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: “Rebuilding Paradise”
The hard-fought recovery of a small town devastated by 2018 wildfire.
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...
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...
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...
Epicuriosity: Rainshadow Restaurant Review
A common conversation amongst Jefferson County residents is about food: restaurants, bakeries, coffee shops; old standbys, newly opened, recently closed, newly re-opened. This semi-regular...
Epicurious Dining: Rainshadow Restaurant Review – Admiralty Fine Foods
A common conversation amongst Jefferson County residents is about food: restaurants, bakeries, coffee shops; old standbys, newly opened, recently closed, newly re-opened. This semi-regular...
The Grand Promise – Fiction from Rebekah Anderson
The debut novel from local author Rebekah Anderson is an ambitious piece of fiction about the building of Grand Coulee dam and its impact...
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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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...
The lost commencement address by Tom Robbins
Updating this to honor the life and times of Tom Robbins, who walked on today. He lived a remarkable life.This post originally appeared here...
A Fairyland of Mosses
In winter when the leaves have fallen and the world is misty and gray, it’s time to embrace the beauty of moss! If you’ve...
Getting a Little Squirrely
Squirrels are fascinating, and we have 25 species of the Squirrel Family in our region, according to David Moskowitz’s Wildlife of the Pacific Northwest....
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—...
