Postcards from Gravelly Beach
Spoken word literature featuring counter-culture literary stalwarts – from the Russians to the Beats – read by host Dave Thorvald Olson – along with original freeverse poetry, fiction and expository writing, with occasional rambling discourse and conversation, often with eclectic field music, always recorded spontaneously at some splendid locale.Podcasts
Personal Archeology Postcard #88 (+ via audio &/or video)
Published: Dec. 10, 2022, 8:22 a.m.Duration: N/A
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Indulge Me, Logistically Postcard #86
Published: Nov. 9, 2022, 7:53 a.m.Duration: N/A
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Lost the Plot (Finding Home) Postcard #85
Published: Nov. 10, 2021, 5:26 a.m.Duration: N/A
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Simon, Stolen, Shame Postcard #84
Published: March 12, 2019, 12:20 a.m.Duration: N/A
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Upon the Varley Trail Postcard #83
Published: Feb. 26, 2019, 12:20 a.m.Duration: N/A
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What Love Might Be... Postcard #82
Published: Feb. 4, 2019, 11:29 a.m.Duration: N/A
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Transient Cultural Riffs Postcard #81
Published: Dec. 25, 2018, 10:51 a.m.Duration: N/A
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Sensei Larrys Wisdom Postcard #80
Published: Nov. 18, 2018, 12:20 a.m.Duration: N/A
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A Circumnavigation of Sorts Postcard #79
Published: July 20, 2018, 7:18 a.m.Duration: N/A
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Disappearing for Invigoration Postcard #78
Published: June 9, 2018, 5:32 a.m.Duration: N/A
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Hospital Letters and Flames Postcard #77
Published: May 27, 2018, 8:20 a.m.Duration: N/A
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Forward Momentum to Florida Postcard #76
Published: May 13, 2018, 12:20 p.m.Duration: N/A
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Thunderstorms in the Crash Years Postcard #75
Published: May 11, 2018, 8 p.m.Duration: N/A
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Eyes Towards Europe Postcard #73
Published: April 30, 2018, 12:20 a.m.Duration: N/A
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(Poetic Farewell to) Ole Dead Gramps Postcard #72
Published: April 16, 2018, 12:20 a.m.Duration: N/A
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Friendly Dehli Wanders Postcard #71
Published: Feb. 17, 2018, 12:20 a.m.Duration: N/A
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Preserving the Wildflower Postcard #69
Published: Feb. 3, 2018, 12:20 a.m.Duration: N/A
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Changing Transit Routes Postcard #68
Published: Jan. 27, 2018, 12:20 a.m.Duration: N/A
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Annapurnas Holy Donkeys Postcard #67
Published: Jan. 20, 2018, 12:20 a.m.Duration: N/A
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Lonely Cold Water Flat Postcard #66
Published: Jan. 13, 2018, 12:20 a.m.Duration: N/A
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Dads Malibu Super Sport Postcard #65
Published: Jan. 6, 2018, 12:20 a.m.Duration: N/A
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Leaping Beyond Cynicism Postcard #64
Published: Dec. 29, 2017, 4:24 a.m.Duration: N/A
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Remembrance Day with Vascos Bones Postcard #63
Published: Nov. 11, 2017, 7:11 p.m.Duration: N/A
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Poetic Stories about Goalies Postcard #62
Published: June 10, 2010, 9:48 a.m.Duration: N/A
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A Little Bit Better ... if not Perfect Rainforest Dispatches, chapter 9/9
Published: Dec. 31, 2009, 5 a.m.Duration: N/A
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Field Notes on Bevvies, Birds and Bowls Rainforest Dispatches, chapter 8/9
Published: Dec. 30, 2009, 5 a.m.Duration: N/A
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Vimy Ridge Diaries on Remembrance Day Postcard #61
Published: Nov. 26, 2009, 6:16 a.m.Duration: N/A
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Salmon Swimming Free Rainforest Dispatches, chapter 7/9
Published: Nov. 6, 2009, 12:20 a.m.Duration: N/A
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Friends of the Sound Rainforest Dispatches, chapter 6/9
Published: Oct. 20, 2009, 12:20 a.m.Duration: N/A
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Conservation and Clearcuts Rainforest Dispatches, chapter 5/9
Published: Sept. 23, 2009, 1:40 a.m.Duration: N/A
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Spieling from Whiskey Dock Rainforest Dispatches, chapter 4/9
Published: Sept. 18, 2009, 11:20 p.m.Duration: N/A
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Tofino Dries up Rainforest Dispatches, chapter 3/9
Published: Sept. 18, 2009, 6:10 p.m.Duration: N/A
