Review: Telémachus by Michael Daley
Port Townsend readers may find this emotionally gripping novel by former Port Townsend writer, Michael Daley, hauntingly familiar. Telémachus is a timeless dream of a book that takes place in a...
Playground – A movie masterpiece on many levels
The Belgian movie "Playground" (originally titled 'A World'), is a modern masterpiece of filmmaking on a variety of levels. It is not only a...
On the Couch: “Creem: America’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll Magazine,” and supporting the Rose...
“The light that burns twice as bright burns half as long … and you have burned so very, very brightly.”
Much like the publication it...
On the Couch: “Rebuilding Paradise”
The hard-fought recovery of a small town devastated by 2018 wildfire.
On the Couch: “The Wild” makes the plight of the environment deeply personal
Environmental causes have tended to be a tough sell to the public because our empathy extends more easily to stories to which human faces...
On the Couch: “John Lewis: Good Trouble”
With the passing of U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) on July 17, whose 30-plus years of service in Congress were the capstone to a...
On the Couch: “The Grey Fox” returns
Editor's note: This week, we start running movie reviews by local reviewer, Kirk Boxleitner. Kirk was a reviewer for the Port Townsend Leader for...
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The lost commencement address by Tom Robbins
Photo of Tom Robbins by Dan Wallen. Used with permission of University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections MPH1272
When I was the editor of the...
Spider Sticks
A spider stick is any handy light branch or stem which you have stripped of its leaves and twigs, cut to three feet or...
So Long, Pygmy Kayaks
More than three decades ago, when guys like Bill Gates and Steve Jobs were building technology companies that would change the world, another Ivy...
Love in the Time of Covid
March 15, 2020, message from the Port Townsend School District:
We are looking forward to seeing students at school on Monday so teachers and students can...
On the hard: Chichagof
From Classic Yachts to Fish Packers: Their Stories
The Power Scow Chichagof.
Chichagof is a power scow, a salmon scow, a fish tender. The U.S....
