A Few Thoughts… On writing for free
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
After 61 days away traveling the West — with 10 days on Maui thrown into the middle — it’s good to be home. I drove …
Tagged: writing
Cream always rises to the top
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
I’ve been a struggling writer most of my life, which is a funny statement from someone who owns a newspaper.
It’s also the reason I …
Community Writers Contest open to all genres, ages
By Reader Staff
The annual Sandpoint Community Writing Contest is accepting submissions until 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 22, when sponsor Sandpoint Writers on the Lake will gather with creative …
Emily Articulated: Meaning-making
By Emily Erickson
Reader Staff
My writing has never been accused of being succinct, and I’ve been told a time or two that I can be a bit unclear. I …
Proselytizing despair
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Pop culture started down a dark path in the early 2010s with the rise of shows like Game of Thrones and The Walking Dead,…
Sandpoint Monday Writers publish Sandpointed, a collection of poetry and prose
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Estimates place the Sandpoint Monday Writers’ origins sometime in the 1990’s, and at the hands of founding member Karen Seashore. The group has seen several …
Mad About Science: Novels
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Libraries possess one thing in spades: novels. What exactly constitutes a novel?
A novel is a narrative work of fiction that focuses on characters moving …
Emily Articulated: Friluftsliv
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
Have you ever considered how words make you feel? How some words are much more than mere definitions, but rather, have power to evoke strong …
Coming up this week! Don’t miss Live Music, the Summer Sampler, the Art Party, Monarch Grind, the Sandpoint Renaissance Faire, and more! See the full list of events in the 