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Meditations from the Blockades Rainforest Dispatches, chapter 2/9
Published: Sept. 14, 2009, 7 p.m.Duration: N/A
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Musings from Clayoquot Sound Rainforest Dispatches, chapter 1/9
Published: Sept. 12, 2009, 8 p.m.Duration: N/A
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Observations about Ecology and Economy Rainforest Dispatches, Introduction
Published: Sept. 12, 2009, 6:23 a.m.Duration: N/A
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Forests and Oceans Without End Postcard #60
Published: July 18, 2009, 1:56 p.m.Duration: N/A
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Owl Creek Limnology and Exploration Postcard #59
Published: April 4, 2009, 3:47 p.m.Duration: N/A
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Three Days and Eleven Dollars, Nov. 1991 Postcard #58
Published: March 1, 2009, 2:30 p.m.Duration: N/A
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Arizona with Ole Gramps Postcard #57
Published: Feb. 27, 2009, 6:47 p.m.Duration: N/A
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Hitch a Thousand Miles to See a Friend Postcard #56
Published: Feb. 15, 2009, 2:05 a.m.Duration: N/A
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Chronicling Interesting Boulders Postcard #55
Published: Aug. 28, 2008, 4:50 a.m.Duration: N/A
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Post-apocalyptic Skunks and Fevers Postcard #54
Published: July 25, 2008, 2:48 a.m.Duration: N/A
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Howling at Land and Sea Postcards #53
Published: July 21, 2008, 10:22 a.m.Duration: N/A
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Taxi Flashbacks Towards Gatwick Postcard bonus
Published: Feb. 13, 2008, 5:44 a.m.Duration: N/A
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Skyscraper Stories about Oceans and Forests Postcard #52
Published: Jan. 31, 2008, 5:56 a.m.Duration: N/A
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Letters from Russia on Write Now! show Santa Cruz Free Radio (2007)
Published: Jan. 19, 2008, 9:06 a.m.Duration: N/A
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Banjo Sea Shanties and Beat Train Rambles Postcard #51
Published: Jan. 12, 2008, 7:15 a.m.Duration: N/A
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Poetic Ghosts of New Years Past Postcard #50
Published: Jan. 3, 2008, 7:46 a.m.Duration: N/A
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Meandering Past Monuments of Remembrance Postcards #49
Published: Nov. 9, 2007, 4:06 p.m.Duration: N/A
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Peace to Soldiers and Strangers Postcard #48
Published: Oct. 24, 2007, 12:37 a.m.Duration: N/A
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Waiting (and Resisting) in Baghdad Postcard #47
Published: Aug. 16, 2007, 6:25 a.m.Duration: N/A
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(Meta)Physical Conditions of the Environment Postcard #46
Published: July 5, 2007, 4:51 a.m.Duration: N/A
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Awakening to the Dawn of Potential Postcard #45
Published: May 22, 2007, 1:04 p.m.Duration: N/A
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Pondering Flanders at the Cenotaph Postcard #43
Published: April 27, 2007, 5:21 p.m.Duration: N/A
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Buddhas in the Trenches Postcard #42
Published: April 23, 2007, 5:09 a.m.Duration: N/A
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White Poppies on a Rainyday Coat Postcard #41
Published: April 15, 2007, 4:19 a.m.Duration: N/A
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Geological Storytime with Sheep Postcard #40
Published: April 13, 2007, 10:27 p.m.Duration: N/A
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Vanquishing Grecian Warlords Postcard #39
Published: March 14, 2007, 5:43 a.m.Duration: N/A
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Improvising Over Hedges Postcards #38
Published: March 12, 2007, 7:03 a.m.Duration: N/A
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San Francisco Mission Stroll with Jack Postcard #37
Published: Jan. 1, 2007, 5:08 p.m.Duration: N/A
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Kerouac Choruses at Third and Harrison Postcard #36
Published: Dec. 6, 2006, 8:14 a.m.Duration: N/A
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Sea Rescue Spontaneity from the Woodshop Postcard #35
Published: Oct. 22, 2006, 5:41 a.m.Duration: N/A
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Lanterns for Welsh Miners Postcard #34
Published: Oct. 17, 2006, 12:43 a.m.Duration: N/A
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Tea with Chinese Masters Postcard #33
Published: Sept. 16, 2006, 12:15 a.m.Duration: N/A
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Baudelaire Considers Ships, Youth and Beauty Postcard #32
Published: July 19, 2006, 4:12 p.m.Duration: N/A
