Category: 1000 Words

Organs

Since people follow social media accounts that post about topics they are interested in, it stands to reason that themes would emerge in anyone’s feed....

Open Books

For years, I drove past Open Books, Seattle’s only poem emporium. I read some poetry, but I didn’t think I read enough poetry to bother...

Nesting

When my youngest child was in kindergarten, her school decided to expand the science fair to all grades. They gave the youngest students choices, and...

Lake Myvatn

Lake Myvatn in north Iceland. Yeah. I could live here. Of course, it’s probably frozen over right now. And I’d be afraid to drive in...

For Shame

I often set myself up behind the sound guy at concerts, since where he’s standing is usually where the sound is best. I have so...