Category Archives: John Clark

Put That Body in the Right Spot, Boy

Posted on February 10, 2020 by

John Clark discussing three very handy references if you want to write real Maine fiction. Way back in the 1990s when I taught Information Technology at Central Maine Community College, one of the things I tried to get my students … Continue reading →

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A Full House of YA Excellence

Posted on January 27, 2020 by

John Clark sharing five young adult books that are all stellar in different ways. Three are in a series with the final book coming out late last week, just in time for me to write this post. Another describes hardscrabble … Continue reading →

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Three Dead Guys Walk into a Bar

Posted on January 9, 2020 by

There is a bar in Somerset County. Biker gangs and cops avoid it for very good reasons. It caters to the dead. A select few living souls are permitted to stop in if invited by one of the regulars. I’m … Continue reading →

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Hello Darkness, My Old Friend

Posted on December 12, 2019 by

Hello Darkness, My Old Friend John Clark on the topic of short stories. Years ago, I was invested in writing full length books when my sister Kate suggested I might be good at writing short stories. She was one of … Continue reading →

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Ten Years After…No Band Involved

Posted on November 7, 2019 by

John Clark in a holding pattern with the rest of the family, awaiting the arrival of Reid James Lozefski, our first grandson. Ten years ago, I got so weirded out after removing 34 deer ticks while in the woods at … Continue reading →

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One Day in Pictures

Posted on October 11, 2019 by

John Clark sharing a road trip Beth and I took a few weeks ago. If you remember my last post, I talked about some of the roads in Maine where photo opportunities abounded. My eye tends to catch the smaller … Continue reading →

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The Defining Season

Posted on September 12, 2019 by

John Clark here. I’ve had 70 chances to experience each of our four seasons. Granted, early ones were blurred by infancy and the passage of time, but I can say without hesitation that fall is my favorite. Winter is long, … Continue reading →

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