Lost and Found 12 / Lists
List of what needs to be lost:
Fear of possible confrontations
Doubts about my writing ability
Astoria. Astoria. Astoria
Insomnia
Windowless rooms where guidance is supposed to occur
Other people’s weird agendas for me
Being clever in moments that require dullness
The past, but not memory of it
List of what needs to be found:
Dog
Literary confidante
Creative collaborator
Job (47 applications and still trying)
Stamina (not the physical kind)
New writing styles for new problems
New Oregon beer to champion
New OTA joint
New publishing mediums to disseminate my writing
Tennis backboard
More coyote sightings
Macrame décor items
A gig
People who will give me a chance
The architecture of how to write the book I am living
The following books in old paperback editions: Moby Dick, Catch-22, The Scarlet Letter, Heart of Darkness, The Trial, Notes From the Underground, The Handmaid’s Tale
New retail outlets for corduroy pants
More friends who gift me Kenny Rogers’ brand corduroy jackets with suede patches
New reasons to wear corduroy jackets because teaching in them is over
People who follow through
Continued belief that I will experience surprise good fortune
New coastal locale to start over
Edible plants
Someone who can run a meeting
New beaches without memories of dearly departed dogs
30-40 year old RV in decent shape for sale
Literary agent
Obscure Bob Seger tracks
Reconnect to the first Pretenders album, which is gone
Another view from the top of Saddle Mountain
Partner/sidekick to investigate unsolved Columbia River Watershed murders and disappearances
Three-dimensional topographic map of the PNW
Total anonymity