Category Archives: John Clark

After The Fall/Coming Soon

Posted on June 8, 2021 by John Clark

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 →

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My Flash Entry in the Maine Crime Wave Contest

Posted on May 28, 2021 by John Clark

John Clark, nursing a fractured elbow from a Saturday afternoon project that went awry, more about that in a later post. My entry in this years Maine Crime Wave challenge was among the ten best, per the email I received, … Continue reading →

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Cover Story

Posted on May 10, 2021 by John Clark

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 →

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So Ya Think Ya Know Maine?

Posted on April 27, 2021 by John Clark

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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Never Assume Something Is wasted

Posted on April 9, 2021 by bereksennebec

John Clark on a manic writing binge. Remember the heated pool from my Places of Power post? Something else kicked the creativity from my mornings in hot water into overdrive. I’m not making any attempt to sell you something, but … Continue reading →

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Right Up There With Al, Leslie and Tex

Posted on March 29, 2021 by bereksennebec

John Clark on an unusual geographic phenomenon, one found only in Maine and Vermont. I’m talking gores which are described thusly. “A gore is an irregular parcel of land, as small as a triangle of median in a street intersection … Continue reading →

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Getting A ‘Read’ on Young Adult Fiction-Early Spring Edition

Posted on March 9, 2021 by bereksennebec

John Clark sharing some of the great young adult fiction titles recently published. There have been so many, I can’t keep up with them, although not for lack of trying. Here are thumbnail reviews of recent reads that impressed me. … Continue reading →

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They Exist: Here’s One of Mine

Posted on February 8, 2021 by bereksennebec

If you’re my age, you probably recognize the name Carlos Castaneda. He wrote several books starting with The teachings of Don Juan; a Yaqui way of knowledge, in 1968. I was attending Arizona State University at the time it was … Continue reading →

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Getting a Read on 2020

Posted on January 11, 2021 by bereksennebec

John Clark deliberately ignoring the clusterdiddle in the capitol. If I’m going to look back, I’d rather look at something brighter. I had 4 stories published (two in the 2020 BOULD Anthology, one in Stop The World-Stories of the Pandemic … Continue reading →

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A Public Service From Your Friendly Local Mystery Writer

Posted on November 9, 2020 by bereksennebec

I’m not a morning person, until recently tending to read well into the night, but COVID-19 has been altering that. Beth has difficulty sleeping, so she’s often up around 3 am. I don’t get up that early, but an aging … Continue reading →

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