Submitted by Sam Ahn. I own the Lucky Food Store on Hipkins Rd, and for the past 14 months, my life has been a constant question: When will this end? When the city told us the construction would start on September 2023 and wrap up by early 2024 (as even see on the road improvements […]
To Ponder
Suki and the Fall of Halloween
With a large bag of candies for giveaways Suki started her reversal of direction and headed for home. She left her two sisters in charge of the store. It wasn’t so much about Halloween as it was about the air, the wind, the leaves, the sun and moon and the glee. Suki got back home […]
Letter: The Daisies Knew the Answer
He’d asked her before. In fact, over and over again. ‘Would she marry him?’ Her answer was always the same. But that didn’t dissuade him at all. He would ask again. He was, after all, nothing if not persistent. Unlike the weather that afternoon that had not yet decided what it wanted to do – […]
Letter: The Daisies in the Jar by the Window
They were the last two daisies of the beautiful bouquet that he had delivered from the local florist weeks ago to her door. Some of the tips of the petals were tinged with age. Once brightly greeting the day with their happy disposition, the sprightly and perky rays extending from the paling yellowed centers were […]
Letter: Time to Come Home
She sent me a compass so I could find my way. Attached was an hourglass, a small one at that, time running quickly and irrevocably away. Time to come home. One-hundred miles I hiked solo this just completed summer. Three times I got lost. Early mornings, awake before the sun crested the mountain, I sat […]
Golden Haired Laura
Laura could catch your eye in an instant. From the minute she walked into a room or left it, the eyes of people followed her. Her blond hair was natural, as were her smiles. Once you saw the face you were captivated. Laura had it all. She walked with grace, her smile could melt a […]
Let’s Talk! – Geometry Poetry
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 guess, my first encounter with geometry was fun. It was in first grade – and actually it wasn’t so much about geometry than about two circles that overlapped, […]
Letter: The Kroger and Albertsons Merger
Submitted by Dick Muri, Steilacoom. It appears the Kroger / Albertson’s merger is nearing completion. The FTC decision is approaching, and our Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s lawsuit is winding down in Seattle. But why is Ferguson spending so many state resources on a case that will be superseded by the federal case? According to the Seattle […]
Letter: Reflections – How Love Works
It’s early morning at the coffee shop. A new day of autumn sunlight filters through the changing colors of the leaves, many still clinging to the spindly branches of the tree outside the window. My face is caught on the screen, reflecting my contemplative mood. An elderly woman slowly maneuvering her way along the sidewalk, […]