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Daily Archives: December 17, 2014
An Atomic Explosion
I grew up in the nuclear age and have been touched repeatedly by the devastation it has wreaked on people, both as weapon and source of energy. My father, an aircraft electrician, worked on the planes that were involved in … Continue reading
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My Trip to Mongolia
Gordon Blue and Bobby Burns…..met up once in Ulan Bataar Said old Bobby to Gordon I’m a dying of boredom Let’s go in to that nice Irish bar I rode in at dawn On a camel named Khan And my thirst’s … Continue reading
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Easy to Empty My Mind Here: A Few Poems from Mongolia
Easy to Empty My Mind Here: A Few Poems from Mongolia August 17, 2011 at 7:51pm #1 Flap of felt in wind Outside, camels close their eyes Sleep is hard to come. #2 Morning sun subtle Dawn breaks without announcement … Continue reading
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A Hare’s Breath
Memoir A hare’s breath or a hair’s breadth? I’ve come that close to the edge so many times. I choose the sweet hare’s breath then use her whiskers to measure how nearly I’ve come to missing my appointment with destiny. … Continue reading
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Bipedalism is Uncritically Accepted as a Given
Bipedalism is Uncritically Accepted as a Given Among Humans “Walking assuages or legitimizes…alienation.” Wanderlust: A History of Walking, Rebecca Solnit July 32 2014 I did not crawl. Some say that’s a shame And did something to the development … Continue reading
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Katie Gale: The Cover Story for University of Nebraska Blog
The Story of the Cover / Katie Gale LLyn De Danaan in collaboration with Justine E. James, Jr. At a recent Pacific Northwest history conference in Vancouver, Washington, I was given a small display table in the sales room … Continue reading
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Katie Gale: The Back Story for University of Nebraska Blog
Katie Gale: A Coast Salish Woman’s Life on Oyster Bay The Back Story The publication of Katie Gale: A Coast Salish Woman’s Life on Oyster Bay is the happy product of many years of work. Katie Gale’s story started … Continue reading
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Salmon and Puget Sound Tribes
I was hired to do a part of a NEPA report several years ago. I worked with Karen James and Barbara Lane. I was responsible for the bulk of the writing. This report seems not to be available anywhere else, so … Continue reading
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Roots Music in Shelton
After stopping by Shelton’s Treasures Thrift Shop and ridding myself of a backseat-full of unwanted items that had inhabited an upstairs closet for many years, I stopped in Lynch Creek Floral for a latte. I love Lynch’s for its … Continue reading
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