Author D.L. Fowler from Gig Harbor, WA, a former investment manager and tax accountant, began writing in about 2007 and published his first novel in 2011. “The Turn: a bond that shaped history” was a finalist in several competitions and won first place in historical fiction in the Pacific Northwest Writers Association literary contest. His […]
To Ponder
Letter: What Can Happen When a Government Ignores its Citizen’s Input (Especially When It’s Valid)
Submitted by Eric Chandler. Be advised, 12-years ago, a 5-year-long study by Citizen Volunteers, experts one and all, resulted in a comprehensive “Waughop Lake Remedial Action Plan”. In 2012 that plan was given to the City of Lakewood, free-of-charge. And, it was ignored. Since then, the City has paid contractors almost $300,000 to have a new study, […]
Letter: How Do You Know If It’s Real?
Has the ever popular Volkswagen Beetle really been around since dinosaurs roamed the earth? Are telemarketers trustworthy? Members of Congress, car salespeople? The answer to all of the above is a resounding: ‘no.’ The bottom-dwellers of the 2023 Gallup poll which ranked professions based on honesty and ethics were telemarketers, members of Congress, and car […]
A Five Minute Doctor Weirdo Mystery: Sports, Effort, and a Deep Breath
Normally, when our only client has questions he comes to our home. It was not normal this time around. He wanted information on a wild and brand new product of breathing Oxygen. He gave the details while I jotted down the information and possibilities. He sniffed out the product, the people selling it, and wanted […]
Letter: Paranoia And A Panegyric
A parable regarding what, better yet who, we value, as in priceless. For over 30 years he had coveted one of the most priceless pennies in the world, and he eventually spent millions to purchase it. As he accepted the penny, the crowd applauded; the TV cameras rolled; questions were asked. What will you do […]
Letter: Where and When?
This morning I typed in my search box of articles I had written “perfect storm” thinking I would find something else. But this was the picture that appeared. Two years ago, this coming April 3, Bill’s Boathouse, our place of business, burned to the ground. Our family wrote: ‘We are absolutely heartbroken. We had grand […]
Typhoon by Joseph Conrad (short story review)
Submitted by Aaron Arkin. A longtime fan of the writer Joseph Conrad, I recently read his short story, “Typhoon”. Introducing its main character, a person who had risen to the position of ship’s captain, my initial impression saw him as a particular type, someone essentially of mediocre caliber, a “by-the-book” guy who never made waves, […]
Let’s Talk! – Walk the Red Carpet
Red carpets are always related to a special event. After the 19th century’s Industrial Revolution, red carpets were apparently associated with power and wealth. Train companies started using them for their clients to board trains. Hotels spread them at their entrances. One of my first children’s books was by German author James Krüss; it told […]
Across the Fence: Hosenrolle
How often have we laughed about the situations created on stage or in films when a woman is cross-dressing as a male and gets mistaken for one or makes the oddest mistakes BECAUSE she is a woman? Think, for example, of Shakespeare’s comedy “As You Like It” in which Lady Rosalind dresses as a man […]