Saturday, January 26, 2013

Sidewalk Ecology







went out in the rain 
this morning to observe
the tidepool sidewalk

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Reading on Sunday Feb 10th!


There will be a reading from my 
new short story collection
THE WONDERFUL STUPID MAN
on February 10th at 7 PM in the 
Wilson Library at 
Western Washington University

Friday, January 18, 2013

foggy morning

A foggy morning at work
always reminds me of that
great Frank Sinatra song
"A Foggy Day in London Town..."

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

book of the week

I'm loving The John Lennon Letters
edited by Hunter Davies (2012).
I'm reading it on the bus, on break 
and any chance I get during waking 
hours.

Friday, January 11, 2013

mountains this morning 2

 
the view this morning from work

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Patchen on the Move


Kenneth Patchen in Old Lyme
late 1940s


Kenneth Patchen with nephew
in San Francisco, 1953

These photos will appear in 
the newly revised biography 
of Kenneth Patchen, Rebel Poet
by Larry Smith (Bottom Dog Press)


Thursday, January 3, 2013

reading next week

The Clover accepted a poem of mine
and I'll be joining them next 
weekend for a reading