Tag: John Steinbeck

• The Fabulous Life of a Published Author

  Many writers dream of seeing their published works on the shelf of a bookstore.  Think of the heady feeling of walking into a Barnes & Nobel and seeing your name and book among the thousands of bestsellers.  That’s never been my goal in life.  Selling books means you make money and making money means you move…

  patrickjegan

  January 28, 2015

  Blogging, Creativity, Fame, humor, satire, Uncategorized

  Albert Einstein, Amazon, book stores, Ernest Hemingway, fame, fiction, Jennifer Egan, John Steinbeck, libraries, nonfiction, Owego NY pubic library, published authors, royalties, Saranac Lake public library, Thomas Edison

• Travels 23: I Meet Jade, The Young Hobo

  You who live on the road, must have a code that you can live by. Crosby, Stills & Nash, “Teach Your Children” We were just west of Tulsa.  We needed gas.  Mariam needed the Ladies Room and I needed to get out of the car and see if my right leg could actually function again…as…

  patrickjegan

  November 3, 2013

  Memories, The RV Life, Travels

  California, hobos, John Steinbeck, post-war travel, rainbow kids, Route 66, Tulsa

• Travels 16: The Rest Stop: An Encounter with Rex and Jenny

  One long-standing rule of life I generally live by is not to form serious long-term relationships with people you meet at highway rest stops.  Today, I made an exception to this tenet and I bonded with an older guy named Rex and the girl, Jenny, who sat at his feet. We had been ripping down I-5…

  patrickjegan

  October 23, 2013

  The RV Life, Travels

  California, dog named Jenny, garlic, Hank Williams, Interstate 5, John Steinbeck, Olive Groves, Rest Stops, singer named Rex, stolen lyrics book, true old-fashioned country music, Willie Nelson, Woody Guthrie