by Splabman | Sep 1, 2015 | Uncategorized
This September (2015) marks the 15th anniversary of my Lost in the Woods episode. I went on a solo backpacking trip in the Olympic National Park, tried solo bushwhacking and ended up in need of a rescue. I learned a lot about myself, about the people around me (family...
by Splabman | Aug 30, 2015 | POPO
Autumn came in with a bang yesterday, three weeks early. (Damage is said to be in the tens of millions of dollars.) It’s odd, but early Spring and early Summer this year were greeted with great joy. Early Fall? Ugh. Truth is many around here loved the early rain...
by Splabman | Aug 27, 2015 | POPO
This is the first “official” poetry postcard of mine for 2015, year 9. I sent out one “practice card” to someone from last year’s list, but THIS year I decided to use Joanne Kyger’s new book On Time as a source of epigraphs. I am...
by Splabman | Aug 25, 2015 | Uncategorized
Getting to the end of this series that I’ve been posting here 4 at a time for months. The flashbacks are intense and about to become more so.
by Splabman | Aug 24, 2015 | Uncategorized
It has been about 15 years since I last sat for painters, one of them Joan Treat, who created this painting which I bought immediately: But the session last week at the studio of Amanda Teicher was an incredible experience. To see artists from other disciplines...