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. This is one of those terms that teach me something: torpedo lights. No, torpedoes are obviously not lights on torpedoes – why would these underwater bombs need light […]
To Ponder
Across the Fence: Spitz
If you are familiar with dog breeds, you might have come across another Germanism in the English language: Spitz (pronounce: shpits, meaning pointed). Indeed, the dog race is named for the shape of its muzzle. Apparently (thank you, Wikipedia!) Spitz dogs have already been depicted in ancient Egypt around 2600 B.C. and in ancient Greece […]
Letter: I Love You To The Moon And Back
The night drew on. Darkness descended like a quilt and lay softly, a breeze gently rustling among the leaves that soon would carpet the ground in their Autumn beauty. The view from the window revealed a world slowly disappearing into a shadowless gloom. Restless, he turned away from the scene beyond the shutters, lost in […]
Hudtloff Middle School: What about academics?
Submitted by John Arbeeny. Lakewood CARES will be providing an academically based response to schools highlighted in the Clover Park School District (CPSD) “#SuperSchoolShoutOut“ articles in The Suburban Times. This is data you will not find elsewhere in CPSD public relations pieces, Board meeting agendas or “Inside Schools”. This week’s CPSD “beaming with pride” article […]
In the Book Nook with … William J. Zambini
Author William J. Zambini (aka Bill Jarcho) from Vashon Island, WA, is also a semi-retired, still working artist. He has been writing for over 40 years, but his first children’s book was published just now. William is part of the Tacoma Children’s Book crit group. When he is not writing he enjoys music, movies, reading, […]
Letter: “I Was There With You On The Mountain”
There is no reception in the mountains. If you go there, for the most part, you are alone. That’s why you go. To be alone. Near the start of the trail, there are couples strolling, families sauntering, and tables on which the contents of picnic baskets are spreading. And there is the occasional solo hiker […]
Godspell Day by Day
Peg and I have seen Stephen Schwartz speak about his plays/musicals in person. His productions capture the moments that remain in our hearts and memories forever. I’ve seen Pippin and Wicked on stage and was looking forward to seeing Godspell. Peg and I sat in one of the prime seats right on the edge of […]
Letter: “Mom, There Are Airplanes”
Once upon a time – and truth be told this story that follows happens time and time again because life, and love, and loss happens – there was a beautiful woman who was sad and despairing following the death of the love of her life. Meanwhile, miles and miles, impossible miles, far, far away in […]
Oh, Happy Dog
Peg and I were shopping at Walgreens on North Pearl. We walked past a young man and his short-hair collie mix. The dog was on a leash. He saw us and was just looking friendly. I swear he smiled. A few minutes later we were alone paying for drugstore items and admiring the dog. The […]