Generated by All in One SEO v5.0.0.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Lou Cook, Author Who doesn't love a good book! ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://loucook.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Blog](https://loucook.com/index.php/blog/) - [My Kind of Guys](https://loucook.com/index.php/2025/12/30/my-kind-of-guys/) - The situation arose organically. One day in April, a Rabbit came into my life. He was a Rabbit with attitude. Kind of growly, like Edward G. Robinson in Key Largo. “How tall are you, Bunzini?” “Taller than I look, Bubb!” (Bunz calls female people Bubb, and male people Bub.) See what I mean? He is - [Sailors](https://loucook.com/index.php/2023/12/01/sailors/) - Working on boats, you hear the best stories. I have been working on the San Francisco Bay ferries for over 20 years. One of the perks of working the ferries is the ever-changing beauty of the view. Another is the stories. Sailors have a great stockpile of stories. Short or long, chances are you will - [A Writing Life: Sailing Into the Future](https://loucook.com/index.php/2020/04/29/a-writing-life-sailing-into-the-future/) - Connect the Dots I got lucky. I took a job at a Marin County architectural firm without realizing it would change my life. Now I needed to commute across the Bay from San Francisco. At first I drove a borrowed Fiero. A few months in, my borrowed car developed an intractable electrical short: the engine - [Interview with Award-winning Author J.M. Forster](https://loucook.com/index.php/2020/06/16/interview-with-award-winning-author-j-m-forster/) - "We are all different and there is no such thing as normal." There are a lot of good authors on Amazon who don’t appear on the Best Seller list. It’s fun to poke around and use the ‘Look Inside’ option and see what appeals. This is how I discovered J.M. Forster. She is an award - [INTERVIEW WITH BRITISH AUTHOR JOY WODHAMS](https://loucook.com/index.php/2020/04/14/interview-with-british-author-joy-wodhams/) - Do you read-aloud to children and need some better books? - [Double-packed Books](https://loucook.com/index.php/2020/03/21/double-packed-books/) - Many libraries have eBook lending programs. You can read your free eBooks on any number of free eReaders, available on line. Check out the links at the end of this article. It is all free. - [What Is Rabbit Noir](https://loucook.com/index.php/2020/01/06/what-is-rabbit-noir/) - [2-minute read] Humor in the midst of trouble. This comes to mind first when I sit down to schmanylize* what I mean by ‘Rabbit Noir’. Humor is the base. Noir is the tone. In “Murkey’s, A Rabbit Noir,” the world surrounding Murkey’s Diner is not bright and cheery. The weather is bad, the fog terrible. - [How I Became A Deckhand](https://loucook.com/index.php/2020/03/08/how-i-became-a-deckhand/) - Outside the Sailor’s Union of the Pacific, the time is 7:45am. I haven’t been up this early for months, not since I joined the ranks of the unemployed. It’s a cool morning and the light breeze is humid. At Harrison and 2nd, we are on Rincon Hill, four blocks from the San Francisco Bay. Normally - [Library](https://loucook.com/index.php/2020/04/09/librarians/) - Digital Isn't Everything The library is like a candy store where everything is free.― Jamie Ford When the San Francisco Public Library was recently padlocked as part of the city-wide shut-down, this disruption brought home the indiscriminate magnitude of the blight as it careens through society. The library — closed? I never imagined a time ## Pages - [About](https://loucook.com/) - A rollicking tale! Tough x-cop Bunzini, the rabbit, and his intellectual spider pal, Webbs, combat the marauding Moose M'Boy to save their favorite spot: MURKEY'S DINER! "Wind In the Willows meets Raymond Chandler" ... on the foggy SF docks! SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BOOKSTORE! Ask them to order Murkey's from IngramSpark! In San Francisco, my local bookstore - [Join us!](https://loucook.com/index.php/books-to-read-aloud/) - OR: go to our Substack to sign up: https://substack.com/@loucook?utm_source=user-menu IN THE PHOTO: I made this little stage set: the paneled door with door handle, a "brick" wall (not quite visible in the shadows); also, I tailored Bunz's custom suit. Our lighting professional, Tash, lit the scene! This is from our first newsletter: Hi! All this - [Ask F.A.Q.](https://loucook.com/index.php/welcome-to-12-f-a-q/) - 12 Questions Are Answered: 1. What is going on here? We are busy creating a new world of adventures with Bunzini the Rabbit, his spider pal, Webster and all their pals. We call them the Guys. 2. The story of Murkey's is so different. Why did you write it? Bunzini the Rabbit made me do - [Contact Us!](https://loucook.com/index.php/contact-us/) - We are fairly new at all this publishing stuff. At this stage of the game, we are doing all the work ourselves...that is the "Royal We" as in Bunzini, chief of this operation, and me, Lou Cook, who does all the actual work! We would love to hear from you if you have any thoughts - [Bunzini Comes Home](https://loucook.com/index.php/bunzini-comes-home/) - From author Lou Cook comes a charming tale of friendship between two plush rabbits, and their quest for a good home. eBook AVAILABLE at AMAZON BOOKS! Wrenched from the good life and set on an unexpected journey, Bunzini is horrified to find himself ‘For Sale’ in the holiday bustle of the Large Store, chocolate carrot - [Read More Books](https://loucook.com/index.php/read-more/) - We have always loved reading. Good books are treasures: they reward re-reading again and again! These are a few treasures we recommend: Of course first of all, great illustrations are such a treat. Elisabeth the Treasure Hunter has them. And then, speaking as a former little girl, it was wonderful to have a heroine who - [Privacy Policy](https://loucook.com/index.php/privacy-policy/) - Who we are We are the official website for Lou Cook, Author. Our website address is: http://loucook.com . What personal data we collect: none! ...unless you sign up for our fantastic, monthly newsletter. Comments When visitors leave comments on the site we do not collect the data. 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