Are you ready to switch off your screens and ponder or discuss another writing/conversation prompt from my friend Tyrean Martinson’s book? Here’s my take on it. I have never owned a dog. I guess that is what one associates first and foremost with tail-wagging. Man’s best friend, a canine that loves unconditionally and defends its […]
To Ponder
Letter: Love Is Like That
It was very, very early morning, the inky blackness of the sky above seamlessly meshing with the just as black water below. I knew they were out there. I could hear them. Somewhere. Only as I moved silently along did I occasionally catch a glimpse of them, their shadowy figures briefly revealed by the faint […]
Letter: Lakewood Towne Center and Why it Should Not Happen
Submitted by Eric & Jen Chandler. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN…..We are still against this proposal for the same reasons in our original letter…TRAFFIC ! And, even though Alliance has made an attempt to waylay our concerns about this critical aspect of this project, there is still much to be considered and answered. What follows […]
Across the Fence: Nostalgia in Wood
It gets quieter on Puget Sound these days. With Labor Day a month behind us and crabbing season long over, most boaters have started wintering their vessels. Sometimes, on a windy day, you might glimpse one or another sailboat between the islands or a motorboat speed up the Narrows. Now is the time to contemplate […]
Letter: “Fly Away!”
She could hear the roar of the crowd as fans and foes alike stand to their feet, so many fans gleefully hopeful with hands and arms stretched toward the heavens; just as many fans grimacing in dismay with hands clasped below their chins, all eyes gawking at the baseball arcing higher and higher toward the […]
Apple Picking Time in Lakewood?
Saturday afternoon in Lakewood, members and friends of the Transportation Club of Tacoma joined together to box up free apples for the hungry. EFN, the Emergency Food Network, is a program the Transportation Club has been assisting for years. The apples were harvested and delivered. Members of the club checked each apple to make sure […]
In the Book Nook with … Ryan LaMantia
Author Ryan LaMantia from Denver, Colorado, worked for Safelite Autoglass for twelve years, but in 2021, decided to borrow some money from his house to live off for a year, while chasing his dream of writing a book. When that money dried up, he began driving for Uber and Lyft to pay the bills so […]
What the Constitution Means to Me
I don’t know about you, but I love our country. My Uncle Randall was wounded in Italy and my dad served on board oilers during World War Two providing the oil for ships fighting our opposition and delivering the soldiers to fight the enemy in the South Pacific. My mother’s younger brother fought in Korea […]
Letter: Daddies Raising Daughters, With Mommy’s Help
At a year-and-a-half she didn’t show any interest yet in potty training. She and her daddy – who she was able to distinguish from her mommy by accurately pointing out who was who – would stack blocks together (their record was five before she knocked them all down). She could get round pegs into round […]