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Conrads Youthful Adventures from an Unnamed Park Postcard #31
Published: July 19, 2006, 3:40 p.m.Duration: N/A
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Kerouacs San Francisco in Daves Vancouver Postcard #30
Published: June 3, 2006, 3:11 p.m.Duration: N/A
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Rilkes Letters at a Breezy Island Market Postcard #29
Published: June 3, 2006, 2:52 p.m.Duration: N/A
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Whitman on the Windy Columbia Postcard #28
Published: May 29, 2006, 4:20 p.m.Duration: N/A
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Red-headed Girl in San Francisco from Shelter Cove Postcard #27
Published: March 7, 2006, 7:24 p.m.Duration: N/A
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Henry Going to Galicia from the Woodshed Postcard #26
Published: Feb. 5, 2006, 4:20 p.m.Duration: N/A
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Curiosity in Rainstorms from the Woodshed Postcard #25
Published: Feb. 4, 2006, 4:20 p.m.Duration: N/A
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Considering Vancouver Cobblestones from the Woodshed Postcard #22
Published: Feb. 4, 2006, 7:40 a.m.Duration: N/A
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Belize and Bookshelf Observations at the Woodshed Postcard #24
Published: Feb. 4, 2006, 12:55 a.m.Duration: N/A
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Temporary Lighthouses from the Woodshed Postcard #23
Published: Feb. 3, 2006, 11:43 p.m.Duration: N/A
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Cascadia Starlight in a Woodshed Session Postcard #21
Published: Feb. 3, 2006, 11:05 p.m.Duration: N/A
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Short Fiction, Coincidentally about Drinking Postcard #20
Published: Dec. 27, 2005, 4:20 p.m.Duration: N/A
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Snowy Nighttime Porch with Raccoons Postcard #19
Published: Dec. 4, 2005, 4:20 p.m.Duration: N/A
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A Wabi-Sabi, Foggy Morning Postcard #18
Published: Nov. 22, 2005, 4:20 p.m.Duration: N/A
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Robert Burns on Remembrance Day Postcard #17
Published: Nov. 13, 2005, 12:20 a.m.Duration: N/A
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Rainy Day with Letters and Tolling Bells Postcard #16
Published: Nov. 3, 2005, 12:20 a.m.Duration: N/A
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Ice Skates and Vancouver Writers Postcard #15
Published: Oct. 15, 2005, 4:20 p.m.Duration: N/A
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Streaming Consciousness with Joyce from a North Shore Porch Postcard #14
Published: Oct. 9, 2005, 4:20 p.m.Duration: N/A
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German Countryside Verse and Rimbaud in Bills Steamboat Woodshed Postcard #13
Published: Sept. 27, 2005, 4:20 p.m.Duration: N/A
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Barflys in the Backyard Reading Bukowski and Kerouac Postcard #12
Published: Sept. 17, 2005, 4:20 p.m.Duration: N/A
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In Vancouver with Salinger and Disc Golf Hi-jinx Postcard #11
Published: Sept. 13, 2005, 12:20 a.m.Duration: N/A
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Kerouac Rides West and Dave Hitches North Postcard #10
Published: Sept. 8, 2005, 4:20 p.m.Duration: N/A
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Aerogrammes to Utah, St. Louis and the Gulf Coast Postcard #9
Published: Sept. 4, 2005, 4:20 p.m.Duration: N/A
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Lewis and Clark move west, Ed Abbeys wisdom and Uncle Weeds story Postcard #8
Published: Sept. 3, 2005, 12:20 a.m.Duration: N/A
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Kerouac in Mexico, Snyder in Japan and Jazz from Banff Postcard #7
Published: Sept. 1, 2005, 12:20 a.m.Duration: N/A
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Rousseau Confesses and more Letters from Russia Postcard #6
Published: Aug. 31, 2005, 12:20 a.m.Duration: N/A
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Uncle Weed and Ed Abbey head to Canyonlands Postcard #5
Published: Aug. 26, 2005, 12:20 a.m.Duration: N/A
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Russian Epics, French Poems and Irish Beer Postcard #4
Published: Aug. 25, 2005, 12:20 a.m.Duration: N/A
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HD Thoreau and GG Marquez Along for the Ride Postcard #3
Published: Aug. 23, 2005, 4:20 p.m.Duration: N/A
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Remembering Florida, Heading to Japan, Wandering with Walt Postcard #2
Published: Aug. 23, 2005, 12:20 a.m.Duration: N/A
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Heading Out with Weed and Trout Postcard #1
Published: Aug. 20, 2005, 12:01 a.m.Duration: N/A
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