Patrick Locke

Summer is fading here in the Pacific Northwest and this year I am sure sorry to see it go. If you find yourself needing to curl up with a good book this Fall I can think of several options!

So much for getting any writing done outdoors today!

On today’s run I went to see someone who has become a fast friend these past few months—Chief Old Bones, the last great chief of the Palouse Indian Tribe. He has been dead many years now, but I like to stop in and ask him questions. Questions that he always answers and always answers in … Read more

Nasa’s the earth as seen from space

I’ve decided to unburden myself of the weight of many things The constant quest for objects and the headache that it brings   Instead I’ll be a pauper brandished in my hand a quill And with my unstressed mind many pages I will fill   With the hope that my musings will tug gently on … Read more

I freely admit that while growing up I hated it when I found out something was a “cover.” In the music industry we know this to be when a band played or recorded another artist’s songs. In the movie industry they call them remakes, but the essential premise is the same. I would hear a … Read more

Well about to launch my new website!!!