The Vashon Loop

Open Space for Arts and Community announced a new initiative to hire writers to create public art. “The Literary Project” is a literary flash fiction/prose poetry project by Island writers. The goal of the...

“Mom, the boys are eating all the popcorn,” as Mike and I grabbed another handful and ran from the room.  “If you boys can’t behave, you’re going outside, do you hear?” Mom yelled from...

It was impossible to get 2020 into 800 words. Get comfortable. March 3, 2020 – Everyone is in a panic about the coronavirus now that there are deaths in the US. The first deaths are...

These cookie drummer boys are full of wholegrain goodness and have lower Glycemic Index numbers than cookies made with only wheat flour. Using half gluten-free and half all-purpose flour makes their dough more elastic,...

Silent night, holy night, all is calm, all is bright.   This Christmas carol is a Christian interpretation of the far older import of the darkest time of the year, the winter solstice.  I don’t...

Back in the day, when I was aspiring to be a garden photographer, I found myself holding my breath a lot. In part I found there was a practical reason of sorts for doing...

Mike Kennedy and I stepped back as the door to the teacher’s lounge opened and great clouds of blue smoke uttered forth.  The outline of Mr. McLaughlin appeared bigger than life as Mike and...

Remember when Hillary Clinton won the popular vote and Donald Trump won the electoral vote? Remember how his supporters told us, “You lost. Get over it.” Has anyone said, “You lost, get over it,”...

This column will reach you a bit too late for presenting ideas for stuffing a turkey, but just in time for ideas on what to do about the leftover meaty carcass. First, I pick off...

I recently read a story about a man who had been judged to be in perfect health after a checkup and died two weeks later from what the doctors diagnosed as COVID 19.  Apparently,...

Sometimes I come around to these things a little late. Other times I let stuff pass because it really didn’t seem to be worth the time and energy to pursue. What I am vaguely...

Vashon Events has done it again! The nonprofit organization just release the second volume of their popular Vashon Calling series, which is an annual compilation album of songs by local musicians. Vashon Calling II...