Me and Stephenie Meyer

I know, I know. At first glance, it seems that Stephenie and I have very little in common. She lives in Arizona and I live in Massachusetts. She writes vampire fiction and I write non-fiction about trash and honey bees. But this week, while enjoying a bit of vampire fiction, I discovered a cool connection. You know, of course, this little book Ms. Meyer wrote?

And you remember where it is set? No? Well, then, I’ll tell you. It is set here:

That, my friends, is the Forks, Washington home of beachcomber John Anderson. I spent an afternoon perusing John’s extensive collection of beachcombed debris while researching TRACKING TRASH. In fact, this picture, found on page 7 of TRACKING TRASH, was taken in John’s Forks, Washington garage:

Small world, eh?

Having spent some time in Forks, I can tell you that it is just as overcast and misty as Ms. Meyer describes it in TWILIGHT. I didn’t see any cold ones when I was there, but I did see bone-chilling amounts of plastic debris, all of it collected on Forks beaches by John Anderson:

Anyway, if you know any Stephanie Meyer fans who are pining away for more Forks, Washington stories, be sure to let them know about TRACKING TRASH …