Are you ready to switch off your screens and ponder or discuss another writing/conversation prompt during dinner tonight? You want to know about my thoughts on it? Here’s my take: There have been these first days of spring that have been feeling like a messenger of an early summer. Near the seventies (or if you’re […]
To Ponder
Across the Fence: A Heart-Felt Homage
What struck my eyes first at The Cascade Mountain Men’s annual Muzzle Loading Arms Show at the Enumclaw Expo Center in March was that intricately beaded dress she wore. I have never seen such workmanship in such abundance and with such fine taste. I simply had to make sure: Did she make this dress herself? […]
In the Book Nook with … Kristin Gentile
Author Kristin Gentile from Gig Harbor, WA, works also as a consultant specializing in process improvement. Her book debut is a children’s book titled Hazel the Hunter. She is a member of the Greater Gig Harbor Literary Society. When Kristin is not writing, she can be found camping, being on the water, reading, or being […]
Letter: Looking Back On the Way We Had Come
By David and Charlotte Anderson We were descending from the pass through the mountains when she exclaimed, “Look behind us! That’s the best view ever!” She had glanced at her side-view mirror and there, in my “blind spot” but clearly visible from her vantage point, were the crags, and peaks, and pinnacles of a most […]
Letter: If the Department of Education Falls, Two Subjects Must Stand
Submitted by Greg Alderete. While many Americans are debating whether the Department of Education should even exist, I’m less concerned with its dismantling than I am with the fact that — long before this moment — it wasn’t doing its job. If the Department disappears, what replaces it must be stronger, not weaker. We must […]
Letter: The Words on the Wall, The Heart in the Window
By David and Charlotte Anderson The sign said “Exit.” The words on the wall below it spoke of God’s faithfulness. As we exited the church, tears were in abundance. It was the conclusion of another class on grief, folks who had gathered united by sorrow. Is God faithful when we have experienced loss, our world […]
Searching for the Right Singer
A Short Story. Carlos was irritated. Traffic was bad and he was running late. He was driving up from Los Angeles. In reality, being hundreds of miles away, there was nothing he could really do about it. To be truthful he was already a target of stupidity as far as the Seattle night club was […]
A Letter to Lakewood
Submitted by Bob Warfield. The meeting of City Council Monday evening, April 21, 2025 at Lakewood City Hall was impressive. In the space of ninety minutes, it captured the best of community, local governance and our contemporary dilemma, one facing every town and city across Washington. From opening citations, a celebration of Daffodil traditions, improving public […]
Bug – the latest live production at Tacoma Little Theatre
Submitted by Don and Peg Doman. “Letts exploits audience uncertainties and the play benefits enormously from the claustrophobic intimacy of a space capable of making scripts seem more convincing than they might play out elsewhere.” Peg and I got to see the final dress rehearsal Thursday night with our Rotary friend Jan Brazzell. Our front […]