Being a Journalist After a certain point in life, careers crisscross and, if you’re lucky, complement one another. I was educated as a teacher, something I always aspired to as a young student. But it wasn’t long before my career… (READ MORE)
Why Art? I have a meeting soon with my State Representative. As a Washington State Commissioner for the Arts [ArtsWA] I had met with Norma Smith twice before; once on Arts & Heritage Day in Olympia in 2016 for maybe… (READ MORE)
“Marching Onward” I’m claustrophobic, so what was I doing shoulder to shoulder with tens of thousands of women, children, and men on Saturday morning the 21st of January, 2017? The last time (and I think the only time) I ever… (READ MORE)
I first heard that my writing would be classified as a “hobby” months ago and the very idea has been eating away at me since. The classification was revealed by the tax instructor at a writers’ seminar. “If you don’t… (READ MORE)
LISTS I’m a list maker. For more than twenty years I’ve kept a reporter’s notepad next to my computer where I jot the date neatly in the upper right hand corner and then precede to list my day’s activities; one… (READ MORE)
Positive/Negative In this digital age when more pictures are being snapped from phones and then shared, insuring someone somewhere will see the presumed noteworthy shots, it may be hard to imagine what actual photographic negatives look like. I’ve rifled through… (READ MORE)
Maybe Maybe it was the striped T-shirt. Every little boy growing up has a striped T. Of course, once the teen year’s approach stripes give way to rock concert logos or nondescript hoodies. Maybe it was the oversized glasses… (READ MORE)
THE “S” WORD Have you noticed lately there is a bombardment of single letters bandied about in print and on the air waves? I could list them alphabetically a, b, d, f, g, m, n, o, p, s but… (READ MORE)
FLASHBACK – Another Life Yesterday I decided it was time to venture forth in the community to someplace other than Home Depot, Lowes, or the gym. The house (since we moved) is looking pretty good – pictures hung, furniture arranged…. (READ MORE)
My 3 Cents: Lethal Words and Weapons So much blather is on the airways and the Internet, I am reluctant to add my three cents, but I can’t help myself. I promise to keep it brief since clearly I believe… (READ MORE)