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Coppola and the Apocalypse

Posted on April 4, 2015 by MWycombe

My newest column in the St. Helena Star: “By the time the 1970s came to a close we had come to expect summer blockbuster movies — “Jaws,” “Star Wars,” “Halloween” — each one more exciting to young impressionable minds than … Continue reading →

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Storyteller: When we saw Jaws. 1975

Posted on January 22, 2015 by MWycombe

Here is my first column of 2015! It’s a story of when I was about ten years old and me and my friends conned our way into the movie theater to watch “Jaws.” We were never the same… “The movie “Jaws” … Continue reading →

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St. Helena Star Series

Posted on May 28, 2014 by MWycombe

I’ve been asked to write a monthly column that talks about growing up in the Napa Valley. The series is called, “The Storyteller, by Tim Carl a Knights Valley Correspondent,” and will be in the St. Helena Star every 3 or … Continue reading →

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“St. Helena Police Log” Poem

Posted on February 27, 2014 by MWycombe

In case you didn’t read it in the recent St. Helena Star… “Like many locals I love reading the St. Helena Police Log — a true snapshot of this wonderful and quirky place we live in or call home. The … Continue reading →

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Harvest Begins

Posted on August 27, 2013 by MWycombe

A short Haiku inspired poem by Tim Carl that celebrates the start of harvest. A goose honks Grape must in the air Harvest begins

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