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Bill Pearse publishes memoir, travel journals, poetry and prose, and lives in the Pacific Northwest.

• Dead reckoning | Field notes from the Pacific coast

  By Bill Pearse on June 12, 2017 • ( 26 )

  

  I tried to slow down, to enjoy the last of my time from Mosquito Creek to Oil City. But the tide was at its lowest, which made the rock scramble theoretically easier, with more beach to go around the big… Read More ›

• A new path to the waterfall (for Brad)

  By Bill Pearse on June 11, 2017 • ( 4 )

  

  Hi! If you’ve been reading my blog the past couple weeks you’ll know I’m working on completing v.3 of my memoir, through a 40-day exercise…I’m breaking from the logic with this post, that steps out of the time sequence to… Read More ›

• The jet hold | Field notes from the Pacific coast

  By Bill Pearse on June 10, 2017 • ( 17 )

  

  I climbed the webby trail to the established sites at Mosquito Creek in search of the pit toilet. I asked two guys I’d seen at the big rock, by the overland trail: they said it’s easy to find, there’s a… Read More ›

• THE LATE ROOSTER

  By Bill Pearse on June 9, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  For more than four years I’ve wanted to write about the first LP I bought. Over a year ago I finally squeezed out a first draft. Didn’t really like it and the file sat there on the desktop staring dolefully…

• Two new pieces are included in In No Particular Order, plus an original preface

  By Bill Pearse on June 9, 2017 • ( 0 )

  Source: Two new pieces are included in In No Particular Order, plus an original preface

• The rat torture scene reveal | Field notes from the Pacific coast

  By Bill Pearse on June 9, 2017 • ( 24 )

  

  This is a series of posts I started in late May and plan to continue for 40 days, with a goal of hitting 50,000 words by July 5 (now +25% complete!). It’s inspired by a three-day solo trek on the… Read More ›

• Dead Souls | Field notes from the Pacific coast

  By Bill Pearse on June 8, 2017 • ( 14 )

  

  This is a series of posts I started in late May and plan to continue for 40 days, with a goal of hitting 50,000 words by July 5 (now +25% complete!). It’s inspired by a three-day solo trek on the… Read More ›

• I live in an apartment on the ninety-ninth floor of my block

  By Bill Pearse on June 7, 2017 • ( 21 )

  

  This is a series of posts I started in late May and plan to continue for 40 days, with a goal of hitting 50,000 words by July 5 (now +25% complete!). It’s inspired by a three-day solo trek on the… Read More ›

• The last time at Mosquito Creek | Field notes from the Pacific coast

  By Bill Pearse on June 6, 2017 • ( 9 )

  

  This is a series of posts I started in late May and plan to continue for 40 days, with a goal of hitting 50,000 words by July 5 (now +25% complete!). It’s inspired by a three-day solo trek on the… Read More ›

• Got LIVE if you want it!

  By Bill Pearse on June 6, 2017 • ( 0 )

  Source: Got LIVE if you want it!