Submitted by Susanne Bacon. Author Connie Connally from Tacoma, Washington, is a former English teacher and music teacher. Now she spends her time writing and occasionally teaching workshops at writing conferences. Through the course of her life, Connie has done many kinds of writing, but she enjoys fiction most. Her first published novel, “The Songs […]
Across the Fence: Biergarten
As it is getting warmer, a lot of German-speaking Europeans will flock to a type of restaurant typical for Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. They are open-air, rustic, and cozy. And, of course, you have heard about them, as the German term “Biergarten” has made it into the English language with pretty much the same pronunciation. […]
In the Book Nook with … Ryan Oliver
Author Ryan Oliver from Bremerton, Washington, works as an occupational safety and health training instructor for Trident Refit Facility in Bangor, WA. His earliest recollection of writing is from third grade; however, early high school is when he really got serious about producing his own stories. Ryan’s first book, “The Beasts of Men and Gods: […]
In the Book Nook with … Wendy Kendall
Author Wendy Kendall’s journey north to Seattle started from Los Angeles, where she enjoyed a wonderful childhood, then San Francisco, the small community of Davis, CA, and a couple of years in Oregon. Her career is in business as a project manager; many of the skills she has been trained on in that capacity have […]
Across the Fence: Inspiration and Creation
What a daunting title for this article, isn’t it? Yet, we all have got them in ourselves, inspiration as well as creation. Sometimes, the two just don’t necessarily come together. Why is that? Take a Frenchman named Marcel Proust. He was inspired by the word Madeleine – the biscuits, mind, not a girl. He could […]
In the Book Nook with … J.D. Howard
Author J.D. Howard, among others a retired real estate broker, was born in West Seattle but grew up in Everett during the 60s/70s; he currently lives in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains north of Monroe, WA. He started writing poetry in high school in the early 70s and published his first novel of now […]
In the Book Nook with … Rob Phillips
Submitted by Susanne Bacon. Author Rob Phillips retired after 41 years in the advertising/marketing agency business in Central Washington. He has been writing professionally since 1986 when he sold his first magazine article to a fishing magazine. Since then, he has had well over 1,500 magazine and newspaper articles published. His first book titled “The […]
In the Book Nook with … Judy Kiehart
Author Judy Kiehart, born and raised on the East Coast, used to work as a residential appraiser in Colorado before she retired and chose Olympia, Washington, as home. She launched her memoir, “Calico Lane,“ in January 2022 and won the 2022 Best Indie Book Award (BIBA) in the LGBTQ Memoir category. Judy has received recognition […]
In the Book Nook with … Justin Teerlinck
Submitted by Susanne Bacon. Author Justin Teerlinck is at home in Gig Harbor, Washington. The trained and experienced forensic occupational therapist works currently as a freelance writer and community mental health occupational therapist. He has been writing since he was 16 years old and began by keeping a diary every day for 15 years, along with […]
In the Book Nook with … Tyrean Martinson
Author Tyrean Martinson lives in Gig Harbor, Washington, and works three freelance jobs, as a writing teacher and coach for homeschool students, public school students, and adults, as a property manager, and as an author of short and long works. She has been making up stories and song lyrics for as long as she can […]
In the Book Nook with … Toni Kief
Author Toni Kief from Marysville, Washington, spent 43 years as an independent insurance investigator and is now retired. Near her 60th birthday, she was dared to write and started with short bios and Flash fiction. Her novel “Mildred in Disguise with Diamonds” from the Mildred Unchained the unexpected series received the 2019 Apple Book Award […]
In the Book Nook with … D. Ellsworth Hoag
Author D. Ellsworth Hoag from Phoenix, Arizona, is retired and has been writing off and on since his mid-fifties. His first published book was “Yuletime Yammerings” (2014). D. Ellsworth is a member of several writing groups. When he is not writing, he plays the recorder and explores musical genres. Which genres do you cover?D. Ellsworth […]