Infinite Tenderness – Chapter 4
Chapter 4 of the unpublished novel Infinite Tenderness by local author & Rainshadow Journal Founding member Mark Clemens. The story is set in New...
Deep River Road – A Book begins a Journey
Words and Photographs by Joel W. Rogers
October 17th 2022 Cape Disappointment State Park.
Once again, my 1999 Subaru and I are doing what we were...
Infinite Tenderness – Chapter 10
Seventeen years ago today, August 29, 2005—also a Monday—Hurricane Katrina roared ashore in Louisiana and Mississippi, changing a multitude of lives forever. The storm...
Cherishing Our Actual Lives Beneath the Clouds
I lived most of my life in the Southwest, far from the upper left-hand corner of this country. How did I encounter Mike O’Connor...
Twenty-nine years: American decimation of whales and the Makah permitting process
You may have heard that the US government will now allow the Makah Tribe to hunt whales again.
Not quite.
The US will now allow the...
The Center of Buoyancy – Book Review
Long time readers of The Rainshadow Journal will likely remember the wonderful vignettes that Port Townsend's Diana Talley rolled out in the last two...
One September
A few days after Karen died, the phone rang. It was the funeral director, informing me that her remains were ready to be picked...
Infinite Tenderness – Chapter 6
Chapter 6 of the unpublished novel "Infinite Tenderness" by local author & Rainshadow Journal founding member Mark Clemens. It’s the end of August 2005, and we’re...
Notes from a First Mate in Training
Editor's note: We have not heard from Corky Parker in a while, other than that she had headed off to Mexico for some of...
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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...
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...
On the hard: Thea Foss
From Classic Yachts to Fish Packers: Their Stories
Movie Stars, Depth Charges and Tugboat Annie: The Story of the Thea Foss
I still can't think of...
Hush-hush: Our Biggest Park is a Local Secret
Port Townsend is surrounded by state parks. From Point Hudson, we look into at least five: Fort Worden and Fort Casey to the east,...
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...
