Bill BurkettChapter 12: The preacher’s daughterIn a land largely populated by pale-skinned Scandinavian stock she was a deeply tanned sun worshiper. So deep and natural were her mahogany…2h ago2h ago
Bill BurkettStrange start to a vacationWe rented a camper for our new pickup truck the second year running and decided to try a nearby campground for a shakedown. But the…4d ago4d ago
Bill BurkettI’m saying all the things that I know you’ll like Making good conversation… We know each other…— Olivia Newton-John singing Physical (Kipner and Shaddick)6d ago6d ago
Bill BurkettAKA Ms Walter MittyWords from a 1967 Army notebook kept for future use by a 23-year-old certain of his destiny as a great writer: One of the best things about…Sep 9Sep 9
Bill BurkettChapter 9: Coming in from the coldThe long cold winter spilled over the Cascades with a vengeance the week before Christmas. The blonde and I rendezvoused at a waterfront…Sep 6Sep 6
Bill BurkettAddictionWarm June evening on the Boulevard; every café has its street side opened up to the sidewalk and the outside tables are full. The…Sep 1Sep 1
Bill BurkettChapter 8: Long cold winterIt was shaping up to be a long, cold winter. They come along once in a while, even in the Pacific Northwest. It’s always a cold winter East…Aug 26Aug 26
Bill BurkettPoint of ViewI wrote this sixty years ago in a dingy newsroom after a day of firsts in my fledgling cub reporter career. First time phoning in a story…Aug 26Aug 26
Bill BurkettChapter 7: Blonde Luck“In for a dime, in for a dollar”…is the American version of an older English proverb “In for a penny, in for a pound”… first recorded in…Aug 22Aug 22
Bill BurkettDeux RochellesWorkings of memory are always a mystery. This is a story I wrote years ago that I don’t think ever made it into one of my published…Aug 22Aug 22