Tag Archives: Richard Brautigan

It was a strange time in America.

Posted on December 26, 2023 by Brian D. Butler

What are you going to do with 390 photographs of Christmas trees ? by Richard Brautigan I don’t know. But it seemed the thing to do in that first week in January 1964, and I got two other people to … Continue reading →

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A Boat

Posted on November 28, 2023 by Brian D. Butler

A Boat O beautiful was the werewolf in his evil forest. We took him to the carnival and he started crying when he saw the Ferris wheel. Electric green and red tears flowed down his furry cheeks. He looked like … Continue reading →

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Library of Unwanted Manuscripts

Posted on June 26, 2022 by Brian D. Butler

I’ve been an admirer of the writing of Richard Brautigan since I first read his books In Watermelon Sugar  and Trout Fishing in America when I was a teenager. I was recently reminded of the existence in Vancouver, Washington, of … Continue reading →

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Monday with Murakami

Posted on February 21, 2022 by Brian D. Butler

Regular visitors to TBTP are well aware of my admiration for the Japanese author Haruki Murakami. I recently discovered this list of his five favorite books. Unsurprisingly, they are on my favorites list as well. F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby … Continue reading →

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Joy Ride

Posted on January 10, 2020 by Brian D. Butler

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Rommel Drives Deep Into Egypt

Posted on February 22, 2015 by Brian D. Butler
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Watermelon Sugar

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

Monday would have been iconic 60s writer Richard Brautigan‘s 77th birthday. No one seems to be reading Brautigan these days. What a pity; his work has so much to offer. This Youtube video of his daughter Ianthe reading from Brautigan’s … Continue reading →

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