Diana Talley: Shavings in my Brassiere #3
We bring you another week of stories from Port Townsend's shipwright Diana Talley.
The Leak
“If you can keep a boat afloat for 24 hours, you...
When I was a Secret Agent
Many years ago and far, far away, (southwest Florida in 1982, to be exact), I was living and working in a marina fifteen miles...
Confessions of a Weather Girl
by Karen Sullivan, aka Roatan Rose
In 1978, the Bay Islands of Honduras were placid and undisturbed by hordes of tourists or gunfire. Few people...
The PTeRider Story:
“The town is full of FIPS,” I said when we got to the part in the tour about what kind of people live in...
Conversation with a friend
Recently Cathy Nickum has contributed two pieces to Rainshadow about her feelings and thoughts on the death of David Crosby and the ideals...
A Winter’s Diary
Dec 31, 2020: It was foggy this morning, and temps have not dipped below freezing in a long time. There was a thick frost...
We Regret the Error: 100 Years of Editorial Blindness
The following story first appeared in Post Alley.
Last weekend, the Seattle Times issued a highly unusual mea culpa, revisiting and apologizing for its 1942...
Garth Hudson’s PT Performance Remembered
An update from Charlie Bermant: I first published Garth Hudson’s address with encouragement to write him and then this address was picked up by...
Sockeye & Me: Two Journeys Cross Paths
Like so many of our neighbors, I was drawn to Port Townsend by saltwater and sawdust, and by the amazing wooden boats that blend...
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Brazilian music in our “little village”
We are republishing this article from last year as we begin the 2024 Centrum Choro workshop.
Some years back a Brazilian musical friend stated "we...
Fort Núñez Gaona
In 1792, Spanish colonists, led by Lt. Sálvador Fidalgo, constructed Fort Núñez Gaona on the shore of Neah Bay. Named after Admiral Manuel Núñez...
The Good News: Puget Sound Herring
Spring on Puget Sound is about gardens bursting with tulips and daffodils, white sails set against glistening blue seas, and massive, shimmering schools of...
