Monthly Archives: August 2016

Jim Harrison, the ancient minstrel/mongrel

Posted on August 31, 2016 by Scott Abbott

Started reading Harrison’s final book last night. He writes in the introduction that he was thinking of writing a memoir, an addition to an earlier one. “To be honest,” he writes, “which I am often not. . . .” And … Continue reading →

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Immortal for Quite Some Time

Posted on August 26, 2016 by Scott Abbott

has been in production for quite some time and the results are beautiful. Only a few weeks now!

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Intimate Fences

Posted on August 20, 2016 by Scott Abbott

This morning Lyn and I sent our manuscript to the Texas A&M University Press. The editor of a series called “Connecting the Greater West” had seen parts of it and asked us to submit our work. We’ve been working on … Continue reading →

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Peter Handke Documentary

Posted on August 18, 2016 by Scott Abbott

Some stills from the film, and some interesting background. Better (larger) images  and the whole series HERE

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Intimate Fences

Posted on August 2, 2016 by Scott Abbott

Last night Lyn and I finished the latest draft of the entire book. We’re getting close. One more draft before the semester begins and we’ll be ready to send it out to potential publishers. About 300 pages at this point. … Continue reading →

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