By Seán Malone and John Sweetman As John remembers: “He hit me!” “She was making faces at me!” “I was not!” “He was making fart noises with his armpit!” And so convened the daily district court of summary justice where the prosecutor, defense council, and detective agency was all in one. MOM! Mom interrupted her…
Announcements, September 2023
Benedictine Morning Prayer
By Collin Medeiros It was only when the bell had struck its final tone that young Placidus realized he was awake, in the real world, and had someplace to be. He flew from his bed, fastened his leather belt around the brown tunic he had slept in, put his knife in its sheath, and hurried…
Announcements, September 2023
Artisans Cooperative and the Handmade Movement – Supporting Artists At the Roots
By Ali Elsberry Nearly 15 years ago, I stumbled upon a little website known as Etsy. I can’t even count the hours I spent sorting through listings on there; it was my go-to for new jewelry, home decor, and eventually, baby items when my children arrived. I even remember my very first purchase – a…
Announcements, September 2023
Music Mends Minds
Sounds simple, no? It is simple. If you embrace music, music will heal you. I have been leading the MMM sing-along for five years, and at the Vashon Senior Center for a year-and-a-half. Every Tuesday, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Maybe you should come? People come for the joy of singing. For friendship and laughter in…
Advertisers, September 2023
From the Roasterie at Minglement
Coffee is a labor-intensive crop grown in some of the most economically marginalized and environmentally sensitive regions of the world. The life of not only the plants themselves, but also of the farmers, the pickers, and their families and communities, are vulnerable to rapid political changes and economic challenges, as well as the ever-increasing unpredictability…
Recipes, September 2023
The Island Epicure – Clam Chowder
By Marjorie Watkins When I was a little girl, almost 6 years old, I heard the grown-ups talking about the stocks falling, and I imagined the cows tripping and falling down. On Gramma Brunson’s farm, they had seven cows. All those cows fell down? Oh, that is sad! I hope someone helped them get up….
Recipes, September 2023
Quick and Easy Chilaquiles Con Pollo
By Cynthia Sadurni Having lived most of my adult life in Mexico, I miss the tastes from home. Luckily, many of the ingredients have become more readily available in the United States. It has taken a bit of imagination, but it is not that hard to adapt well-loved recipes to come up with flavors that…
Literary, Memoir, September 2023
Report from Aman Omid Village, Part 2
By Nellie Bly Prologue: This was written over the course of several deployment periods of one to three weeks. Aman Omid Village on Holloman Air Force Base closed at the end of January 2022, having in-processed and placed 16,000 Afghani evacuees. All but eight survived. For the five months it existed, and adjusting for average…
Entertainment, Llaughing Llamas, September 2023
Llaughing Llamas Chronicles
By Daniel Hooker I went to the doctor the other day. He said my DNA was all backwards. I said, “AND?” *** From Leslie at the Food Bank: Where do bad rainbows go? They go to prism, of course! It’s nothing bad. It’s just a light sentence, so they can reflect. *** When I was…
Literary, Poetry, September 2023
Excerpts From “The Heart Of Vashon”
“The Heart of Vashon: Sharing Our Stories” is a lovingly written tribute to the Island. The stories were originally solicited for a community-building literary project of the same name spearheaded by Mary G. L. Shackelford and Shirley Ferris in 2015. The book may be purchased at the Vashon Heritage Museum, Vashon Bookshop, and Vashon Pharmacy….