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 […]
To Ponder
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 […]
Letter: Get On With Living … or Dying
My favorite season of the year to row is Autumn. Sometimes with others, most often alone. Boat traffic on the lake is minimal; the trees along the shoreline are resplendent in color; not a sound is heard but the rhythmic splash of the oars and my labored breathing; and the green-become-red and yellow leaves layer […]
Letter: Bigger Buckets – Why Dads Matter, Why Ordinary Will Not Do
A father and his two little daughters came down to go fishing at our lake-front public dock. The bell rang as the door opened and I exited my office to greet them, although I had already seen them on the camera monitor screen as they came down the stairs. “Could I get some bait?” the […]
Downtown Puyallup – Meridian Cafe
Peg and I had eaten here before. This time we had to wait while a long, long, long train went by before crossing the track to cafe heaven. Both of us could feel the shaking of the train track wheels for minutes well before and after the cars went quickly by. The atmosphere was welcoming, […]
Let’s Talk! – Running in the Rhythm of the Dark
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’m NOT a runner, let me tell you that. I used to be a decent sprinter when we still had sports at school. I long gave up running, even […]