Author Archives: colleen

THOUGHTS I have a thought.  ”Oh no,’ says Charlie THINKING IS DOING  I was reading Ron Padgett’s poem, Think and Do, which begins, ‘I always have to be doing something, accomplishing something, fixing something, going somewhere, feeling purposeful, useful, competent—even … Continue reading →

Only UPDATES this time. I have met a return of covid with a short hospital stay, pneumonia, and low oxygen head on, and I am now home and only need oxygen at night.  And Charlie, always Charlie  The amount and … Continue reading →

Let’s hear a cheer for the innards of books.  They are such a useful way to learn that you don’t know it all.    When I heard that Netanyahu and  HAMAS leaders  had been issued arrest warrants by the International Criminal … Continue reading →

GREAT NEWS! If you are among the many — and they are legions — thinking about becoming a librarian,   but you are still unsure, then, from this librarian to you,  have fun with these food-for-thought, self-aware questions and books  to … Continue reading →

VERY EXCITING NEWS!  I won the King County Public Poetry contest.   I am ridiculously pleased.  Here is my poem of 50 words or fewer, as required. THE MISSING LINK   Shilshole, oh Shilshole, you’re my bike trail of choice.I’m a … Continue reading →

I know I promised to suggest more book titles with a sense of coastal Maine, and I will, but who could pass up a teaser headline like this one:                        Hip-Hop … Continue reading →

Last blog post, I got all quibbley about Paul Theroux’s NYT list of books for a traveler to read before visiting Boston, even though I have mostly been a pass-through Boston traveler on my way to Maine.  So to answer … Continue reading →

Question of the day: Books may furnish a room, but can they capture a sense of a place? I am 4 years new to Seattle and still don’t know what makes it what it is, except for Charlie and the … Continue reading →

  UPDATE AND REWRITE…               This post is later than late because WordPress changed itself, so I sent it out on email to my 4 faithful readers, but Charlie fixed this latest catastrophe, as he … Continue reading →

[I like to think these news items are a bit like Louis Jenkins’ “small stories”, without his poetic chops.] Good News, finally! Charlie and I both had COVID and  were quarantined together for ten days in my studio apartment of about 400 square … Continue reading →