Tag: Longmont
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18/53 Book of Songs
Read More →: 18/53 Book of SongsA promo card for Mordecai of Monterey, 1985 Excerpt from Mordecai of Monterey by Keith Kumasen Abbott: An hour later Mordecai was standing at the foot of Rita’s stairs. He did not want to be standing there. Mordecai was having his first crisis with his mental disease. He could not believe that his melanoia had…
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Routine Apparitions:
Read More →: Routine Apparitions:A fictional novel in blog form Keith Abbott’s important notebooks and manuscripts have gone missing. But so is Keith because he died years ago. This doesn’t stop the ghost of the Zen monk from wandering around Longmont Colorado looking for his stuff while busy solving crimes with his zany buddies. Of course he has the…
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Persephone Introduces Rhino Ritz, An American Mystery
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Read More →: Persephone Introduces Rhino Ritz, An American Mystery“A satirical novel that manages to combine both mystery and sci-fi genres….Action aplenty …and fast dialogue.” — L.A. Times Book Review, Dec. 30, 1979 “Keith Abbott is a brilliant, virtuoso writer….He fascinates. He creates and maintains a climate of everyday perfection, and does it by destroying consistency. — Die Zeit, March 11, 1994 “This is…
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Persephone is still looking for Keith’s missing archival materials in Longmont: Update 29 September 2024
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/ MysteryRead More →: Persephone is still looking for Keith’s missing archival materials in Longmont: Update 29 September 2024From Tacoma to Longmont to Albuquerque – Persephone Abbott is visiting with family and friends.
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Keith Kumasen Abbott Reads of Tales of Oakland and Cocaine
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Read More →: Keith Kumasen Abbott Reads of Tales of Oakland and CocaineKeith Kumasen Abbott reads an excerpt from the novel: “This Music Can Be Heard in Your Area Only”. This fantastic story from the (missing) novel is a reference to Keith’s experiences in the mid 1980’s with his friend, the poet John Veglia (aka Nestor Marzipan). Graphic novelist Mimi Pond produced two books ‘Over Easy” and…
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What is Eldon and Terry Mast’s Tribute to Longmont Poet & Author & Artist Keith Kumasen Abbott?
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/ MysteryRead More →: What is Eldon and Terry Mast’s Tribute to Longmont Poet & Author & Artist Keith Kumasen Abbott?What happened to poet/author/artist Keith Kumasen Abbott’s notebooks/journals and manuscripts? They are not at the archives of the University of Western Washington at Bellingham.
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A Package from Keith’s Friend Tim Hildebrand
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Read More →: A Package from Keith’s Friend Tim HildebrandIt is a very kind gesture and I appreciate it. Author and photographer Tim Hildebrand sent package of my father’s materials, books and photos, and even a copy of his own book, Rotwang. I am looking forward to reading it!
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A Poem: Leonard Elwood Abbott Jr.
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/ PoemRead More →: A Poem: Leonard Elwood Abbott Jr.This poem by Keith Kumasen Abbott appeared in Erase Words and is read by Persephone Abbott. The video is a view of the back of X-Cel Feeds Inc in Tacoma which was founded by Leonard Elwood Abbott Sr and business associates in 1965. Leonard Sr died in 1967.