october reading

I'm almost done reading an excellent
recent biography of Jack Kerouac
called THE VOICE IS ALL, by
Joyce Johnson.

insomnia haiku

 

at 3 A.M
the haunted past
living on TV

SNOW WHITE MOTH

Since this strange summer began
I've been compiling a little book
of new poems and stories.
Here's the line-up so far:

OVER MILKWEED

ED STOREY, THE 2 STORY MAN

PLASTIC JOBS

THE 5 MILE SMILE

A DUCK

A CAT

SNOW WHITE MOTH

MORE THAN ONE BLUE MOON

THE GREAT COMPOSERS

200 ZOOS

THE SPECTACULAR FAILURE OF GASTON LeFLUE, 1891

THE GIRL WHO IS THE RIVER

HUCKLEBERRIES

A SILENT MOVIE

BATTLESHIP

NEW SHOES

SMILE REPAIR

A BAT

A RABBIT

THE PIANO TUNER

A COYOTE

THE BLACKTOP SON

TWO CROWS

THAT FLOWER

CROWS

DOUBLE TAPPED HORN

BLACKBERRIES

PEACH

GRAPEFRUITS

THE OLD PLAYGROUND

RICHARD IS GONE

THE REDDISH DOG

SUMMERTIME IS GONE

THE DARK BOAT

4 BOUQUETS

THE LOCAL AUTHOR

aloha!

15 years at Western Washington University Library
farewell and thanks for the memories

last day at library

Today's my last day at the library.
Will be moving to the Art Department
on Monday. Bon Voyage! Aloha!
This is what a library looked like
in the 1600s. Fun!

improved

elephant book

Here's another hint to
my forthcoming book
for Good Deed Rain...
hmmm...something to do
with an elephant...