A Few Thoughts… On wilderness and what it really means
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
Fall is falling. Sunday morning, it becomes official. I will — hopefully — be in a spot that cares nothing for the arbitrary Gregorian calendar, …
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A few thoughts… On monogenesis and Albert Schweitzer
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
Digging in the dictionary recently led to monogenesis, a theory that all living things evolved from a single cell — some combination of proteins …
A Few Thoughts… On a big word, Flannery O’Connor and Alexander the Great
By Sandy Compton
Reader Staff
In the July 3 edition of the Reader, I confessed to gathering odd words and the names of short-lived famous people from American Heritage …
A Few Thoughts… On time, new works and short-lived famous folks
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
I’ve not been writing a lot of late — mostly, just this column. The best days of writing are dark and wet, when I’m glad …
A few thoughts… On spring in the Norther Rockies
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
It seems to be spring. Winter wasn’t so great, as winters go; after too many days of skiing last season, I’ve not had enough this …
A Few Thoughts… On Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce and world domination
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
Questions: Why does halftime at the Super Bowl last 100 years and feature stuff football fans have no interest in? Is it just me, or …
A few thoughts… On being worried and enraged in 2024
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
It’s time to write something clever about the new year. Or at least something. We get an extra day in 2024, and we get to …
A few thoughts… on holy holidays
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year,” asserts the song. The reference of lyricists Edward Pola and George Wyle and performer Andy Williams was, …
A Few Thoughts… On 58 visits to Nespelem
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
Life is full right now. Time seems compressed, but on Saturday, I will take a day to travel to the Colville Reservation to visit a …
Blue Creek Press celebrates 20th anniversary
By Reader Staff
Since its founding in 2003, independent publishing house Blue Creek Press has supported authors, promoted creativity and provided readers with a diverse catalog spanning genres from fiction …
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