“Reading Time,” Painting by artist Michael Bowen, who, in the late 1950s, lived with other hardcore beatniks in the Abalone Factory at Princeton-by-the-Sea. (Photo: L-R: Beat Artist Michael Bowen with beat writer Gregory Corso standing in front of the Trieste Cafe in San Francisco. Photo courtesy Michael Bowen.)
Michael, a world traveler, is featured in my new book, “Princeton-by-the-Sea.”