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Personal memoirs, travels, and stories gathered along the way
(Some stories that appear in published books have been removed from the
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information)
Breakfast in Pahrump - 2 breakfasts,
forty years apart
A Special Cup of Coffee - 4 coffee
cups and the stories behind them
Murder at Midnight - Workman and
Cox were murdered, and embers of anger and resentment still burn 40 years on
Blood Mountain - discovering the
mountains of North Georgia
Salters Pond, Beau Geste, and the Return of the Vikings
- a celebration of life
Passages in Stone - a portal
between the generations closes
Burial Detail - remembering
military funerals and Fort Bragg
Remembering the Dugout
and Larry Lisciotti - remembering one of the greats
Manchester Redux - the home town
Pilgrimage - old ghosts come to Camp
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The Ocean House - passages and eras
Joan Osborne - Revisited - an
appreciation wrapped in a memory or two
Bobby Fischer - In Memoriam
- remembering the troubled chess genius
The Cosmic Bridge of November, 1999
- with a nod to Thornton Wilder
Talking to Carla Jean - on pain
Maizie - a dog lover's story
Reunion - the past exacts a final payment
Brautigan Gift - recalling the works of Richard Brautigan
Dog Day Afternoon in the Laguna Mountains
- a hot dog story
Suit - strange day on Mount Diablo
Snow Day - free enterprise in
Manchester
A Husband Dies - a wife
remembers - 03/09
Worms - an old memory is recalled in LA
Cheers and Slainte -
c
elebrat ing the Scots and Brits in my life
Shoehorn - story of a California
Weekend
Bridge Inspection - a night mission
in Vietnam leads to a strange encounter
On a Beach on Nantucket -
youth and love on Nantucket
La Grange - a story for the season
Mt San Jacinto, Summer, 1992 -
another special encounter
Mt San Jacinto, Winter, 1991 - a
special encounter
September, 1959 - a moment of early
angst
Out of a Blue Sky - old ghosts come to
Marina del Rey
Mt San Gorgonio - two summit
attempts on the highest peak in Southern California
Leigh Lake - an adventure in the Cabinet
Mountains of Montana almost leads to tragedy
Paper and Fire - stirring old
embers that still burn
Empty Bottle - remembering past
moves and relocations
I'm Seeing Keith Richards in
the Morning - passages
The Grass of Mt Diablo - seasons of
possibility
The Power of Symbol - the education of a
young boy
With Carlton Fisk, Forever - game 6 of
the 1975 World Series
Signposts to Afghanistan - a look
back at the Army years, and at dreams gone by
Death Valley Wind - the first trip
to Death Valley
Induced Enlistee - the Army
years
Snow Day at the Dugout -
freedom and hard work
Off the Shoulder of Orion - a
personal lament
In the Mind of the Artist -
new images appear
Baseball and Coffee - another
story from baseball
Sto Lat - 100 years
Desert Holly Espresso -
(with images) I find a special oasis in Trona, California
Dreams - ruminations over a long-ago dream
Saint - thoughts about a special friend and
artist
Sentinel Snow - an October blizzard
in Yosemite (with images)
Norman - the neighbor's dog
Beginnings - revisiting my motorcycle
roots
Pasadena Lunch - a family moment
at the dentist
October 5, 1980 - a motorcycle
accident and its aftermath
Scouting, and the Tattoo Merit Badge -
free enterprise comes to the Jamboree
The Product - I revisit a direct sales
horror show
Chairman of the Board - I try my hand
at direct sales
Houseboat - On Lake
Don Pedro with the Allen Family
The Fokker U 2 - The Boating Life with Ed Mainville
Piece of Work - sometimes a good idea bears no fruit
Awash and Adrift on the Hockanum River
- a memorable canoe adventure
Song for Hollister - the
urge for going, 10 years on
Reluctance - revisiting the
literary life in California
Popcorn - on Popcorn and the Past
Martini Movements - melodies
and themes of life
Elevator - on the Little Tokyo
express
The Cuyamaca Mountains - Joy and Renewal
- How wild areas renew the human spirit
Incident at Evergreen Lodge -
Risk in the Wilderness
Remembering Hot Tuna and Rodney King
- A celebration of youth and music
Ghosts of Vietnam -
mirrors to the heart are found in strange places