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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
March 30, 2022
Final Corona Virus Thoughts
November 26, 2021
Corona Virus Thoughts #26
September 7, 2021
Corona Virus Thoughts #25
August 2, 2021
Corona Virus Thoughts: The Olympic Games
May 25, 2021
Corona Virus Thoughts #24
April 14, 2021
Second Vaccine Shot
March 25, 2021
First Vaccine Shot
March 17, 2021
Corona Virus Thoughts # 23
February 23, 2021
Corona Virus Thoughts #22
February 1, 2021
Corona Virus Thoughts #21
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Driftwood Forts
June 21, 2023
Fort Building Metaphor Magic
May 24, 2021
Fort Tarot Reading
April 1, 2021
A Last Pistol River Fort
January 31, 2021
The Permanent Impermanence of Driftwood Forts
November 18, 2020
The Imminent Disappearance of a Fort
November 12, 2020
Pick Up Your Trash 2
November 9, 2020
Pick Up Your Trash
August 30, 2020
A Stroll Through My Forts
August 11, 2020
Fort Fire
August 10, 2020
Some Fort Meditations
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Fiction
March 3, 2023
Scenes of Steve Prefontaine (Scene 6)
March 1, 2023
Scenes of Steve Prefontaine (Scene 5)
February 27, 2023
Scenes of Steve Prefontaine (Scene 4)
February 24, 2023
Scenes of Steve Prefontaine (Scene 3)
February 22, 2023
Scenes of Steve Prefontaine (Scene 2)
February 20, 2023
Scenes of Steve Prefontaine (Scene 1)
January 11, 2023
The Short History of an Oregon Seventh Grade Football Season (Part 5)
January 9, 2023
The Short History of an Oregon Seventh Grade Football Season (Part 4)
January 6, 2023
The Short History of an Oregon Seventh Grade Football Season (Part 3)
January 4, 2023
The Short History of an Oregon Seventh Grade Football Season (Part 2)
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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
July 23, 2021
The Beer Chaser Blog
November 19, 2020
A Friend’s Meditations on Dementia
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
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NSP Meditations
September 27, 2023
Oregon Tavern Age: Lorna
September 25, 2023
Oregon Tavern Age: FDR
September 20, 2023
Almost Gus
September 18, 2023
Poverty, By America
September 13, 2023
Perry
September 11, 2023
The Death of Little League
September 6, 2023
I Have a Story to Tell
September 4, 2023
Joy Writing Workshop in Astoria October 14
September 1, 2023
Oregon On My Mind (Part 7)
August 30, 2023
Oregon On My Mind (Part 6) Rest in Peace Walt Curtis
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Of Walking in Rain
June 3, 2022
Of Thinking of Rain
February 21, 2022
A Philosophy of Walking
September 13, 2021
Of Not Walking in Rain
March 5, 2021
The Sound of Rain
January 4, 2021
Sellwood Walk 1-2-21
January 1, 2021
Walking in Rain with Big Changes on My Mind
December 21, 2020
Of Walking in Winter Rain
May 13, 2020
Some Miscellaneous Thoughts in Rain
February 27, 2020
Rain Thoughts
February 24, 2020
Note from a Rain Reader
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Oregon Beaches
May 8, 2023
Pistol River Magic
April 1, 2021
A Last Pistol River Fort
January 31, 2021
The Permanent Impermanence of Driftwood Forts
December 2, 2020
The Gift of a Football
November 30, 2020
Beach Love Graffiti
November 18, 2020
The Imminent Disappearance of a Fort
November 17, 2020
The Throw
November 12, 2020
Pick Up Your Trash 2
November 9, 2020
Pick Up Your Trash
October 1, 2020
Kelp Consciousness
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Oregon Coast_History
August 30, 2023
Oregon On My Mind (Part 6) Rest in Peace Walt Curtis
August 16, 2023
Oregon On My Mind (Part 2)
August 14, 2023
Oregon On My Mind (Part 1)
May 31, 2023
What Would Tom McCall Do?
May 19, 2023
Saturday Morning Homeless Report From the Southern Oregon Coast
April 19, 2023
Henk Pander and Tom McCall (Part 2)
April 17, 2023
Henk Pander and Tom McCall (Part 1)
March 8, 2023
Reflections on the Great Recession of 2008-09
February 1, 2023
Scenes from Charleston, Oregon
December 23, 2022
A Short History of Christmas in an Oregon Logging Camp
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Oregon Tavern Age
September 27, 2023
Oregon Tavern Age: Lorna
September 25, 2023
Oregon Tavern Age: FDR
May 4, 2023
Oregon Tavern Age: Death and More Death at the Sea Star
April 24, 2023
Oregon Tavern Age: Poetry
April 12, 2023
Oregon Tavern Age: Heritage Pub
April 7, 2023
Oregon Tavern Age: Bassmaster Classic
March 13, 2023
Oregon Tavern Age: Birthday
February 8, 2023
Oregon Tavern Age: The 82
nd
Avenue River
February 6, 2023
Oregon Homeless Age: OHA
December 19, 2022
Oregon Tavern Age: Trumpian Hallmark Movie
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Pioneer Pride
August 16, 2023
Oregon On My Mind (Part 2)
August 9, 2023
An Oregon City Legend
June 1, 2022
Recycling My Yearbooks
November 20, 2021
Football vs. Repentance
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
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Poetry
August 30, 2023
Oregon On My Mind (Part 6) Rest in Peace Walt Curtis
May 17, 2023
Trump Takes a Molalla Dump
May 15, 2023
Molalla
March 31, 2023
Marty! Marty! Marty!
January 30, 2023
Waiting at the Airport
October 25, 2022
Elizabeth Bishop and the Homeless of Portland
May 13, 2022
A New Poet for Oregon—Lee Meier
May 2, 2022
Sunday Morning Walk
August 5, 2021
Things People Living in Homeless Encampments Have That I Wouldn’t Mind Having
June 28, 2021
Ode to Uncle Pinball (On the Death of My Uncle Dale)
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secret coast radio
December 17, 2020
Secret Coast Radio #26
November 13, 2020
Secret Coast Radio #25
October 31, 2020
Secret Coast Radio #24
October 27, 2020
Secret Coast Radio #23
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
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Sports
September 11, 2023
The Death of Little League
August 28, 2023
Oregon On My Mind (Part 5)
July 12, 2023
Golf Report
July 5, 2023
Golf Prep
March 3, 2023
Scenes of Steve Prefontaine (Scene 6)
March 1, 2023
Scenes of Steve Prefontaine (Scene 5)
February 27, 2023
Scenes of Steve Prefontaine (Scene 4)
February 24, 2023
Scenes of Steve Prefontaine (Scene 3)
February 22, 2023
Scenes of Steve Prefontaine (Scene 2)
February 20, 2023
Scenes of Steve Prefontaine (Scene 1)
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Writing
September 18, 2023
Poverty, By America
September 4, 2023
Joy Writing Workshop in Astoria October 14
June 12, 2023
What I’ve Learned Writing and Publishing Books
May 10, 2023
Excerpt from The Savage of State Street: The Thieving and Literary Lives of Smoky Epley
April 5, 2023
The Old Crow Book Club is Here
April 3, 2023
Three New Nestucca Spit Press Books Out!
March 6, 2023
Smoky Returns
January 16, 2023
Meditations on My Writing
September 23, 2022
Thoreau on America
August 1, 2022
Sometimes a Great Notion Writing Workshop in Astoria Oct. 8
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