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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
November 5, 2018
A Great Dog Notion
August 6, 2018
Dogs Raining (Reigning) in My Mind Part 13
August 2, 2018
Dog Sanctuary Ruminations
May 25, 2018
Sanctuary Back Yard Musings
May 22, 2018
Letter to Clyde
May 7, 2018
A Walk With Bonnie
May 1, 2018
Bonnie and Clyde Files (Last Chapter)
April 7, 2018
Bonnie and Clyde Files 47 (Book Launch Week!)
April 5, 2018
Bonnie and Clyde Files 46
April 4, 2018
The Bonnie and Clyde Files: How Two Senior Dogs Saved a Middle Aged Man
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Driftwood Forts
January 24, 2019
Fort Siren (idea for a noir story)
January 23, 2019
Mystery Over Journalism
January 22, 2019
Right On!
January 8, 2019
A Fort Challenge
December 13, 2018
Fort Espresso
November 28, 2018
Church Fort
August 9, 2018
Return of the Fort Stoners
August 8, 2018
Tagging the Fort
August 1, 2018
Forts and the Beauty of Beaverwood
July 28, 2018
The Fort Essay
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Fiction
February 10, 2019
Castor Canadensis (American Beaver) Man (Part 7)
February 9, 2019
Castor Canadensis (American Beaver) Man (Part 6)
February 8, 2019
Castor Canadensis (American Beaver) Man (Part 5)
February 7, 2019
Castor Canadensis (American Beaver) Man (Part 4)
February 6, 2019
Castor Canadensis (American Beaver) Man (Part 3)
February 5, 2019
Castor Canadensis (American Beaver) Man (Part 2)
February 4, 2019
Castor Canadensis (American Beaver) Man (Part 1)
January 2, 2019
A Slash Burn Christmas (Part 6)
January 1, 2019
A Slash Burn Christmas (Part 5)
December 31, 2018
A Slash Burn Christmas (Part 4)
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Lost and Found
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
April 20, 2017
Lost and Found 7Â / Losing Friends, Finding Friends
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NSP Correspondents
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
September 11, 2017
Bonnie and Clyde Files 21
June 24, 2017
NSP Correspondent / Matthew Sproul / Twofer
June 7, 2017
NSP Correspondent / Matthew Sproul / Cross Current
April 24, 2017
NSP Correspondent / The Oregon Shot / Gerry Lewin
April 24, 2017
NSP Correspondent / Bill Hall / Oswald West and Tom McCall Meet in Heaven
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NSP Meditations
February 19, 2019
A Secret Cove
February 18, 2019
On a Lost Literary Genre
February 17, 2019
Some Thoughts on Pope
February 16, 2019
Conservative Coffee Shop
February 15, 2019
Rain, Rain, Rain
February 14, 2019
Valentine’s Day Love Broken Heart
February 13, 2019
Cartwheels and Cloaks
February 12, 2019
A Most Unusual River
February 11, 2019
Some Recent Thoughts on Writing
February 10, 2019
Castor Canadensis (American Beaver) Man (Part 7)
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Of Walking in Rain
February 15, 2019
Rain, Rain, Rain
January 21, 2019
Rain Falls…
January 7, 2019
The Reconsideration of Rain
December 10, 2018
Rain and a Nativity Scene
November 21, 2018
Rain, November, 21
October 29, 2018
Rain Hammers the Roof
October 8, 2018
Rain Things
October 2, 2018
A Window Washing Tale (Part 2)
October 1, 2018
A Window Washing Tale (Part 1)
September 17, 2018
Rain Coffee Shop Novel Notes
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Oregon Beaches
January 23, 2019
Mystery Over Journalism
January 22, 2019
Right On!
January 8, 2019
A Fort Challenge
December 21, 2018
Death by Driftwood
December 14, 2018
Beach Axiom
December 13, 2018
Fort Espresso
November 29, 2018
But She Don’t Care
November 28, 2018
Church Fort
November 27, 2018
Trump at Low Tide
November 8, 2018
Dear Seal Friend:
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Oregon City
November 18, 2018
On Football (Part 7)
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)
September 25, 2018
On Raking Leaves (Part 2)
September 24, 2018
On Raking Leaves (Part 1)
September 18, 2018
Oregon City on the Mind
September 12, 2018
Meditations on a Dump Run (Part 3)
September 11, 2018
Meditations on a Dump Run (Part 2)
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Oregon Coast_History
February 19, 2019
A Secret Cove
November 3, 2018
The Mushroom Hounds
September 22, 2018
Some Oregon Reporting Questions to Ask
September 8, 2018
Oregon Tavern Age: Fishing
July 26, 2018
Secret Estuary
June 30, 2018
Salmonberry Man
May 10, 2018
Returnable Kindness
April 1, 2018
Oregon Tavern Age: Roosters
March 30, 2018
Oregon Tavern Age: Elk
February 27, 2018
On Oregon Guns in My Life
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Oregon Tavern Age
January 31, 2019
Oregon Tavern Age: Talkin’ Turkey
January 30, 2019
Oregon Tavern Age: Love to Love You Baby
January 29, 2019
Oregon Tavern Age: Busted Femur
January 28, 2019
Oregon Tavern Age: Wellness
January 19, 2019
Oregon Tavern Age: Nowhere to Go
January 18, 2019
Oregon Tavern Age: Noon Moments
January 17, 2019
Oregon Tavern Age: Hallelujah
January 17, 2019
Oregon Tavern Age: Christmas Day
January 16, 2019
Oregon Tavern Age: Election Day
January 15, 2019
Oregon Tavern Age: Random Thoughts
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Poetry
December 12, 2018
Slash Burn Rainbow
December 3, 2018
Exclamation Point Anniversary!
November 1, 2018
At the River
August 25, 2018
Before School–A Poem (February 18, 2010)
August 24, 2018
Swallows In My Garage–A Poem (2007)
August 23, 2018
Brine on the Mind–A Poem
August 22, 2018
The Hummingbird and Lint–A Poem
August 21, 2018
Artifacts Upon Artifacts–A Poem (March 2010)
August 20, 2018
A Crow’s Wink–A Poem
June 15, 2018
Lines from the Beach
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Sports
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
July 7, 2018
Changeover: A Tennis Tale (Part 5)
July 6, 2018
Changeover: A Tennis Tale (Part 4)
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Writing
February 11, 2019
Some Recent Thoughts on Writing
January 25, 2019
Writing Workshop in Astoria
November 10, 2018
Truth at the Tideline
October 23, 2018
On Finding James Baldwin
October 16, 2018
Some Truths
September 25, 2018
On Raking Leaves (Part 2)
August 15, 2018
Waves and Beaches—The Book
June 5, 2018
Lines Written in the Fact_Fiction Workshop
June 2, 2018
Writing Workshop Notes and Prompts
April 26, 2018
Kindness and Gratitude Sent Out
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