2026 World Dachshund Day Celebration
Dachshund lovers gather for long-short celebration On the summer solstice – the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere, and the shortest in…
What do Indie bookshops and souvenir shopping have in common?
Books can make great mementoes! Let me tell you more … Our Seattle Times has been instrumental in raising my awareness to the many unique…
- Anthology (Writing Sisters) | Backstory | Birds | Brian Andreas/Story People | Interruptions | Kindness
Interruptions + Acceptance = Wonderment!
When interruptions require me to slow down or completely stop, once I work through the irritation, I catch sight of wonder that would go unnoticed…
Backstories to Dragon Lunar New Year Sunset Cruise
Twenty years ago, while visiting my daughter in Taiwan, I learned of Chinese Lunar New Year Celebrations. The lunar calendar marks time by the phases…
Edmonds’ Neverending Bookshop’s last chapter is anything but sad
Annie Carl, owner of The Neverending Bookshop in Edmonds. (Greg Gilbert / The Seattle Times, 2019) (This article originally appeared in the Seattle Times, published December…
“Kizzie Jones: Journey as an Author “DE MODE of Literature/DE MODE magazine November 2023
What to my wondering eyes did appear … But an invitation to be included in the November 2023 Literature edition of DE MODE Magazine! My…
The Forgotten Punchline
Did you ever have a captive audience and carefully set up a joke and then forget the punchline? Well, this time it was not a…
- Anthology (Writing Sisters) | Backstory | Chaplain's Path | Dog Adoption | Grief Helpers | Pet death
Adopt a Shelter Dog Month: Want to Help? Tell Your Story
October is Adopt a Shelter Dog Month. How can we make a difference? How can we help other than by adopting a dog? After reading…
We Remember: CW4 Larry K. Jones
CW4 Larry Jones 1949-1983 Over the years people have expressed concern about causing sadness if they mention the loss of a loved one. I assure…
Flags & Feelings, June 2020, Part 1
It’s Flag Day in the USA, and I remember watching the students at a Mexican primary school perform the weekly flag ceremony. Learning about their…
