I’m glad you stopped by

 

Welcome to my webpage. I’ve been threatening to create this space for about four years; I was really just being lazy. You were probably expecting something a bit more magnificent. So was I.

The thing is, I had to finish my first book, and that did pretty well. Now I am working on my second book. It’s due to be available in July 2021. We can talk about that later.

I plan on writing—here—more than on Facebook, but the @TimCottonWrites page will continue. I’m going to experiment a little bit. Some of the shorter missives will go there, and the longer “stuff” will end up here.

This isn’t science. You should know that I don’t know what I am doing.

My blog (I hate the term) will stay here, so feel free to stop by and read them as they multiply over the next few months. We have also started a newsletter, and in that, you will find, typically, the last couple of blog posts from this page. They will be delivered right to your email inbox.

It seems like a great way to avoid mucking around on social media to read this nonsense, but you do whatever you want to do. You should know that so many folks signed up for the newsletter that we have had some difficulty sending out the enormous pile of emails.

My IT guy, Matt, thinks he has whiz-banged his way past the issues. I believe him, but only because he is the first IT guy I’ve met who allows me to ask stupid questions. He has never told me to unplug it and then plug it back in, and he avoids being condescending when he answers my dumb questions. For now, and it could change, we will be sending out one newsletter per week, and it will probably be sent out on Wednesday nights. Watch for it, check your spam folders, consider checking out the blog on the days in between.

Yes, Ellie (the box-a-dor) will be featured here. We are working on more photos. Ellie plays an important role in this sideshow. Most folks want to see photographs of dogs. Yes, cats too. I don’t have any cats. You can talk to Ellie about that. On second thought, don’t mention it to her.

We will have tee shirts available soon. And we will seek out some other merchandisable fodder to raise a few bucks to keep this tiny circus going.

Thanks for checking us out. Sign up for the newsletter. We will talk soon. Reach me at TimCottonWrites@gmail with questions. I try to get back to everyone within a few days. Thanks for all your support.

TC


Reader Reviews

TIM COTTON WRITES

Reader Reviews

Coffee & Chocolate

Barnes & Noble
This is one of the best books I have read in years. It has tenderness and warm, gentle humor - and several laugh out loud spots. Give yourself a gift and read this. You will better about life.

Amazon Customer October 9, 2020

Amazon
I loved every bit of this book. I’ve been following the Bangor Police page and then Tim Cotton’s page on Facebook for years now. I think of it as a tiny little piece of my day that I can count on to make me feel something – usually something good, comforting in some way, occasionally a wee bit of sadness, but sad in that wistful way that a person appreciates. This man writes the way I often find myself thinking in my own head. He points out all the commonalities that we have as people, rather than the differences. The differences he writes about are the superficial ones, and the ones that make us interesting. I stretched this book out for quite a long time, reading a chapter or two in between other books. It’s a great place to turn when a person wants to occupy their minds with something peaceful that helps us to understand the world and our place in it just a little more.

Unhappy July 1, 2020

Amazon
I’ve enjoyed Tim Cotton’s stories and ramblings on Facebook (or The Book of Faces, as he calls it) for a while now. And having a whole book of his musings is the reading equivalent of binge watching Netflix (something I’ve only recently learned about during the lockdown). Cotton talks about the little things and he tells it like it is. But it would be a mistake to say he has ‘no filter’ – he most definitely has a filter and it’s a filter of kindness and compassion. I liked Chapter 5 ‘The Cop’ best. It’s more fictional than the rest, and I hope it’s a hint of a novel to come?

Wrenn December 30, 2020

Amazon
I have read this book 4 times now; the first 2 times I read it slowly, trying not to let it end too soon. I decided to read a few other things after that – Hamlet, Great Expectations, A Time to Kill, A Time for Mercy, Little Women. The entire time I was reading those books I longed to go back and read The Detective in the Dooryard again. When I picked it up for the third time, I felt like I was sitting down with an old friend I hadn’t seen in years, the kind you know so well you can pick right back up where you left off. The Detective in the Dooryard is a collection of stories, some about Tim Cotton’s experiences as a Bangor, Maine police officer and Detective; some are about memories of things that shape us all into who we are today. Tim often references music, mostly from the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s. Just the mention of a song’s title makes me remember growing up and coming of age during those years, and I am immediately taken back to people, places and events in my past – some good, some bad, but always just as clear as if I were there. Tim’s writing is so descriptive you feel as if you are there inside each story as well; some of his writing actually takes my breath away. There is a lot of humor, wry sarcasm, wit, and deft handling of sometimes difficult subjects. This book is the touch of your Mother’s hand on your forehead when you’re sick, your favorite treat as a child; it’s coming home. Can’t wait for the next one

Hannah January 6, 2021

Amazon
This book is like a warm hug. I honestly don’t want to put it down, but I also don’t want it to end. The struggle is real. It is not a mystery that you think you can figure out and refuse to put it down to prove to yourself you’re smarter than the author, but it feels so good and real you want to read more. Maybe I’m biased because I grew up in Maine and Tim Cotton’s lyric writings immediately put me back in the Maine woods and setting sun as I try to get every bit of light to take in the last bit of beauty from the day. It really is poetic, and funny, and relatable. You don’t have to be a big old sentimental Mainer like me to thoroughly enjoy this book, you just have to be a human living in a chaotic world looking for a happy release. Would I recommend this book; YES, SIR! Will I be giving up my copy any time soon, probably not. I know I’ll pick this book up whenever I need a warm hug, a feeling that I’m home in Maine snuggled up on my gram’s homemade quilt, and a moment of happy calm. Pick this up and enjoy! You’re welcome!
 
5
Excellent