Archive for September, 2010


Who Can Resist Cheap Beer and Prose?

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Originally published on September 3, 2010

At the end of September (the 30th to be exact) Richard Hugo House is hosting its year old event “Cheap Beer and Prose,” a free literary series everyone can appreciate; not only because it’s free and PBR is only $1 a can, but also because the event was designed with something for everyone. A spin [...]

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Domestic Mythology

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Originally published on September 1, 2010

Domestic Mythology We lived in the old neighborhood, bungalows row on row, and when he mowed the grass near the chimney, startled birds flew out, strumming in a burst. Wind snatched the screen door from our hands, 20 degrees in April. Frost taloned the windows. Pails dotted the living room under winter leaks. An ancient [...]

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Poem Beginning With a Line from Norman Dubie

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Originally published on September 1, 2010

Poem Starting with a Line from Norman Dubie This kiss is like a dress falling off a tall building, no, higher!, floating from the top of the Space Needle. This kiss is queensize, XXXL, and cups the air softly (spring in Seattle!), in no hurry at all. You could take this kiss to a party [...]

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Certified Organic

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Originally published on September 1, 2010

In a world where uncertainty prevails, even the packaging of bread at the grocery store contains strange, foreign words and place names which are whispered and toyed with by

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