Hard Aground: Thinking the Unsinkable

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Ferry-dependent commuters across Puget Sound shuddered at the images of the venerable superferry Walla Walla, ignominiously grounded on a Bainbridge Island beach over the...

On the Mast – The oldest image joining man and woman

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We welcome to the Rainshadow crew a new writer, Tayloe Washburn. Tayloe has been writing this successful series he calls "On The Mast" which...

Fogknife

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One cold February day eons ago I walked into Brion Toss’s rigging shop in Port Townsend. As usual, he was in a jovial mood...

Conversation with a friend

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     Recently Cathy Nickum has contributed two pieces to Rainshadow about her feelings and thoughts on the death of David Crosby and the ideals...

Forever Young

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Note:  By definition, discussions of generational experience entail generalizations.  The following perspective is mine only, and I acknowledge those who have very different experiences. ...

When a writer encounters ChatGPT

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What happens when a novelist encounters ChatGPT? Lately, around my house, I have been discussing the pros and cons of this new hyped technology....

Paper or Plastic or Cloth? Ask the Experts

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The low point of every trip to the supermarket comes when I’m confronted with that deeply religious question: Paper or plastic? I try to...

Homeward Through the Haze

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And there's so much time to make upEverywhere you turnTime we have wasted on the waySo much water movingUnderneath the bridgeLet the water come...

Living by the Wind

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Wilderness is a state of mind Ten years ago, my husband and I sailed our 24-foot boat across the Pacific Ocean from Puget Sound to...

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So Long, Pygmy Kayaks

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More than three decades ago, when guys like Bill Gates and Steve Jobs were building technology companies that would change the world, another Ivy...

George Vancouver and the Puget Sound Map

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On a foggy spring morning in May, 1792, 231 years ago this week, a sea-weary group of British sailors made their way out of...

Fort Núñez Gaona

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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 Delightful Harbor Seal

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One of the delights of my Port Townsend life is watching harbor seals. Looking out at the sea while walking along a beach, I...

Insects on the Peninsula

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Butterflies, Moths and Caterpillars We are fortunate to live on the Olympic Peninsula for so many reasons. One that doesn’t get enough attention is that...