The Butterfly Effect
“Whatever you are doing, if you want something else to happen, you need to pause.” —Helene Simonsen Nine years ago my life was all pauses. I was part of a seven-member collaborative called CityLab7...
View ArticleLove the One You’re With
I carry a notebook with me, always. Right now, it’s a Moleskine with a plain cardboard cover adorned with a “Tilted Thunder” roller derby sticker. On each notebook, I list the cities I’ve visited...
View ArticleQuiescence
The longest night of the year is the best time to contemplate what it means to stand still. That is the definition of solstice: a time when even the mighty sun (sol) pauses (sistere) in the sky. You’d...
View Article2020, Here We Come
1. Decade of Change It’s not only the end of the year, but the end of a decade*. Maybe that’s why it feels like I’m sitting at the edge of a gargantuan cosmic maelstrom of change. It’s the accumulation...
View ArticleSmall Good Things
My husband and I have been sheltering in place since March 1, before the rest of Washington State, although we were still driving to the grocery store back then. He was scheduled for open-heart surgery...
View ArticleI Before E Except After C
I’ve always straddled the line between I and E—introvert and extrovert—though I often present like an E. I feel energized when collaborating with others. I enjoy attending conferences. I love traveling...
View ArticleCalibration
This month, I had the pleasure of interviewing Bitaniya Giday, the 2020/2021 Seattle Youth Poet Laureate, on behalf of Seattle Arts & Lectures. Our conversation has remained with me, and I wanted...
View ArticleExperiments
I’m over six months into my sabbatical, a good time to reflect. It didn’t start out as I planned, the pandemic notwithstanding, and it look far longer to decompress than I imagined. In December, I...
View ArticleAn Interview with Ruth Dickey, Author of “Mud Blooms”
As promised, I am sharing my latest interview conducted on behalf of Seattle Arts & Lectures. This one is extra special, as my guest is Ruth Dickey, poet and author of Mud Blooms—and executive...
View ArticleAn Interview with Aaron Counts and Matt Gano, Co-Founders of the Seattle...
In my latest interview conducted on behalf of Seattle Arts & Lectures, I talk with Aaron Counts and Matt Gano, co-founders of the Seattle Youth Poet Laureate Program. Our Q&A lives here on...
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