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Author Archives: John Clark
Why I Review
John Clark on why I review books. I have no idea how many books I’ve read, but I’d be safe saying it’s above five thousand since I was able to read unassisted. To put things in perspective, the number I’ve … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon reviews, book reviews, Goodreads, John R. Clark, Librarything, Timothy Hallinan, Wolf Moon Journal, Young Adult Fiction
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Comforting the Living By Speaking For the Dead
John Clark with a slightly different theme today. Give me a funeral over a wedding any day. No expensive gift, no annoying DJ telling everyone who to dance with and when, nobody waltzing around snapping annoying photos, dress is usually … Continue reading
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Tagged Aging, Friendship, Funerals, Memorial services, Mourning
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Welcome to Maine, Gemma Claire
John Clark celebrating the arrival in Maine of his youngest grandchild. I had little interaction with three of my grandparents. My paternal grandfather died while shoveling snow when I was four. My maternal grandparents lived in Old Forge, NY and … Continue reading
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Tagged Cousins, Covid-19, Grandchildren, Grandparenting, Maine migration, Poland Maine, Range Pond, real estate
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Summer of Soul
John Clark shifting gears on the way to a blog. I had two other topics in mind for today until Beth and I went to the movies last Sunday night. I’m old school and prefer watching movies in a theater. … Continue reading
Another Week Down East
John Clark sharing what transpired during our annual stay at Cobscook Bay Cottages in Perry. As best we can recall, this was our eighth time at the cottages. Once packed, we headed north to Bangor and then east on the … Continue reading
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Tagged Calais, Cobscook Bay State Park, Eastport, hiking, John Clark, Lubec, Perry ME, vacations, Washington County, wildlife
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A Writer’s Education and a Rant
John Clark: I’ve just finished the rough draft for what is my 13th book (either written or in some form of completion). Don’t Say It began four years ago as the following concept: Thirteen year old boy with OCD which … Continue reading
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Tagged 1969, Diminished attention spans, John Clark, Rants, research, social media, The ills of technology, Young Adult Fiction
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After The Fall/Coming Soon
John Clark elaborating on my fractured elbow adventure and a new look at Post-Covid movie possibilities, but first the elbow. Regular blog followers may remember the fun(?) we had clearing the jungle that was the back of our lot at … Continue reading
Cover Story
John Clark playing around with cover possibilities for several YA books. What do you think? What happens when a somewhat shy teenager discovers an injured eagle, then finds out it’s really the god Thor who has been trapped by other … Continue reading
So Ya Think Ya Know Maine?
John Clark battling the fifth episode of a malady I never heard of until it struck, ingrown eyelashes. Whether they’re related to cataract surgery, or will eventually go away on their own, remains to be seen, but each occurrence seems … Continue reading
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Tagged Body parts, Bumper stickers, Geography, John Clark, Maine humor, Maine lakes, Maine trivia, Place names, So You Think You Know Maine
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