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by James Murren 25 October 2021 Number of comments0
California Libations Poetry

New Home Library and Novel

We built a home library, commissioning a local craftsman and fulfilling a dream that we shared. It’s not complete, withContinue Reading

by James Murren 25 October 2021 Number of comments0
MTB

MTBeer Update

Hello, everyone! MTBeer Update: If you’re interested in seeing what’s going on at my Substack called MTBeer, check it atContinue Reading

by James Murren 17 October 2021 Number of comments0
Photos Poetry

Make Your Own Poem

Most times we need a little inspiration to make a poem. In rare moments, they happen, the inspiration coming fromContinue Reading

murren, san diego
by James Murren 09 October 2021 Number of comments0
California Photos

San Diego Summer Photo Dump

Summer 2021 passed by super quick, having spent the days fixing up the new house and passing some of theContinue Reading

by James Murren 29 September 2021 Number of comments0
California MTB

Earn Your Beer in SLO

Out now in Adventure Sports Journal is my new Earn Your Beer column. This time around it features independent breweriesContinue Reading

by James Murren 16 July 2021 Number of comments0
California Libations MTB

Earn Your Beer in Idyllwild

Out now in the new issue of Adventure Sports Journal is the latest installment of Earn Your Beer, my columnContinue Reading

by James Murren 30 May 2021 Number of comments0
California ocean

Sandshoeing in Coronado, San Diego

The editors of Snowshoe Magazine, one that I’ve written for over the years, emailed asking if I would be willing/interestedContinue Reading

by James Murren 22 May 2021 Number of comments0
California Libations

Earn Your Beer: San Diego’s Seasonal Waterfalls and Julian Beer Company

From my latest Earn Your Beer Column in Adventure Sports Journal: “When enough rain comes to San Diego’s hinterlands, seasonalContinue Reading

by James Murren 13 May 2021 Number of comments0
Poetry Say Something

Seeing Color

don’t tell me you don’t see color unless you truly are color blind because when you tell me that iContinue Reading

by James Murren 23 March 2021 Number of comments0
California Libations Mountains

Earn Your Beer: A Classic Yosemite Hike and South Gate Brewing

The latest installment of my Earn Your Beer column is out now in the 20th Anniversary edition of Adventure SportsContinue Reading

by James Murren 13 March 2021 Number of comments0
California MTB

Desert Song–The Sound of Silence

Out now in Cranked, is an essay I wrote about mountain biking/fat biking in the Valley of the Moon, CAContinue Reading

by James Murren 18 February 2021 Number of comments0
Photos Poetry

what you can’t see

what you can’t see is that the seals are escaping a mother and her pup to the left of theContinue Reading

by James Murren 08 February 2021 Number of comments0
Libations MTB

A Few Words of Clarification and a Discount

Hello, everyone! A few words of clarification about this site, which is my writer’s website, and my new project overContinue Reading

by James Murren 03 February 2021 Number of comments0
California Poetry

the un-words that speak

as we all know, sometimes there are no words to paint the picture so we stand or sit in silenceContinue Reading

by James Murren 22 January 2021 Number of comments0
Poetry

Promises, Promises

i am not afraid to             promise you i am afraid, though, that             you                         will                                     not                        Continue Reading

by James Murren 17 January 2021 Number of comments0
California Poetry

the trees tell us

what is it that we want this world to be maybe we should stop asking ourselves instead turning to theContinue Reading

by James Murren 13 January 2021 Number of comments0
Poetry

Not Uncomplicated

we are not uncomplicated, none of us but that does not give us license to be unkind instead, we shouldContinue Reading

by James Murren 30 December 2020 Number of comments0
California ocean

Surly Surf, San Diego

The rain/winter storm came and went, and along with it, surly surf came rolling into San Diego and will stickContinue Reading