In Defense of Smell
On the bus this morning, I was reading Natasha Narayan’s book, The Maharajah’s Monkey. I enjoy the Kit Salter series about the Indiana Jones-like adventures...
Discovering the Secret of Life at Bumbershoot
I didn’t plan to drag two children under the age of 10 to all three days of Bumbershoot. But that is exactly what I did....
Doe Bay Moments
Doe Bay Fest is only six years old, but with its stellar record for booking the best of the Northwest, it is already legendary. Festival-goers...
Laxness is Dependably Frustrating in Independent People
After hating The Great Weaver of Kashmir without being able to dismiss its quality, I read Independent People and didn’t know what to think. My...
A Hard Dog’s Night
So I have this memory of John Denver sitting on a cabin porch in a Rocky Mountain sunrise, eating GrapeNuts cereal. I’ve spent unsuccessful hours...