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Priscilla Long Papers

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Long, Priscilla PRISCILLA LONG PAPERS 1996-2002 2.84 cubic ft. Accession No. 4306-010

INVENTORY

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1 MISC. LITERARY BUSINESS Kleidon publishing and “Dropout” aka “Too Late for Miss Roselli" Writing as Farming (North Dakota Q) Letter to Seattle Public Library regarding their egregious discard of Two copies of Where the Sun Never Shines: A History of America’s Bloody Coal Industry Letter to UW Extension (Elizabeth Scott) explaining that their low pay precludes my teaching a second course for them.

HISTORYLINK.ORG Miscellaneous selection of papers from this online encyclopedia of King County/Seattle (soon to be state of Washington) history. Priscilla Long is Senior Editor of the Website. Walt Crowley, executive director; Dave Wilma Deputy Director, etc.

VITAS AND PUBLICITY Vitas and Publicity

POETRY 7th Edition (bound) Complete Chronological Book of Poems as of Sept 2002 Versions of Light and Dark (formerly Sunlight, Buried) Drafts of Poems, September 2001-October 2002 (1 of 2) 2 Drafts of Poems, September 2001-October 2002 (2 of 2) Poetry Workbook, August 2000-August 2002

LATE 1990s TEACHING, TUTORIAL, AND EDITING FILES A small selection of files including Washington Law and Politics, Sasquatch, and private tutorials, 1997-2000. (Private client files are in [closed] personal correspondence section.)

TEACHING AND DRAFTS OF NOTES AND EXERCISES FOR PRACTICING WRITERS Files of courses taught 2000-2002

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3 JOURNALS - JANUARY 1996-JANUARY 1998

Priscilla Long Journal January 16, 1996-February 22, 1996. Title: Working it Through High period of Seattle Five Plus One (poets). Jack Remick, Irene Drennan, Anne Sweet, Jo Nelson (d. 2001), Kevin Coyne, Priscilla Long.

Priscilla Long Journal February 22, 1996- March 18, 1996. Title: Working it Out (Vol 156 of the journal). Seattle Five Plus One; Cal McCune (d. October 1996); Maury Klein, Connie Field.

Priscilla Long Journal March 19, 1996-April 25, 1996. Title: Magnolia and Daffodil. Jack Remick; Peter Irons, Cal McCune, migraines, conflicted relationship with Jo Nelson; Journal contains the record of stress and upset.

Priscilla Long Journal April 26-May 31, 1996. Title: Dreaming the Body of Work. Joan Mandel; Seattle Five Plus One; Begins financial crisis which becomes full blown by 1997; Bethany Reid, Joan Amatucci.

Priscilla Long Journal June 1-July 25, 1996. Title: Summer Musings. Visit of parents; Bethany Reid; Jack Remick; Peter Irons and financial crisis; Seattle Five Plus One.

Priscilla Long Journal July 25-August 27, 1996. Title: Heartfelt and Going Strong. Seattle Five Plus One – dissatisfactions; My upbringing; Maury Klein, Susanne Long, Bethany Reid.

Priscilla Long Journal August 27-October 5, 1996. Title: Yellow Chrysanthemums. Cal McCune in hospital. Begin Roger Pick relationship; Norm Shatkin and Katherine Mansfield; Conflicts and problems Seattle Five Plus One. Last Seattle Five Plus One reading.

Priscilla Long Journal October 6-November 17, 1996. Title: Electricity Cal McCune death; Roger Pick relationship. Jackie Barnett; Jack Remick. Financial crises. Decision to stop novel until creativity book is finished.

Priscilla Long Journal November 17, 1996-January 20, 1997. Title: The Magic Tortoise Roger Pick Relationship; Cal McCune memorial; Walt Crowley; Paul Dorpat; parents move to Heron Point. Rukeyser Review, Women’s Review of Books.

Priscilla Long Journal January 20, 1997-March 12, 1997. Title: Again the Magic Tortoise. Extreme financial crisis plus breakup with Roger Pick. Yet a personal breakthrough. CoCA Exhibition. Terrific poetry reading and Gordon Wood Habitude opening. My dear friend Saul Slapikoff.

Priscilla Long Journal March 13, 1997-June 2, 1997 Title: A March Flowering. Breakup with Roger Pick and extreme financial crisis. Lois Hudson; Bethany Reid, a difficult period in our longstanding friendship. Wisdom of Sandra Nickerson and personal breakthrough continuing. RESTRICTED

3 Priscilla Long Journal June 2, 1997-August 19, 1997 Title: Perseverance. Book of high financial crisis; final breakup with Roger Pick; writing with Katie Talbot; Zen Fred; work on women artist book.

