Crossing the Delaware
Corky Parker has been living in two worlds for a number of years, between a home in Port Townsend and running the eco-lodge La...
Heaven in St. Joe
Several summers running Vaughn and Burlused to take Byrd on all-night fishing expeditionsin the old flatbed Ford. They would fish the banksof the Grand...
Infinite Tenderness – Chapter 2
In the first part of Infinite Tenderness to appear in Rainshadow Journal, you met Hershel Prall, who was looking for his son Landon on...
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 3
In the first chapter of Infinite Tenderness, we met Hershel Prall, who was looking for his mentally ill son Landon in New Orleans on...
A Gritty, Poetic Story of Misadventure
"Calypso, Rhyme of the Modern Mariner"
Forty years after the fact, longtime Port Townsend residents Dennis and Pat McGuire are finally telling their story, and...
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...
Crossing Prince William Sound
We welcome back Corky Parker to Rainshadow Journal after her summer work in Alaska!
As Bill, my Captain, and I round the corner, north...
Whales, Watching
A little flash fiction for your enjoyment. Flash fiction is a type of prose narrative that takes the form of very brief, self-contained story.
It...
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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...
Our Local Baby Birds
Feature photo: Mallard Duckling at Kah Tai Lagoon
All photos by Wendy Feltham.
One of the delights of summer in Port Townsend is noticing baby birds...
Birds on the Beach
Gulls are not the only feathered friends found on our local beaches. Some birds spend most of their time foraging along the beaches, including...
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...
The Delightful Harbor Seal
One of the delights of my Port Townsend life is watching harbor seals. Looking out at the sea while walking along a beach, I...
