AUTHOR INTERVIEW: CHAZ BRENCHLEY, Part 2 Interviewed by Katharine Eliska Kimbriel Part 1 of this interview appeared here at the Book View Cafe last week, October 13 2023 His writing is lush and evocative, but there’s something primal about the work of Chaz Brenchley. Whether he’s himself, Daniel Fox, Ben Macallan, or any of …
Originally Published October 2017 by Jill Zeller, after viewing a Maurits Cornelis Escher collection. Leaving Escher in Het Paleis, Hannah and I asked for directions to the Mauritshuis, The Royal Cabinet of Paintings, home of Dutch paintings. It was always “Well, you walk across there and take the first right.” Or, “You walk across there …
A year after we made an offer on this high-bank waterfront lot on the Salish Sea, we have survived a LOT of bureaucracy and started building our new home. NOTE: People have been asking to follow our progress as Thor and I pursue our quest for our dream home with sunsets over the Salish Sea. So …
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Author Interview: Chaz Brenchley Interviewed by Katharine Eliska Kimbriel His writing is lush and evocative, but there’s something primal about the work of Chaz Brenchley. Whether he’s himself, Daniel Fox, Ben Macallan, or any of several other possible people, Chaz writes about obsession and transformation, families and friendships, identity and alienation. His characters start …
Join me for a hike down memory lane to my first trip to Greece, backpacking around the islands. NOTE: Next week I’ll have an update on our home-building saga. Meanwhile, a bit too much “Life” is limiting my keyboard time. So here goes — hold your breath and jump into the time tunnel: My very …
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AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Brenda Clough Writer Brenda W. Clough has stitched together an exotic quilt of a career and a life. She’s written classic fantasy, fantasy humor, fantasy for children, science fiction, steampunk, and even contemporary mystery. Her most recent novels are eleven volumes of historical fiction set in Victorian England featuring Miss …
Originally published May 2009 by Phyllis Irene Radford My husband and I have always considered the Columbia River Gorge from The Dalles, Oregon through Hood River, around Cascade Locks, and past numerous majestic waterfalls, as part of our back yard, even if we live 50 miles away. We love it ice shrouded in winter, vibrant …
Join Thor and me as your virtual Thailand vacation continues with a tour via longtail boat of the dramatic sea stacks of Phangnga Bay. NOTE: It’s been another week of lots of “Life,” so I hope you enjoy this rerun of Thor’s and my Thailand trip, just as the pandemic was starting to unfold in Asia. We …
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I admire avid travelers who can recount events, name famous places, and give a coherent travelogue on the spur of the moment. I am not one of them. Since I have never had a reliable memory, I experience travel. I might close my eyes and recall the scent of saffron and cinnamon, the lights on …
Join Thor, Bear dog, and me as we continue our “Geezer Adventures” with an end-of-summer hike along the Lake Ann Trail in the Mt. Baker Wilderness. NOTE: This summer Thor and I finally decided that we’d had enough with our continual rehab of various body parts, and needed to get back to our nearby mountains. …
Join Thor and me as we enjoy the annual fair that celebrates early harvest and farming traditions in our “far corner” of the country. I hadn’t been to what we always called “the Lynden Fair” in a few years, so when it rolled around again, I told Thor we needed to go see the baby …
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Join Thor, Bear dog, and me as we log another Geezer Adventure on the Chanterelle Trail above Lake Whatcom. This week we were all set to tackle another challenging hike to the glacier near the peak of Mt. Shuksan, and we figured we’d just go as far as we felt able. A friend had …
Join Thor, Bear dog, and me as we repeat one of our favorite hikes, Chain Lakes in the Mt. Baker Wilderness. A bit too much “life” going on this week. Last week, Thor, Bear dog, and I enjoyed another Geezer Adventure with a moderate hike and fabulous swimming in the mountain lakes below Ptarmigan Ridge, …
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