Author Archives: bereksennebec

TEG MORF REDNU

Posted on October 13, 2017

John Clark with a slightly different look at literature. It all started when the above cryptic phrase swam up from the memory pool. How many books are published annually? The best answer I found is this: There are somewhere between … Continue reading →

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After Rivalry, Sometimes Surprise

Posted on September 15, 2017

John Clark taking a break from trying to stay ahead of the garden goodies. Everyone knows about sibling rivalry, but what about sibling synergy? If it hadn’t been for multiple nudges by my mother and my sister Kate, I would … Continue reading →

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The Best Destination

Posted on August 29, 2017

John Clark with a shorter than usual (for me) post. I don’t have a lot of hobbies. Golf, skiing, water craft and snowmobiling don’t interest me. Gardening does, but doesn’t cost much, sweepstaking tends to pay for itself, so I … Continue reading →

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When Writer’s Block Becomes Fun

Posted on August 14, 2017

John Clark sharing a serendipitous moment that happened back in May and what followed. Our younger daughter Lisa was home from New York and we had gone to Waterville for Indian food. After our meal, we decided to do a … Continue reading →

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Gold, Angry Wolverines and Other Tales From the Far North.

Posted on July 21, 2017

John Clark bringing you along on a trip Beth and I took over the Fourth of July to Alaska. When we went on our Canadian Rockies by rail tour in 2015, we met many people who were combining it with … Continue reading →

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Green Zen

Posted on June 29, 2017

John Clark on something that you might not think has much to do with writing. Read on and decide for yourself. Remember when you were a kid? Think for a moment about some of the things you were absolutely convinced … Continue reading →

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Nancy Drew in the Rear View Mirror

Posted on June 19, 2017

John Clark with a look at how YA female protagonists have changed as I look at three recently published books. For years, I’ve joked that Nancy Drew, but Tom was Swifter. That’s not so true in contemporary YA fiction. Take … Continue reading →

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