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Archives for October 2017
No Chowder for You Today
While waiting for my books to find their way back from Seattle, I’ve been working on Maritime List 254. Most of it is just good, solid, old stuff on maritime history and art – “chowder,” as we refer to it. But there are a few fascinating items in the lot. These have been taking up […] More >>
Seattle, 2017
Louis Collins and the Seattle book fair brain trust really outdid themselves this time. As I walked to work Saturday morning for the show’s opening, I was met by a crowd of thousands of people, all trooping down Mercer St. toward the Seattle Center! Come to find out all those people were marching for Heart […] More >>
Something to Shoot For
Here are some of my colleagues and friends saying their piece: Our Loved Ones Died. We Want Action on Guns. From The New York Times Opinion Section: Columbine. Virginia Tech. Sandy Hook. The survivors and the family of those who died call on Republican leaders to take action after the massacre in Las Vegas. Posted […] More >>
Good Apple
Got my books packed up and sent them to Seattle, for the Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair, then headed up to the farm frosty mornings! cheery stove to finish my novel which I did. Then picked apples, it being apple season. Lotsa wild apples, but this is the only tree that has really tasty ones. Yum! More >>