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Bill Burkett

LOS ANGELES — It was the year California voted in collective bargaining for public employees.

The third break in stormy rainy weather that winter, I was on the way back from the printer’s on Santa Monica Boulevard. My rental station…

5d ago

5d ago

Farewell Clop with Ivars

Ivars said it would be hard to find a decent weekend clop in a city as “where-yuz-from” as Tacoma, but we decided to give it a try since…

Jun 23

Farewell Clop with Ivars

Jun 23

7–98 Sleep cycle problems.

— Ish’s therapist’s notes

May 27

7–98 Sleep cycle problems.

May 27

The female activist, 1972

She went where the action was, union organizing drives and various left-wing protests that survived the volatile sixties. She carried just…

May 27

The female activist, 1972

May 27

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

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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