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Stories from a retired Hollywood cinematographer, filmmaker, global traveler, photographer, motorcyclist, van camper and old fart.

Newsletter · By Peter McLennan · English · Official site

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  1. Issue · Aug 9, 2026

    Perfection in Disguise (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Positive tone

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    An hour after dawn, on a nearly empty bit of British Columbia highway in a small orchard town named Keremeos, a sign. "Apples. $10 for 20 lb""That can't have been right", I said as I continued driving. “I must have read that wrong. It must be 10lb for $20, not the reverse.”Unwilling to admit my poor reading skills, I turned around and drove back to the fruit stand and the sign. There, I saw a table with several dozen large clear plastic bags, each stuffed to the hilt with what looked like perfec

  2. Issue · Jul 6, 2026

    A Short Journey Into the Past (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Critical tone

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