The alchemy of grief
By Nichelle Gonzales
Reader Contributor
If you are paying any attention to the downward spiral of our country, then you’re feeling a sense of grief. This grief also shows up …
Tagged: grief
‘Slow down and pay attention’
By Rich Holub
Reader Contributor
My friend Bob was killed on Highway 95 yesterday [April 14]. Crushed, torn apart, burned. His passenger, a young man, was life-flighted to Spokane in …
The Memory Maker
By Ben Olson
Reader Contributor
Of all the human emotions, grief is perhaps the most complicated — and the most universal. Most of us have lost someone we loved, and …
Emily Articulated: Presentness
By Emily Erickson
Reader Staff
The holidays often prompt a lot of reflection, turning me inward as much as pulling me outward. Maybe it’s the ritual of stringing lights and …
A farewell message from Drake the Dog
By Reader Staff
Editor’s note: Drake the Dog was the “author” of “The Straight Poop” column for the Reader from July 2015-February 2018. The below piece is his final dispatch, …
Emily Articulated: What now?
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
Rarely am I at a loss for words; but, sometimes, my stream of consciousness feels tangled and stuck, lodged in my throat or thick on …
Emily Articulated: Open road
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
I hit scan on the radio, searching for anything other than static, until a familiar song broke through the cracks and pops: “… all the …
The nature of humanity
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
I recently attended a memorial service for someone who left a big impact on my life. This was before I began as publisher of this …
Emily Articulated: The very best boy
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
Reid pushed the doors to the kennel open with tentative anticipation. Having moved back to his hometown after over a decade away, adopting a dog …
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