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This site is devoted primarily to my work as a writer. Although I'm no longer involved with the Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill, you can find here photos and information about the flock beyond that contained in the book and film. I've posted my speaking schedule, news, a short biography, contact information, some of my interests, and various writings.

My current project is a memoir detailing the series of events that took me from a comfortable existence in the suburbs of the Pacific Northwest to a life on the streets of San Francisco. I'm currently working on the second draft.

While I much prefer that people buy from independent bookstores, this is becoming increasingly difficult for many people. So here's the Amazon link to my book The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill.

Linda Fairchild Contemporary Art is selling my photographs of the wild parrots.

To read my essay about the San Francisco ordinance that bans feeding the wild parrots in city parks, click here.

To receive occasional emailings on the activities and projects of me and my wife, filmmaker Judy Irving, click here. (List name: Book and Film.)

And while I'm here: I cannot hack another four years of Republican policies, foreign or domestic. I happily support Barack Obama for President. Please give him your vote.

--Mark Bittner, June 27, 2008

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