Tag Archives: Wild Rides and Wildflowers

Notebooks

Posted on August 9, 2019 by

A beautiful new book of Peter Handke’s drawings arrived in the mail this week. The drawings are from his notebooks, most of them small, all of them of things he sees while walking or traveling. They are visual notes, like … Continue reading →

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After the Fire

Posted on June 29, 2019 by

Last September’s fire changed the face of our mountain (Santaquin Peak). Walking on the mountainside this morning, I could still smell smoke at times and ashes were so thick in some places that nothing had yet grown through. For Nature, … Continue reading →

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Great Western Trail: 1000-Lake Mountain

Posted on September 9, 2018 by

Lyn and I gave a talk about barbed wire last night at Robber’s Roost in Torrey, Utah, invited by the Entrada Institute, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting science, humanities, and arts in the region. Frank McEntire, a remarkable Utah … Continue reading →

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Books and Book Sites

Posted on February 27, 2018 by

As my books slip away from consciousness, time for a reminder and links to pages with lots of information and photos about each one. Beginning with the most recent: The Perfect Fence: Untangling the Meanings of Barbed Wire (with Lyn Bennett, … Continue reading →

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BIRTHDAY/BOOKDAY

Posted on September 23, 2016 by

On the 23 of September 2016, Alex Caldiero celebrates his 67th birthday. On the 27 of September he celebrates the birth of his new book Who Is the Dancer, What Is the Dance at Ken Sanders Rare Books in Salt … Continue reading →

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Paul Crow: Repetitions

Posted on February 7, 2016 by

The idea of repetition is a recurring one (pun intended). Kierkegaard wrote a book titled Repetition and Robbe-Grillet wrote a novel with that title. Peter Handke’s novel Repetition was a catalyst for the trip I took with Zarko Radakovic into the Austrian/Slovenian landscape of … Continue reading →

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Wild Rides and Wildflowers: Book of the Year Award Finalist

Posted on March 26, 2015 by

Sam’s and my book has been named a finalist for Forward Reviews’ 2014 INDIEFAB Book of the Year Award. Click HERE for the announcement.

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Wile Rides & Wildflowers: Caveat Lector

Posted on March 15, 2014 by

There’s a very nice review of the book in this morning’s Deseret News (or Deseret Snooze as my friend Elaine Jarvik — their best writer until they downsized her — calls it). As the newspaper always does, it warns potential readers: … Continue reading →

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Invitation to a Book Launch: Wild Rides & Wildflowers

Posted on March 13, 2014 by
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A New Website for Wild Rides and Wildflowers

Posted on March 1, 2014 by

Click HERE for a look.

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