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Astoria
January 12, 2019
Final Notes from Life on Probation
November 10, 2018
Truth at the Tideline
November 7, 2018
Youngs Bay Barbershop
September 10, 2018
Meditations on a Dump Run (Part 1)
July 9, 2018
Bald Eagle Traffic Jam
June 21, 2018
Youngs Bay Coffee Shop
February 13, 2018
February Musings Overlooking Youngs’ Bay
February 10, 2018
Thank You Godfather’s Books
February 7, 2018
Kindness and Gratitude Prompts_Possible Submission of Piece for Publication
January 23, 2018
January Meditations Overlooking Youngs’ Bay
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Bonnie and Clyde Files
January 26, 2020
Dogs Reigning in My Mind (Part 19)
January 24, 2020
Dogs Reigning in My Mind (Part 18)
January 23, 2020
Dogs Reigning in My Mind (Part 17)
January 22, 2020
Dogs Reigning in My Mind (Part 16)
January 21, 2020
Dogs Reigning in My Mind (Part 15)
October 16, 2019
A Few Copies Remain of the Bonnie & Clyde Files
June 12, 2019
The Bonnie and Clyde Files…another excerpt
May 21, 2019
Letter From a Bonnie and Clyde Reader
May 6, 2019
Reunion with Bonnie
May 3, 2019
Book Number 22: The Bonnie and Clyde Files
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Corona Virus Thoughts
September 25, 2020
Corona Virus Thoughts #15
September 9, 2020
Corona Virus Thoughts #14
August 31, 2020
Corona Virus Thoughts #13
August 20, 2020
Pandemic Writing Assignment
August 18, 2020
Corona Virus Thoughts #12
August 4, 2020
Caves, Cliffs, Erosion and Shit Going Down
July 31, 2020
Corona Virus Thoughts #11
July 20, 2020
Corona Virus Thoughts #10
July 13, 2020
Corona Virus Thoughts #9
July 4, 2020
Fourth of July Corona Virus Thoughts
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Driftwood Forts
August 30, 2020
A Stroll Through My Forts
August 11, 2020
Fort Fire
August 10, 2020
Some Fort Meditations
April 30, 2020
Roasting Cans and Bottles
April 16, 2020
Fortitude
January 7, 2020
Fort Questions
December 12, 2019
Fort Sober
November 12, 2019
Three Fort Haiku Sunday
October 1, 2019
A Fort Fight
September 10, 2019
Fort Kelp
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Fiction
February 8, 2020
Elk Christmas (Part 6)
February 7, 2020
Elk Christmas (Part 5)
February 6, 2020
Elk Christmas (Part 4)
February 5, 2020
Elk Christmas (Part 3)
February 4, 2020
Elk Christmas (Part 2)
February 3, 2020
Elk Christmas (Part 1)
January 19, 2020
A Ken Kesey Christmas (For Tim)
January 7, 2020
Cassandra’s Christmas
December 30, 2019
RV Park Christmas (Part 10)
December 26, 2019
RV Park Christmas (Part 9)
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Lost and Found
September 3, 2020
Excerpt from a Letter that I Hope Will Change the Course of My Life
July 20, 2017
Lost and Found 15Â / Purpose
July 1, 2017
Lost and Found 14 B / Endings
June 29, 2017
Lost and Found 14 A / Endings
June 14, 2017
Lost and Found 13 / The Creative Mind
June 9, 2017
Lost and Found 12 / Lists
May 30, 2017
Lost and Found 11 / One Year In
May 9, 2017
Lost and Found 10 / Faces
May 6, 2017
Lost and Found 9 / Self Hospice Care
May 5, 2017
Lost and Found 8 / Jobs
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NSP Correspondents
September 14, 2020
A Vortex I Story
May 26, 2020
Panning During the Pandemic
February 13, 2020
From the Dust
July 22, 2019
Deep into the Destroyer’s Domain
June 27, 2019
Androsov’s Fort
January 2, 2019
A Slash Burn Christmas (Part 6)
January 1, 2019
A Slash Burn Christmas (Part 5)
October 23, 2018
On Finding James Baldwin
August 21, 2018
Artifacts Upon Artifacts–A Poem (March 2010)
November 24, 2017
The Legend of Drain Gravy Part 2
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NSP Meditations
September 25, 2020
Corona Virus Thoughts #15
September 24, 2020
Writing from the Triggering Town Workshop
September 23, 2020
Goodbye Old Corduroy Friend (Part 1)
September 21, 2020
A Triggering Town Group
September 18, 2020
Gin Drizzle
September 17, 2020
Richard Hugo Lines
September 16, 2020
Typewriter Rescue
September 15, 2020
Waiting for Fogot
September 14, 2020
What to Write About
September 14, 2020
A Vortex I Story
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Of Walking in Rain
May 13, 2020
Some Miscellaneous Thoughts in Rain
February 27, 2020
Rain Thoughts
February 24, 2020
Note from a Rain Reader
January 15, 2020
Of Thinking In Rain
April 22, 2019
Rain Coffee Shop
April 12, 2019
Notes for a Rain Novel
April 3, 2019
