List of what needs to be lost:<\/p>\n
Fear of possible confrontations<\/p>\n
Doubts about my writing ability<\/p>\n
Astoria. Astoria. Astoria<\/p>\n
Insomnia<\/p>\n
Windowless rooms where guidance is supposed to occur<\/p>\n
Other people’s weird agendas for me<\/p>\n
Being clever in moments that require dullness<\/p>\n
The past, but not memory of it<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
List of what needs to be found:<\/p>\n
Dog<\/p>\n
Literary confidante<\/p>\n
Creative collaborator<\/p>\n
Job (47 applications and still trying)<\/p>\n
Stamina (not the physical kind)<\/p>\n
New writing styles for new problems<\/p>\n
New Oregon beer to champion<\/p>\n
New OTA joint<\/p>\n
New publishing mediums to disseminate my writing<\/p>\n
Tennis backboard<\/p>\n
More coyote sightings<\/p>\n
Macrame d\u00e9cor items<\/p>\n
A gig<\/p>\n
People who will give me a chance<\/p>\n
The architecture of how to write the book I am living<\/p>\n
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<\/i><\/p>\n
New retail outlets for corduroy pants<\/p>\n
More friends who gift me Kenny Rogers’ brand corduroy jackets with suede patches<\/p>\n
New reasons to wear corduroy jackets because teaching in them is over<\/p>\n
People who follow through<\/p>\n
Continued belief that I will experience surprise good fortune<\/p>\n
New coastal locale to start over<\/p>\n
Edible plants<\/p>\n
Someone who can run a meeting<\/p>\n
New beaches without memories of dearly departed dogs<\/p>\n
30-40 year old RV in decent shape for sale<\/p>\n
Literary agent<\/p>\n
Obscure Bob Seger tracks<\/p>\n
Reconnect to the first Pretenders album, which is gone<\/p>\n
Another view from the top of Saddle Mountain<\/p>\n
Partner\/sidekick to investigate unsolved Columbia River Watershed murders and disappearances<\/p>\n
Three-dimensional topographic map of the PNW<\/p>\n
Total anonymity<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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