Author Archives: marcbeaudin

About marcbeaudin

Poems, plays, books, roads, trails.

Hundred Highways Tour #5-6: Route 12 & MT 1 to the Montana Book Festival

Posted on September 16, 2015 by marcbeaudin

From Butte onward, to the Montana Book Festival for a reading at Shakespeare & Co., named for the legendary Paris bookshop that published my favorite book of all time. The reading was great – I felt very welcomed by Garth … Continue reading →

Posted in Hundred Highways, Vagabond Song, Writing | Tagged air pollution, Anaconda Montana, anaconda smelter, Brad Tyer, copper, Galileo, Gary Whited, haiku, highways, Missoula, opportunity montana, philipsberg, regis minet, travel, washington monument, wine | 1 Comment

Ebooks of Vagabond Song Now Available

Posted on September 16, 2015 by marcbeaudin

Before you say it: I know, I know. How can the guy who wrote this anti-ebook screed now be selling them? Three reasons: I want my book to be available to everyone, and I know that many people prefer ebooks … Continue reading →

Posted in Vagabond Song | Tagged amazon, barnes & noble, bookselling, ebook, irony, kindle, kobo, nook | 1 Comment

Hundred Highways Tour #2-4: MT 10W, I-90, Route 191 to Imagine Butte Resource Center

Posted on September 10, 2015 by marcbeaudin

Unfortunately, to get from Livingston to Butte, there aren’t many options for a route other than Interstate 90, due to the mountain passes you need to get through – including Homestake Pass at the Continental Divide. In Vagabond Song, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Hundred Highways, Vagabond Song, Writing | Tagged Blue Highways, Butte, Detroit, highways, IBRC, Imagine Butte Resource Center, Lucky Minerals, Paradise Valley, Poetry, travel, William Least Heat-Moon | 1 Comment