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A View From the First People

October 20, 2015 by Roberta Basch 3 Comments

This is where the medicine men throw lightening. Its name is Swalalahoost. From a distance, far from it’s true qualities, it’s referred to as Saddle Mountain. [Read More]

Filed Under: Culture, Featured Writing, Nature, Spirit

Legacy of a playful local resistance

October 13, 2015 by Watt Childress 4 Comments

Forever playful, John Fraser. In communities where people approach life with a bit of whimsy, his kind of disposition becomes part of our civic identity. If neglected, we are easily overrun by tedium. [Read More]

Filed Under: Art, Featured Writing Tagged With: Cannon Beach, John Fraser, Juan Man Band

‘Whose Move’ Premieres at Steidel’s Art Gallery

October 10, 2015 by Rick Bonn Leave a Comment

Shoes scraped, scruffed, and made the polished wooden floors of Steidel’s Art Gallery gently groan today as fans packed the small studio for the first peek of William Steidel’s new illustrated book, ‘Whose Move.’ [Read More]

Filed Under: Art, Books, Featured Writing Tagged With: art, books, Cannon Beach, dragons, fantasy, illustration, Sam Steidel, Steidel's Art Gallery, Whose Move

For the Love of Collard Greens

October 8, 2015 by LaNicia Duke Leave a Comment

Collard greens are a staple to any soul food meal. Many times it can be the lengthiest part of the meal, but also the most satisfying. [Read More]

Filed Under: Featured Writing, Food, Spirit

It’s all about the Salmon

October 5, 2015 by Rabbi Bob Leave a Comment

It’s probably not too much of a stretch to say that we revere salmon in these parts. Not in the same sense as the Native American population, but salmon certainly are given preference over their non-human predators, and their preservation as a species is codified in many of our laws. [Read More]

Filed Under: Featured Writing, Nature

The Art of Organic Goat Cheese

October 4, 2015 by Jennifer Childress Leave a Comment

You hear that making cheese is an art. It is. But I’ll tell you a secret: some recipes are really easy. [Read More]

Filed Under: Featured Writing, Food, Nature

Farmers Seed our Freedom and Security

October 3, 2015 by Teresa Retzlaff Leave a Comment

Seeds are our common cultural heritage, the basis for much of the food we need to stay alive. [Read More]

Filed Under: Featured Writing, Nature

Back to the Homestead

October 2, 2015 by Ginger Edwards 1 Comment

Farms used to be centers of community and family. Neighbors would gather in houses, barns and fields to celebrate holiday and hold harvest dances, memorials and weddings. [Read More]

Filed Under: Featured Writing, Food

Life in the Upper Left Edge

September 29, 2015 by Lianne Thompson 2 Comments

We are hard-wired to need each other, to function in relationships and communities. It takes courage, skill, and practice to do it, but it’s the only game in town that will save us. Let’s play it together, with humor and grace. [Read More]

Filed Under: Featured Writing, Nature, Spirit

Emerald City DEA (continued)

September 7, 2015 by Rick Bonn Leave a Comment

She’s a woman out of her skin now, a changeling. And the skin she wants to shed is the grief, the lies, the torments of years playing second fiddle to every goddamn man who towered over her and thought themselves smarter because their hair was shorter and biceps bigger. [Read More]

Filed Under: Featured Writing, Fiction Tagged With: Emerald City, Ferris Wheel, Seattle

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Readers’ Comments

  • Watt Childress April 28, 2025 at 11:48 am on Uncle Zech’s Amphibious GestaltAlso, you inspired me to insert a sentence crediting Hoyt Axton with the song's genesis. Many thanks!
  • Watt Childress April 27, 2025 at 10:55 pm on Uncle Zech’s Amphibious GestaltThank you kindly Jim for reading this and commenting. I enjoyed your review of "Sun House" by David James Duncan,
  • Jim Stewart April 27, 2025 at 8:26 pm on Uncle Zech’s Amphibious GestaltNice! Hoyt Axton wrote the Jeremiah song and sang it with great gusto. Life wanders on and I'm still glad
  • Watt Childress April 26, 2025 at 3:51 pm on Uncle Zech’s Amphibious GestaltDuring spring I think of you, and all the May Pole celebrations you've organized over the years. So grateful for
  • Watt Childress April 26, 2025 at 3:18 pm on Uncle Zech’s Amphibious GestaltIn my dreams I sing to the multitudes, with a voice as clear and sweet and churchy as Lou Reed.
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