Gabriel Cruden
I had just turned 21 when I encountered a “Wild Turkey” for the first time. Friends had taken me to a strip club – my first and only visit to…
Read MoreZack and I were due for a lunch date, so we decided to stop in at El Ranchito in Chewelah. What we enjoyed: ~Sopa De Tortilla ~Carne Burrito Now that…
Read MoreI’d forgotten about the stars. Not “forgotten” forgotten. I knew they were still up there, but they’d fallen off my radar. All summer long, when the dogs dragged me out…
Read MoreIf you’ve spent time in this area for any amount of time, you may know fall and winter is a popular time for the hunters to emerge. Maybe you’ve been…
Read MoreBy Cassie Patton Many may enjoy a good slice of pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving. Especially as the aroma of pumpkin, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg fills the house with these earthy…
Read MoreThere’s a meme going around Facebook that says: “You know you’re old when you drive around and say, ‘I remember when all this was forest.’” As if I needed yet…
Read MorePeople of my generation were born in the Depression years, were school kids during World War II, and lived through post-war shortages. After the war, we still had shortages of…
Read MoreBy Robin Milligan If you stepped onto the Newport wharf on a warm July afternoon in 1908, the town would hum with expectation. Men in stiff jackets adjusted their hats,…
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