Author: Eating Well: A Guide to Foods of the Pacific Northwest, 1984; The Eating Well Cookbook, 1984; Shellfish Cookery: Absolutely Delicious Recipes from the West Coast, 1985; Pacific Northwest Wine Country, 2001; Washington: A Compass Guide, 2002, 20 ...
Today was a day like many others, with only a minor difference: I’m fighting off the tail end of a cold season bug, which turned out to be a rather muscular dragon's tail knocking me back down every time I got up. A gentle rain fell as I woke up. It served as a musical backdrop to the crying of gulls, the singing of the resident male robin, and the trilling of song sparrows. Despite a light ...
I do not fear dark places, perhaps because I grew up with them. My father was a stickler for turning off unnecessary lights to save power and to please him (and to avoid the rod) I learned to navigate stairways and hallways in the dark. This came in handy as I grew older and began to take long walks in the dark (because at night, I had the back roads and alleys all to myself). My nocturnal route ...
I hate Google searches because they kill creative spontaneity by providing instant references to a term or phrase I want to use in a story. Most of these are trivial and would drag my story down or alter its meaning in the popular consciousness. Take this morning's search: I was about to write down the story of a ghostly appearance that has haunted me on and off for almost forty years. I first ...
