The other day, I was vacuuming my house and was totally in deep thoughts when, all of a sudden, my vacuum cleaner died on me. The sudden silence woke me out of deep contemplation about a plot twist in my next novel, but I knew immediately what had happened. The plug had fallen out of […]
Lakewood
Westside Story – The Twilight Zone – Almost Dead in Deadhorse, Alaska – Part IV
Submitted by Joe Boyle. This world exploration style story comes to you in four parts. Click on any or all of the following links to access any parts previously published you may have missed. Westside Story – The Twilight Zone – Almost Dead In Deadhorse, Alaska – Part I Westside Story – The Twilight Zone […]
Westside Story – The Twilight Zone – Almost Dead in Deadhorse, Alaska – Part III
Submitted by Joe Boyle. I am presenting this wind in your face adventure story in four parts. Click on any or all of the following links to access any part(s) previously published you may have missed. Westside Story – The Twilight Zone – Almost Dead In Deadhorse, Alaska – PART I Westside Story – The […]
Library Levy, Amtrak Trains and more topic of Sept. 6 neighborhood meeting
Submitted by David Anderson. The Tillicum Woodbrook Neighborhood Association, after two months off, returns to its regular schedule of first-Thursday-of-the-month meetings at the Tillicum Community Center, 14916 Washington Ave. SW, 6:30 P.M. Library levy, Amtrak trains and more will be topics of discussion at the meeting. September newsletter outlines more details.
Letter: Sweet dreams – the value of work
Submitted by David Anderson. “More than 90 percent of Americans agree that able-bodied adults who receive means-tested government benefits should be required to work or prepare for work in exchange for those benefits.” The other 10 percent live in California and Pierce County. Solomon – purported to be the wisest guy who ever lived, and […]
Westside Story – The Twilight Zone – Almost Dead in Deadhorse, Alaska – Part II
Submitted by Joe Boyle. This action-packed serial story comes to you in four parts. Click on the following link to access previously published Part I if you missed it the first time. Westside Story – The Twilight Zone – Almost Dead In Deadhorse, Alaska – PART I The first chapter concluded with the following thoughts. 1. […]
Letter: A kinder, gentler sign code?
Submitted by David Anderson. Yes and no, maybe and maybe not, in other words some clarity would be helpful. Lakewood has published its amendments to the sign code and is offering an opportunity for feedback. Click to view version with edits noted or click to view proposed changes without track changes shown. A slight change […]
Westside Story – The Twilight Zone – Almost Dead in Deadhorse, Alaska – Part I
Submitted by Joe Boyle. The tale that follows may remind you of an episode from Rod Serling’s famous TV show, The Twilight Zone. While my entire story, except for one paragraph, is true, it took 3000 words to tell. A 13-minute read is too long for my busy readers. To respect my readers’ time, I […]
Letter: How's this for a motivational speech?
Submitted by David Anderson. I am awed by my brother. Yesterday, as we do once a year at a picnic table somewhere with a view of the water, we three siblings ate baloney sandwiches. And my brother once again chewed a face into a slice of baloney. Some years it’s the bad-for-you-but-cheap-white-bread that’s the victim. […]