The Writings of Irv Thomas

 

The Time-line Quadrant

Material on site arranged according to when it was published or written

 
All of the material to be found on this site is linked, here, according to my best awareness of when it was first published or -- where never published -- when it was written. This quadrant will be especially useful in enabling a broader view of what I was working on at any given time. The selection will continue to change, and expand, as I gradually go through file drawers and boxes of material, to find what usefully contributes to an archive. It is going to include much personal material such as journals and letters, as well as what was written to be 'for publication'.. I've tried to use an editor's eye, in making decisions about which personal papers are worthy of inclusion here.

The list stretches downward (backward) to my earliest saved writing, from 1969. In order to provide some guideline markers, I've partitioned it off into a number of natural groupings, relative to what was going on in my life at the time, so that you can more readily begin any browsing or search from a point of likely utility, instead of just burrowing into the haystack. Each such marker is linked to where its ladder steps downward in that particular timeframe. Most of the timing is accurate. Where it is purely up to recall, I've so indicated with a question mark, and continue to seek validation for those estimates.

These links have no annotated detail. If you wish that, turn to the Venue Quadrant, or the Autobiographical where it applies. If a link is not activated, the material in question is not yet up on the site, but is listed here so you'll know it's on the schedule.

Personal eras: what was happening, and when, during the writing years
[Note: this section list is ordered from earliest to latest; but the writing links below them run the other way]

Material scheduled for the site (already linked if indicated). An asterisk (*) after the link indicates the item has been indexed in the theme quadrant

Years of Activism, turmoil and change - March 1996 to 2001 and beyond (below) [Note: a brief indication of contents for each issue of Ripening Seasons can be found at the 'gate' to the full set.]

Years of Activism, turmoil and change - March 1996 to 2000 and beyond (above)


 Years of depression, creativity, and new romance: April 1992 to early 1996 (below)

Years of depression, creativity, and new romance: April 1992 to early 1996 (above)


College years in Seattle, and travel abroad: early 1987 to April 1992 (below)

College years in Seattle, and travel abroad: early 1987 to April 1992 (above)


On the road, and settling in the Northwest: April 1985 to early 1987 (below)

On the road, and settling in the Northwest: April 1985 to early 1987 (above)


Collective living in Berkeley (Hillegass House): May 1982 to April 1985 (below)

Collective living in Berkeley (Hillegass House): May 1982 to April 1985 (above)


Recovery and retreat (Camp Kilowana): mid-1978 to mid-1982 (below)

Recovery and retreat (Camp Kilowana): mid-1978 to mid-1982 (above)


Illness and retreat (in Berkeley and Carmel): 1975 through 1977 (below)

Illness and retreat (in Berkeley and Carmel): 1975 through 1977 (above)


The early Black Bart years: late 1971 through 1974 (below)

The early Black Bart years: late 1971 through 1974 (above)


Earliest writings, prior to dropping out: 1969 (Seattle) to August 1971 (below)

Earliest writings, prior to dropping out: 1969 (Seattle) to August 1971 (above)

 

 

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