Seattle Gray
My friend Knox is doing all the routes in Seattle Stairway Walks and he invited me to join him on today’s walk around West Seattle’s Pigeon Point neighborhood. It was dull gray all day long, but still good to get outside.
Month: January 2014
If You Missed It, Well, You Missed It.
I know that Friday nights are hard, I know it as well as anyone. I have some friends that I used to go out with on Friday nights — they said the trick was to just go for it, to haul yourself into the shower, change your clothes, and head out because after an hour …
Guest Post: Signs
By Katrina Woznicki My first encounter with a gun happened in 1985 near my house in rural upstate New York. I was hitting my neighbor—a girl across the street who was a bit of a bully. She was two years younger than me, but about my size, and had been calling me names. It was …
We Hold These Truths to Be Self Evident
On Martin Luther King day, I think of my dad. He was so flawed, but also, deeply against racism.
Gadget Review: Blynk LyfeShot Stop Motion Camera
Too long, didn’t watch the whole thing? At 129.95, it’s a little expensive given that there are free stop motion apps. But it’s fun to use and the results amuse me. There’s more on the gadget here.
More Pie
There was a time, more than a decade ago, when I would take a trip purely for the pleasure of doing so. And while I did scribble a note to an editor friend about this trip to Arizona in hopes of perhaps landing a story, I intentionally left it vague. “If there’s something there, can …