Of Thinking in Rain
March 11, 2019
Thoughts While Driving in Rain (again)
February 26, 2019
When the Weird Turn Pro
February 25, 2019
Driving In Sunday Rain
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Oregon Beaches
September 11, 2020
When Fog Met Smoke
September 8, 2020
Country Music Morning Fog
September 4, 2020
The One-word Trucker Outreach Writing Project
August 5, 2020
On the Hieroglyphics of Gull Tracks
August 4, 2020
Caves, Cliffs, Erosion and Shit Going Down
June 19, 2020
A Tribute To Alfie the Dog
May 31, 2020
A Modest Proposal in the Spirit of Tom McCall to Reopen Coastal State Parks
May 20, 2020
The Drummer
April 30, 2020
Roasting Cans and Bottles
April 23, 2020
A Weird Chainsaw Story
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Oregon Coast_History
September 14, 2020
A Vortex I Story
August 29, 2020
On Vortex I in 1970 by Nicholas von Hoffman
August 28, 2020
Letter to Governor McCall in Praise of Vortex
August 27, 2020
Dr. Cameron Bangs at Vortex I
August 26, 2020
Vortex Voices
August 25, 2020
Tom McCall at Vortex I
August 24, 2020
On Vortex 50 Years Later
August 24, 2020
Happy 50th Anniversary Vortex I
July 22, 2020
Recent Sights Along Highway 101
May 31, 2020
A Modest Proposal in the Spirit of Tom McCall to Reopen Coastal State Parks
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Oregon Tavern Age
September 10, 2020
Oregon Tavern Age: Horny Rod
September 1, 2020
Oregon Tavern Age: Detox
August 12, 2020
Oregon Tavern Age: Skunk
July 3, 2020
Oregon Tavern Age: A Summer Afternoon
June 17, 2020
Oregon Tavern Age: Trick or Pimp?
June 11, 2020
Oregon Tavern Age: Shots, Shots, Shots
June 8, 2020
Oregon Tavern Age: THE MOTHER OF ALL PUDDINGS
May 21, 2020
Reopening OTA Country in Reedsport
May 15, 2020
Oregon Tavern Age: Back in the Saddle!
May 14, 2020
OTA Country Lives Again!
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Pioneer Pride
April 7, 2020
Pioneer Pride: Part 25-The End
April 7, 2020
Pioneer Pride: Chapter 24—A Sophomore Date
April 5, 2020
Pioneer Pride: Part 23-Kissers III
April 3, 2020
Pioneer Pride: Part 22-Kissers II
April 2, 2020
Pioneer Pride: Part 21-Kissers I
March 30, 2020
Pioneer Pride: Part 20-The Rivalry
March 28, 2020
Pioneer Pride: Part 19-Tennis Team II
March 25, 2020
Pioneer Pride: Part 18-Tennis Team I
March 22, 2020
Pioneer Pride: Part 17-Scenes
March 22, 2020
Pioneer Pride: Part 16-Senior Skip Day
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Poetry
August 7, 2020
Drugged by Oregon
July 4, 2020
Fourth of July Frivolous Word Frenzy
June 11, 2020
Oregon Tavern Age: Shots, Shots, Shots
May 26, 2020
Panning During the Pandemic
January 18, 2020
Planet of the Apes Jello Shots
January 15, 2020
Of Thinking In Rain
January 13, 2020
Australia is the Size of Oregon
January 6, 2020
A Gift of Agates and Meth
November 21, 2019
Hacksville (A Hack Poem)
November 12, 2019
Three Fort Haiku Sunday
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secret coast radio
July 9, 2020
Secret Coast Radio #22
June 18, 2020
Secret Coast Radio #21
June 1, 2020
Secret Coast Radio #20
April 22, 2020
Secret Coast Radio 19
April 12, 2020
Secret Coast Radio #18
April 4, 2020
Secret Coast Radio #17
March 31, 2020
Secret Coast Radio 16
February 26, 2020
Secret Radio Radio 15
January 29, 2020
Secret Coast Radio #14
January 22, 2020
Secret Coast Radio 13
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Sports
September 4, 2019
Return to Tennis
July 24, 2019
On Tetherball
November 18, 2018
On Football (Part 7)
November 17, 2018
On Football (Part 6)
November 16, 2018
On Football (Part 5)
November 15, 2018
On Football (Part 4)
November 14, 2018
On Football (Part 3)
November 13, 2018
On Football (Part 2)
November 12, 2018
On Football (Part 1)
October 24, 2018
Patio Thoughts
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Writing
September 17, 2020
Richard Hugo Lines
September 14, 2020
What to Write About
August 20, 2020
Pandemic Writing Assignment
August 19, 2020
Excerpt from Meth Town, My Upcoming Western
August 17, 2020
Blackberries in Literature
August 3, 2020
Some Thoughts on My Writing Process
July 28, 2020
A Little About Lark Jameson, Writer
July 27, 2020
Introducing Lark Jameson, New Oregon Writer of Erotica
July 15, 2020
Lines that Arrested Me from Camus’ Notebooks (1942-1951)
June 30, 2020
Igniting New Writing via Richard Hugo Workshop in Astoria Sept 19
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