Priscilla Long Journal August 19, 1997-September 18, 1997 Title: Writing Down the Bones. Breakup with Roger Pick; Extreme financial crisis. Personal breakthrough; mother’s stroke; Katie Talbot; Saul Slapikoff; working on creativity book.

Priscilla Long Journal September 18, 1997-November 10, 1997 Title: Attention and Recognition. Pain and crisis re Roger Pick (marries another) and finances. A period of great growth. Al Anon; writing with Katie Talbot. Working through the darkness.

Priscilla Long Journal November 10, 1997 –January 17, 1998. Title: Gatherings: Community, Love, Work. End of Financial relationship with Peter Irons. Poor now but solvent. Mother strokes. Bethany Reid, Jack Remick, Saul Slapikoff, insights on Roger Pick; My cats. Copyediting at Washington Law and Politics.

4 JOURNALS (cont.)

Priscilla Long Journal January 18, 1998- March 29, 1998. Title: I Ching Advisory. Working along (Works completed listed in front). Reflections on Roger Pick continuing. A period of recovery and good work.

Priscilla Long Journal March 30, 1998- June 15, 1998. Title: Care of the Cow. Period of extremely long hours teaching and with clients. Healing from break with Roger Pick.

Priscilla Long Journal June 17, 1998-August 8, 1998 Title: No title. Small extra journal book. Begin working as Senior Editor at HistoryLink.org

Priscilla Long Journal August 8, 1998 – October 11, 1998. Title: Nourishing my Own Self as I Nourish Others. Read at Bumbershoot. Period of heavy work load teaching and with clients. Working at HistoryLink.org

Priscilla Long Journal October 12, 1998-December 21, 1998 Title: Breathing in I Calm My Body, Breathing Out I Smile. Again heavy work. Clients Jack Blackburn, Barbara Blackburn, John Wright. Includes list of clients.

Priscilla Long Journal December 22, 1998-February 15, 1999. Title: Time Enough, Space Enough. A very heavy work load, teaching and clients.

Priscilla Long Journal February 16, 1999—April 11, 1999. Title: Time Enough and Space Enough Book 2. Heavy period of clients and teaching. Feminist Memoir Project reading, Barbara Winslow, and trip to Yellow Springs, Ohio.

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4 Priscilla Long Journal April 11, 1999- June 15, 1999. Title: Birdsong, Time, Focus the Work. Working on Women Artist Book. Very heavy work load. May 4, words to a song I wrote.

Priscilla Long Journal June 16, 1999-August 2, 1999. Title: The Need for Peace, The Need for Order, The Need for Love. HistoryLing.org. Paul Dorpat, work on my father issues with Peggy Crastnopol, Greg Lange.

Priscilla Long Journal August 3, 1999-September 22, 1999. Title: Care of the Writer’s Soul.

PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE

Summary of clients and finances, 2001-2002 Misc. Correspondence, 2001-2002 (incl. Moravian Sem, Katie Cutler, Lisa Weil) Joel Chafetz (Seattle writer and friend. Certificate chartering PL as Matti’s paternal aunt) Margaret Chisholm (old friend, lives in New Haven, Yale Law librarian) Clients (miscellaneous, confidential) Peter Creelman (Antioch peer) Amanda and Flynn Donovan (dear friends and ex-inlaws) Joan and Louis Fiset (Seattle friends) Carter Henry (Carter is my first cousin, son of Rodney Henry, my mother’s brother) HistoryLink Personal Louis Kampf (old Boston friend) Maury Klein Pam Long (Priscilla Long’s twin sister) Longs John Marshall—P-I Eric Messerschmidt (my nephew) Skye Moody (Seattle friend) Sandra Nickerson (painter and old dear friend) Philip Red Eagle (includes a notebook) Bethany Reid (Seattle poet and dear friend) Jane Schlosberg (old friend from Antioch days) Seattle Five Plus One people: Jack Remick, Irene Drennan, Anne Sweet, KevinCoyne, Jo Nelson (d. 2001) Carol Shade (Writer and dear friend who helps me administer my classes) Norm Shatkin (dear friend and was when I was 18 the love of my life) Laura Synder (a poet I was exchanging work with for a while) Joe Williams (Kirkwood potter and friend) Howard Zinn (old friend from Boston)