Politically (in)correct attacks.
The latest insanity over political correctness has come from an unlikely source, Ukrainian Americans who one would assume, consider themselves supporters of Democracy and...
Hard Aground: Thinking the Unsinkable
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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Insects on the Peninsula: Part 2
In the second of a three-part series on Olympic Peninsula insects, we’ll look at some flies, a sawfly, a wasp, a few bees, and...
Going nuclear: The high school mascot of mass destruction
Editor's note: With the launch of Oppenheimer, we are once again reminded of the legacy of the atomic bomb, and of the people and...
Insectivore Birds Part 1
I love the diversity of Pacific Northwest birds and insects. This is a two-part photo essay about both— Insectivore Birds. (Of course, the lovely...
Spiders are Special
Spider Web Colors
Lasers? Northern Lights? Woven belts? No, this is a spider web. Lately I’ve been fascinated with one of the eight-legged arachnids—...
Our Pescatarian Birds – Part 2
Part 1 of this two-part series included gulls, crows, a merganser, a tern, an auklet, and a guillemot with their fish. Now we’ll take...
