Author Archives: Llyn De Danaan

May 16: Paid a long overdue visit to David Whitener. He is a direct descendent of some of the people in the book Katie Gale’s Tombstone. I had some of my earliest conversations about the project with David. He inspired … Continue reading →

See new poetry by clicking on Poetry 2011 above. These are works from my studies during the past two months. Underway: A book of fiction, novel length, call Big Adventure in Moa Nui. It should be published sometime this year. … Continue reading →

I’ve posted the revised manuscript to editors at University of Nebraska. Now I’m going on a vacation. Whatever comes next, I’ll be well rested and ready.

I realized yesterday that I did keep a journey/diary of my work these past two months…the work of revising Katie Gale’s Tombstone. I will post that journey/diary one of these days. What it doesn’t tell is that I watched adaptations … Continue reading →

I should have been keeping an ongoing record of my journey with Katie Gale. The book has been accepted for publication

Presented Mountain of Shell at the Pacific Northwest History Conference in Spokane/early November. Well received. Working on revisions of my book, Katie Gale’s Tombstone. On contract with University of Nebraska Press and delighted. Goal: finish in two months. I’ve found … Continue reading →

September 29, 2010 Visited Wing Luke Museum in Seattle and arranged for archiving all of Mountain of Shell material next spring. Very happy with the arrangements. Today is Miyoko Sato’s 90th birthday! Happy birthday! Harry Sato accompanied me to the … Continue reading →

Wonderful visit. See this study of water and light shot in Gros Morne National Park:

Last Saturday, June 26th, I presented Mountain of Shell to a meeting of the American Haiku Society. Wonderful haiku writers were present. I met several and some promised support for the project. My niece, Dejah Leger, had made the contact … Continue reading →