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Green Zen
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
Tagged Chelsea, creativity, gardening, Hartland, John Clark, landscaping, meditation, Sam Morrison, weeds
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The Heritage of a Garden Writer
John Clark on the start of planting season. Kate and I share an interesting heritage. Dad had a degree in horticulture from the Stockbridge School at U. Mass. Mom began writing about food and gardens when we were little. She … Continue reading
A Mostly True, Sorta Tale of Guyishness, Minus the Bullet Holes and Duct Tape
John Clark is unavailable today as he’s in Rapid City, SD at the Elmo Ermwood Institute for an annual spiritual oil change and alignment. He will return for his next regularly scheduled post. His favorite cousin, Pradesh ‘Bubba’ Letourneau is … Continue reading
A Great Maine secret (and coming soon)
John Clark here. If you’ve followed the blog for any length of time, you are aware that there’s a connection between writing and gardening for several of us. Kate and I come by it naturally. Our father had a degree … Continue reading
Tagged Benton, Fedco, gardening, John Clark, old friends, Raspberries, Sennebec
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Emotional Geography-Looking back at 50 years on Sennebec Hill Farm.
John Clark remembering some of the visual and emotional memories I have from growing up on East Sennebec Road. As a cataloger, I’ve come to be intrigued by some of the more esoteric subject headings used in bibliographic records. One … Continue reading
Gutting it out in a Funky Summer
John Clark slowly recovering from a hernia repair. I had one fixed back in 1981 and I can tell you, my body at 67 sure doesn’t bounce back like it did at age 33. As things stand, I’m not allowed … Continue reading
The Maine Mulch Murder nonfiction edition
Kate and I inherited numerous things from our late mother, A. Carman Clark. In addition to getting her writing fascination with language genes, we also acquired her sense of culinary adventure and her love of gardening. This latter one wasn’t … Continue reading
Tagged A.Carman Clark, gardening, John Clark, mulch.
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Sam’s Ghost: Reprised in honor of Father’s Day
This essay in honor of my late friend and neighbor originally appeared in Wolf Moon Journal in 2004. I was under my wife Beth’s VW, changing the oil, when I heard the slow crunch of gravel at the end … Continue reading
The Colors of Fall
Kate Flora here, sitting in the chaos of my torn-apart house. What seemed like a great plan four months ago–making a more workable bedroom and closets–now seems like the fast road to a month-long blinding headache. Right now, three … Continue reading
