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Author: Rick Schultze

A few years ago at a writers conference held in the central Oregon coast town of Yachats, where I live, I listened to the late Ken Kesey, a frequent visitor to the area, tell a writer that this could be a hard place to write. “If you think you can sit there staring at the ocean for inspiration you’re wrong, it’s not out there, it’s in your head!” He was right; it is beautiful here in Lincoln County, the kind of beauty that makes concentrating on anything else tough and since hearing that insight, I’ve written at a desk facing a wall, no windows opening onto a ocean view, although I have one, but it’s worked. I’ve done, and do, different kinds of writing. As a freelance writer I’ve been a observational columnist, a humor columnist, a book and music reviewer for newspapers, magazines, and online. However, as a creative writer, my heart belongs to fiction. In that genre I do short stories, road adventure stories, musical adventure tales, and in current production, are three small novels. So really the purpose of this web site is to give you a glance of some of the things I’ve done, a preview of what’s coming, and hopefully, a view of what it’s like to be a writer living in a small town on the Oregon coast!

Best time of year for The National Football League

Posted on February 3, 2022February 4, 2022 by Rick Schultze

This the best time of year for The National Football League. The most popular sports league is dominating the airwaves. The Super Bowl is coming with the Cincinnati Bengles against The Los Angeles Rams on February 13th. Tom Brady perhaps the best Quarterback ever just retired, and everything NFL is making news. However, there is…

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Pre-Season Reflections

Posted on August 16, 2021September 2, 2021 by Rick Schultze

It’s pre-season and time for reflections as to what is coming next! Pre-season is the time prior to the real action like school, new fall releases in T.V., movies, and pre-season Football. Professional football is a tough way to make a living so pre-season to the rookies and pros trying to stay active with some…

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Degrees of Beautiful

Posted on July 13, 2021July 14, 2021 by Rick Schultze

This time of year the gardens around Waldport are different degrees of beautiful. I think we ought to thank the gardeners who’ve provided us with the beautiful sights. There are several kinds of gardens but the ones I’m talking about are those that are individual home ones for beauty possibly growing some small produce like…

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The Most Powerful Sense

Posted on July 1, 2021July 2, 2021 by Rick Schultze

Touch, taste, sight, sound and smell are the senses humans have. I’m pretty sure animals have them too, but I’m dealing with we humans today! These senses are powerful and can change the directions you were going once they kick in. For example if you’re walking down the street and you suddenly smell a delicious…

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Boulevard of Broken Dreams

Posted on July 1, 2021July 1, 2021 by Rick Schultze

Broadway in some cities is called the “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” but in Waldport it’s one of the streets that leads to a neat part of town. Follow Broadway down to the re-furbished port and you can choose from four eating establishments for anything from fresh crab to Mexican food. All of them delicious treats!…

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The Color Red

Posted on June 30, 2021July 1, 2021 by Rick Schultze

The other day when I clicked on the weather news all of Oregon was the color red, a heat advisory. The only exception was a sliver of coolness on the Central Oregon Coast. Right smack in the middle of that coolness was Waldport! Of course we here in Waldport got warm but nothing like inland…

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The sounds and sights of Spring

Posted on May 27, 2021July 1, 2021 by Rick Schultze

The sounds and sights of Spring. This is the one time of year that you can actually see the changes of the seasons. Winter, fall, and summer just kind of sneak up on you, but Spring lets you know it’s here. The first hint of Spring are the birds singing. It’s a beautiful symphony of…

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A Fun Trip

Posted on May 24, 2021May 24, 2021 by Rick Schultze

We here on The Central Oregon coast occasionally have to go into the valley for a variety of reasons. Sometimes for business, sometimes for fun. Well, last week I got to go for fun and that it was. Heading out of Waldport on Hwy 34 on a beautiful day I was amazed at how green…

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People Watch

Posted on May 19, 2021May 19, 2021 by Rick Schultze

For me there is nothing finer than a beautiful sunny day in May when I can sit outside and people watch! Since I live by two stores and a church there is always a lot of people action. A year ago thanks to Covid there wasn’t as much activity but today it’s back. When I’m…

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The Drought

Posted on May 18, 2021May 19, 2021 by Rick Schultze

While the Pacific Northwest, including Oregon, is in a mini drought due to no rain, Television is in a drought thanks to the season this time of year. The lack of rain has to do with atmosphere changes and with luck we will get enough rain to fix the problem. However, the Television drought totally…

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What A Trip

Posted on March 2, 2021March 22, 2021 by Rick Schultze

Recently I took a trip. No I’m not talking about a trip to an exotic destination, just a simple trip from Waldport to Portland and back. Although I’ve taken the same trip many times before, this last time I noticed things I’ve seen but not paid attention to before! Taking Hwy 20 East from Newport…

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Presidents Day

Posted on February 18, 2021February 19, 2021 by Rick Schultze

Presidents day always makes me smile! Seems like we can’t decide which President to honor so we’ve just lumped them all together and you get to decide which one to honor! These days that could be scary, choose the wrong President and someone is going to be mad at you! However it’s a national holiday…

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