Leigh Lake

Read the story, 'Leigh Lake', in 'Mosaics', an ebook from Laudizen King.

'Mosaics' is a collection of travels, essays, and memoirs that includes many of my best-known works, including 'Leigh Lake', the account of a backpacking trip to the Cabinet Mountains of Montana where I almost met a violent end, twice.

This ebook also contains several stories from my days in the US Army: the savage killings of James Workman and Eugene Cox in Saigon (Murder at Midnight), a night mission in Vietnam (Bridge Inspection), and an emotional assignment at Fort Bragg (Burial Detail).

Within this collection are stories celebrating the singer Joan Osborne, Richard Brautigan, Blood Mountain in Georgia, and Mt San Jacinto near Palm Springs.

Timeless and emotive, these 41 stories hold something for everyone.

'Mosaics' is available at Smaswords and Amazon, or at your favorite ebook retailers everywhere.

'Mosaics' at Smashwords

'Mosaics' at Amazon

Chapters
Breakfast in Pahrump
The Dreams of a Young Man
A Special Cup of Coffee
Joan Osborne
The Ocean House
Bobby Fischer - In Memoriam
The Cosmic Bridge of November 1999
Talking to Carla Jean
Maizie
Reunion
Murder at Midnight
Blood Mountain
Brautigan Gift
Dog-Day Afternoon in the Laguna Mountains
Salters Pond, Beau Geste, and the Return of the Vikings
Suit
Snow Day
A Husband Dies
Worms
Passages in Stone
Cheers and Slainte
Shoehorn
Burial Detail
Bridge Inspection
On a Beach on Nantucket
La Grange
Mt San Jacinto, Winter 1991
Mt San Jacinto, Summer 1992
September 1959
Out of a Blue Sky
Mt San Gorgonio
Leigh Lake
Paper and Fire
Manchester Redux
Remembering the Dugout and Larry Lisciotti
Empty Bottle
My AMC White Mountain Guides
Through the Past Darkly with Sven Saws and Candle Lanterns
Pilgrimage
I'm Seeing Keith Richards in the Morning
In the Grass of Mt Diablo

Thank you!

Laudizen

The 'Pee' Cup

Every now and then, Shirley gets a cup of coffee in the 'Pee' cup; a special day indeed.

Read the story, 'A Special Cup of Coffee', in 'Mosaics', an ebook from Laudizen King.

'Mosaics' is a collection of travels, essays, and memoirs that includes many of my best-known works: discovering pool as a teenager and meeting the great Larry Lisciotti (Remembering the Dugout and Larry Lisciotti), a fire and its emotional aftermath (Paper and Fire), the story of two ascents on the highest peak in Southern California (Mt San Gorgonio), and the account of a backpacking trip to the Cabinet Mountains of Montana where I almost met a violent end, twice (Leigh Lake).

This ebook also contains several stories from my days in the US Army: the savage killings of James Workman and Eugene Cox in Saigon (Murder at Midnight), a night mission in Vietnam (Bridge Inspection), and an emotional assignment at Fort Bragg (Burial Detail).

Within this collection are stories celebrating the singer Joan Osborne, Richard Brautigan, Blood Mountain in Georgia, and Mt San Jacinto near Palm Springs.

Timeless and emotive, these 41 stories hold something for everyone.

'Mosaics' is available at Smaswords and Amazon, or at your favorite ebook retailers everywhere.

'Mosaics' at Smashwords

'Mosaics' at Amazon

Chapters
Breakfast in Pahrump
The Dreams of a Young Man
A Special Cup of Coffee
Joan Osborne
The Ocean House
Bobby Fischer - In Memoriam
The Cosmic Bridge of November 1999
Talking to Carla Jean
Maizie
Reunion
Murder at Midnight
Blood Mountain
Brautigan Gift
Dog-Day Afternoon in the Laguna Mountains
Salters Pond, Beau Geste, and the Return of the Vikings
Suit
Snow Day
A Husband Dies
Worms
Passages in Stone
Cheers and Slainte
Shoehorn
Burial Detail
Bridge Inspection
On a Beach on Nantucket
La Grange
Mt San Jacinto, Winter 1991
Mt San Jacinto, Summer 1992
September 1959
Out of a Blue Sky
Mt San Gorgonio
Leigh Lake
Paper and Fire
Manchester Redux
Remembering the Dugout and Larry Lisciotti
Empty Bottle
My AMC White Mountain Guides
Through the Past Darkly with Sven Saws and Candle Lanterns
Pilgrimage
I'm Seeing Keith Richards in the Morning
In the Grass of Mt Diablo

Thank you!

