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Bill Burkett

A Well-Traveled Pair of Chest Waders

bet there’s never been a set of chest waders as widely traveled and at the same time as little used as the ones I bought for the Andros…

Apr 30

A Well-Traveled Pair of Chest Waders

Apr 30

Elk Hunting at Horse Camp

November 4, 1978 — American River. The Liquor Control Board honored their hiring commitment for leave without pay in elk season. Jim Hoing…

Apr 15

Elk Hunting at Horse Camp

Apr 15

SLEEPING PLANET

Chapter Six

Apr 5

Apr 5

So I bought a nice vest with ribknit collar — hard to find since Eddie Bauer stopped selling…

This week I found the same vest offered in other colors and ordered one.

Apr 2

Apr 2

Chapter 25: Greek to Her

Tacoma was a GI town, no question, during the Vietnam conflict. Olympia was closer to Fort Lewis, but Olympia was an uptight little state…

Mar 31

Chapter 25: Greek to Her

Mar 31

Liquor Conference in Seattle

I was sitting at one of those small bar tables near the lobby entrance, nursing my drink, when the blonde came into the bar from the street…

Mar 25

Liquor Conference in Seattle

Mar 25

Chapter 5: Curriculum change

High-school journalism class: putting the school newspaper to bed, typing last-minute stories late into the golden January afternoon…

Mar 13

Chapter 5: Curriculum change

Mar 13

Cortisol released by your adrenal gland during stressful situations can result in adverse effects…

Piroshki (Russian, literally a “small pie”)are Russian puff pastries…stuffed with…meat, cheese, or vegetable filling— C/f Webster’s

Mar 9

Cortisol released by your adrenal gland during stressful situations can result in adverse effects…

Mar 9

The Ethics of Forensic Science

THERE IS AN amazing amount of politicking that goes on behind the scenes in law-enforcement. For almost a decade I worked where there were…

Mar 6

Mar 6

Chapter 52: Ohio road trip

Avenoir. N. the desire that memory could flow backward. We take it for granted that life moves forward. But…you can see where you’ve been…

Feb 23

Chapter 52: Ohio road trip

Feb 23

Bill Burkett

Bill Burkett

Professional writer, Pacific Northwest. 20 Books: “Sleeping Planet” 1964 to “Venus Mons Iliad” 2018–19. Most on Amazon for sale. Il faut d’abord durer.

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