My Wooden Boat is a House

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 (from Chapter 14 La Finca, Love, Loss, and Laundry on a Tiny Puerto Rican Island) In honor of the opening of the Port Townsend Wooden Boat...

Learning to Lie

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Three years ago, my lovely man died after many years of living with every possible indignity Alzheimer’s could throw at him.  We faced it...

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So Long, Pygmy Kayaks

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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 lost commencement address by Tom Robbins

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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...

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While drinking away a sunny day with friends, the discovery by Wanda of a new barbeque joint was welcomed news, even if it is...

Garth Hudson’s PT Performance Remembered

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An update from Charlie Bermant: I first published Garth Hudson’s address with encouragement to write him and then this address was picked up by...

On the hard: Thea Foss

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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...