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Saturday, 31 May 2014

milk truck

Posted on 14:55 by clark

I watched again a movie I like
THE CLOCK (1945) for the scene
with the milk truck. I have a milkman
in my 1942 book also driving around
at dawn.


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Friday, 30 May 2014

book becoming

Posted on 19:15 by clark

I've been busy these last few weeks
getting my next GOOD DEED RAIN book
ready for publication. It's a mighty big
poetry collection, currently at the printer.
Slowly the wheel is turning...Stay tuned...


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Friday, 23 May 2014

clown

Posted on 13:08 by clark

My 1942 book is all typed up now.
I hope to proof it this weekend.
Here's a picture from the 1942
Herald, showing 3 of the stars
of Clown Alley. One of these
stars plays a part in my book.


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zen read

Posted on 07:34 by clark

When I went to see poet Sam Green read
I spotted this book in the Buddhist section,
THE DUDE AND THE ZEN MASTER.
There's some good stuff in it.


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Wednesday, 21 May 2014

saint lemonade checkouts

Posted on 15:06 by clark

SAINT LEMONADE is checked out from
the Bellingham Public Library and also
continues to be checked out at Wilson Library.
Good news, people are reading it. Thank you!
I'm currently working with Mike
to get our next big poetry collection
published next month.


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watermelon tiger

Posted on 09:56 by clark

Reading Carl Sandburg's ROOTABAGA STORIES
I found another page that reminded me of
Richard Brautigan's IN WATERMELON SUGAR,
the watermelon and the tiger.


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Tuesday, 20 May 2014

air raid ending

Posted on 12:34 by clark


Here’s a picture of Big Ole, the steam whistle 
used in Bellingham during World War 2 as 
an air raid siren. It currently resides on the roof 
of the Steam Plant here at WWU. It’s still used 
a few times a year. Very loud! My 1942 book 
ends with this thing going off.



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when wind blows it away

Posted on 10:17 by clark


I just finished reading SO THE WIND 
WON’T BLOW IT ALL AWAY, one of 
my favorite Richard Brautigan books. 
I’m amazed how he plays with time in 
this and also his last novel, AN 
UNFORTUNATE WOMAN. It would 
be interesting to draw a timeline of those 
stories. Speaking of time, this is the 
date due card from SO THE WIND…
Libraries don’t often use these stamps 
anymore (a lot of libraries are growing
more and more against paper) 
but I love seeing these cards.



























I’ve been reading Carl Sandburg’s 
ROOTABAGA STORIES.
This page from Sandburg almost 
skips ahead in time to echo 
Brautigan’s title. 





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Monday, 19 May 2014

100 pages typed

Posted on 12:49 by clark

I typed my 1942 book all weekend, listening 
to 1940s music. I'm up to 100 pages typed. 
It's nearly there. Then I just need to proof it. 
There's a beautiful map drawn for it too. 
It will have the look of an old children's book. 
I'm really excited about it. I actually miss 
not having that notebook in my pocket writing it. 
However, I do have an idea for a 1962 book that 
I've been thinking about for ages, so that will 
spring when it's ready. 



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Saturday, 17 May 2014

8:50 PM

Posted on 21:03 by clark



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Friday, 16 May 2014

next crop

Posted on 18:05 by clark

Now the dandelions have gone
to seed, buttercups are everywhere


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rootabaga stories

Posted on 14:18 by clark

I couldn't resist mentioning
Carl Sandburg's ROOTABAGA
STORIES in my 1942 novel.
The librarian suggests it to the
boy in the story.



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Thursday, 15 May 2014

Bill Peet

Posted on 07:37 by clark

I just remembered Bill Peet
drew great pictures for his book
ELLA. Here he is at a circus in
the early 1940s, the same time
my book takes place!



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Wednesday, 14 May 2014

draft done

Posted on 17:46 by clark

I finished the rough draft
of my 1942 book. Today
I also met with Fred who
drew the amazing map
for the first page.
It's going to be a beauty.

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Tuesday, 13 May 2014

Radio Steamship

Posted on 07:25 by clark

Watched Woody Allen's RADIO DAYS
again. Way back when this movie first
showed, my friend Neal and I would
drive to Portland each night to see it
again and again. My 1942 novel has
a lot of radio and music and movies
in it too.

















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Monday, 12 May 2014

so the wind

Posted on 07:22 by clark

I'm getting closer to the end of my novel
and I've been rereading one of my favorite
Richard Brautigan books, SO THE WIND
WON'T BLOW IT ALL AWAY.
There's even a 1942 postcard in
his book, which ties into something
that just happened in my book.


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Saturday, 10 May 2014

tonight at the Mt. Baker

Posted on 15:32 by clark

72 years ago, MOONTIDE was playing here.
Tonight we'll be seeing Steve Martin



















Great show, Steve! Though he did
refer to the Mt. Baker Theatre as
"a roadside honkytonk."
Excellent band and great to
see Edie Brickell again.

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Friday, 9 May 2014

empress tree

Posted on 13:03 by clark

The empress tree outside my window at work
First the flowers bloom then the leaves.


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moontide movie theater

Posted on 10:12 by clark

The boy and girl in my 1942 novel
snuck into the Mt. Baker theater
walking in the balcony light of
Moontide, looking for someone.



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Thursday, 8 May 2014

book with a story

Posted on 12:48 by clark


This is the amazing book I had the honor of repairing.
The wooden cover is hand carved. It was acquired by
an American stenographer who was at the Nuremburg
trials in post WW2 Germany. Someone in those ruins
had to part with it for food or coal.



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