.

spent all weekend with Salinger.
I had to see him through the second
world war horror. Now he's fighting
to get Catcher in the Rye published.
This book is such a good read it's
made me put everything else on hold
and I'm in the midst of publishing two
books too!

charlie parker

reading this new book
KANSAS CITY LIGHTNING
about Charlie Parker

daydreams

from THE DALAI LAMAS ON TANTRA:

Regard all objects perceived during the daytime 

as things of a dream. One must think to oneself, 

‘These objects are but dream experiences and 

I must recognize this dream as a dream.’ 

Practicing this mindfulness during the day will 

have the effect that at night when a dream occurs 

one will automatically think, ‘This is but a dream 

experience.’ The stronger becomes the instinct 

of the training cultivated during the day, 

the stronger will become one’s ability 

to recognize the dream state when asleep.

lester young

Lately I've been reading books on Lester Young
getting ready to write my next novel, featuring
a jazz musician who appears briefly in
THE MERMAID TRANSLATION
and a couple of my other unpublished novels.
 

font faint

I got the library to order a copy of 

MY FLOATING GRANDMOTHER.

When it arrrived I noticed the book has 

the same cover font as one of my books! 

the barn bug

for years I've been wanting

an old VW bug in our barn

I guess this will have to be it

on the windowsill