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“Man About Town” E-Book
I am pleased to announce that I have published a collection of my essays and newspaper columns in a new Amazon Kindle E-Book, “Man About Town: Stories of San Luis Obispo.” Topper graces the cover, in a wonderful photograph by Tribune icon David Middlecamp, who volunteered to stop by the Mission downtown in 1996 toContinue reading ““Man About Town” E-Book”
The Women of Class No. 81
It is not in Bev’s nature to ask things of people. We have known her for the last four years and she’s never asked anything of us. So we both knew that last Saturday had to be very important, very special, for Bev for her to break that tradition. Saturday was the day Bev askedContinue reading “The Women of Class No. 81”
Walking Topper: Elsie Louis
Deciding where to meet Topper and me was an easy choice for Elsie Louis. I had asked her to pick out one spot in all of San Luis Obispo County that was special to her. She invited us to see a tree. A young Camilla-stewartia grows in the garden at the Dallidet Adobe in SanContinue reading “Walking Topper: Elsie Louis”
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