The doorbell rang. It took me almost a minute to get to the front door to find no one on the steps . . . but on the small patch of grass there stood a young man standing upside down with the top of his head balancing the rest of his near naked body. I […]
To Ponder
En garde – Fencing Fun with Children?
Brad was out for a morning walk. He enjoyed the beautiful green grass of July and August take on some of the summer glare and smell. Brad’s children had given him love and lots of smiles, but had not given him grandchildren, which was a slight disappointment. He still loved them and always would. His […]
Calling It Quilts
Often people succeed because they are in the right place at the right time. That’s never worked for me, however. Generally, if I see something I think is worth buying, I go ahead and purchase it. Have I ever been wrong? Of course? Have I ever been right? Of course. Will I keep doing this? […]
Letter: There’ll Be Mountains
“What did you like best about your first ever hike?” I asked my five year old granddaughter when we returned home last evening from her two-and-a-half miler. I was quite surprised at her answer. She did not mention the river at all, though she had taken off her shoes and spent more time in the […]
Let’s Talk! – An Evergreen Forest Reaching Up to an Overpass
Would you like to keep me company pondering and/or discussing a new topic from my friend, author Tyrean Martinson’s book – A Pocket Sized Jumble of 500+ Writing Prompts – with all screens switched off? Then lean back, and let yourself be swamped with ideas about an evergreen forest reaching up to an overpass. And […]
Across the Fence: Dasein
Have you ever used the English Germanism Dasein (pronounce approximately: ‘dah-zine, meaning existence)? I found this one on my incredible list and wonder now, how often I have ever used it in German … It sounds so very philosophical – and actually, it is. Before I venture into anything that relates to philosophers, I want […]
Letter: There’s Joy in the Journey Too
It would have been her 76th birthday so though I had lost her to cancer after a half-century of marriage, once again I found myself in the mountains. There by one of our favorite rivers, a simple hike where so long, long ago we had gone hand-in-hand, I unpacked both her and my favorite beverage, and […]
In the Book Nook with … Dennis “DJ” Quinn
Author Dennis “DJ” Quinn’s home for the past 26 years has been on Raft Island near Gig Harbor Washington. He grew up in Helena, Montana, and lived in Minneapolis and Seattle before landing in Gig Harbor. He worked as a flight attendant from 1979-to 2005, then spent 17 years in real estate marketing; he retired […]
Letter: Still Walking Her Home
As I write this today, July 29, I am 46 miles away from my goal of a 100-mile summer of hiking through the mountains of Washington’s Cascades and Olympics and along the Pacific Coast. I just took off one day, a very special day, the one year anniversary of my wife’s homegoing. I lost her […]