Laudizen

Mosaics

The latest edition of 'Mosaics' is now available for download at Smashwords and Amazon. (Price - $3.99, 76,000 words)

'Mosaics' is a collection of travels, essays, and memoirs that includes many of my best-known works: discovering pool as a teenager and meeting the great Larry Lisciotti (Remembering the Dugout and Larry Lisciotti), a fire and its emotional aftermath (Paper and Fire), the story of two ascents on the highest peak in Southern California (Mt San Gorgonio), and the account of a backpacking trip to the Cabinet Mountains of Montana where I almost met a violent end, twice (Leigh Lake).

This collection also presents several stories from my days in the US Army: the savage killings of James Workman and Eugene Cox in Saigon (Murder at Midnight), a night mission in Vietnam (Bridge Inspection), and an emotional assignment at Fort Bragg (Burial Detail).

Within this collection are stories celebrating the singer Joan Osborne, Richard Brautigan, Blood Mountain in Georgia, and Mt San Jacinto near Palm Springs.

Timeless and emotive, these 41 stories hold something for everyone.

Two hyperlinks appear below; visit Smaswords to download the eBook in any format or visit Amazon to download the eBook to your Kindle.

'Mosaics' at Smashwords

'Mosaics' at Amazon

Chapters
Breakfast in Pahrump
The Dreams of a Young Man
A Special Cup of Coffee
Joan Osborne
The Ocean House
Bobby Fischer - In Memoriam
The Cosmic Bridge of November 1999
Talking to Carla Jean
Maizie
Reunion
Murder at Midnight
Blood Mountain
Brautigan Gift
Dog-Day Afternoon in the Laguna Mountains
Salters Pond, Beau Geste, and the Return of the Vikings
Suit
Snow Day
A Husband Dies
Worms
Passages in Stone
Cheers and Slainte
Shoehorn
Burial Detail
Bridge Inspection
On a Beach on Nantucket
La Grange
Mt San Jacinto, Winter 1991
Mt San Jacinto, Summer 1992
September 1959
Out of a Blue Sky
Mt San Gorgonio
Leigh Lake
Paper and Fire
Manchester Redux
Remembering the Dugout and Larry Lisciotti
Empty Bottle
My AMC White Mountain Guides
Through the Past Darkly with Sven Saws and Candle Lanterns
Pilgrimage
I'm Seeing Keith Richards in the Morning
In the Grass of Mt Diablo

Thank you!

Laudizen

Spring eBook Sale - 'Mosaics'

March is almost here, welcome in the Spring season a new eBook.

'Mosaics', a collection of travels, essays, and memoirs that includes many of my best-known works, is now on sale at Smashwords only for 2.99, a dollar off the list price.

Included in this volume are: Remembering the Dugout and Larry Lisciotti, Paper and Fire, On a Beach on Nantucket, Worms, Leigh Lake, and many more.

Also included are three stories from my years of service in the US Army: Murder at Midnight (about the tragic deaths of two American MPs, James Workman and Eugene Cox, in a Saigon bar in 1969), Bridge Inspection (a strange night mission during the Vietnam War), and Burial Detail (some Army details take you to unexpected places).

Timeless and emotive, these 41 stories hold something for everyone.

'Mosaics' is available for download in all the popular eReader formats for use on your handheld device or your PC.

To begin, create a free account at Smashwords with an email address and a password.

Then, follow the link below and use coupon code ET93G at checkout

Mosaics

Laudizen

Remembering the Dugout, and Larry Lisciotti

In 1963, at the age of thirteen, I discovered the game of pool (especially nine ball) at the Red Sox Dugout, or Dugout for short; a basement pool hall in Manchester, Connecticut. That was also the year that I met the great pool player, hustler, and future world champion, Larry Lisciotti. To read the entire story follow the link below.

This story appears at:

Remembering the Dugout, and Larry Lisciotti

Laudizen King

PS: Anne, thanks for everything. LK 3/31

PS: Thank you, Dana. My wife and I love Morro Bay. Good luck, and cherish that sign. LK 5/18/08

Manchester Redux

The names are with me today: Bowers School, Buckley School, Green School, Hartford Road Cafe, Hungry Tiger Cafe, Illing Jr High School, Larry Lisciotti, poker, pool, Red Sox Dugout, Salter's Pond, and many more.

Remembering my friends and the days of my youth in Manchester, Connecticut

Read the story here: 'Manchester Redux'

Laudizen
March 2, 2008
Los Angeles, CA