Stop and take a photo of the roses ”As I flip through a stack of prints, each one is a memory in my hands.”
Hospice chaplains: No religion required “Chaplains bring a distinct and essential layer of care that transcends religion.”
Exit 218 “As badly as he needed to know, he feared that bold white text. He didn’t know what he’d do if it heralded 218 once more.”
Movie Reviews: August 2025 ”Messy, haphazard Thunderbolts* may well be what you get if you order The Avengers from Wish.com.”
Award-winning art from across the region ”The juried show is on display through August 22, 2025. Stop by now and vote for your favorite piece to win the People’s Choice Award!”
“No te levantes” / "Don't get up" “No one will ever say he didn’t fight until the end.” / “Nunca nadie podrá decir que no luchó hasta el final.”
Golden Paladin (July 2025) "Ancient mountains, less dagger-toothed than their younger siblings, had begun to rise in the distance..."
Creative coping in a chaotic world: Working with clay ”Using our hands for creation provides an opportunity for tactile and sensory experiences that encourage us to dip into a place of mindfulness and flow.”
Sistema de reposo local / Local standard of rest BILINGUAL: “They are shielded by a store’s awning; I, by the delusion that I might still bend fate.” / “A ellos los ampara el toldo de una tienda, y a mí, una sensación de que aún puedo salirme con la mía.”
Song Review: ‘Warm Slime’ by Osees ”It’s thirteen minutes long, but it manages to keep the listener interested the whole time with its fuzzed-up guitar sounds, chugging bassline, and wild chants about summertime and the sky.”
More than a bucket list ”Hospice isn’t just about dying. It’s about living as fully as possible with dignity, comfort, and celebration.”
Regulations that work for us ”While regulations protect people and wildlife from harm, they also create obstacles that cost all of us.”
Eclosión (III) / Emergence (III) BILINGUAL: “The portal was slowly closing, and the man tried to reopen it, unaware that I was already inside his world.”
Tarot time: Battling burnout ”Whether you’re a busy organizer or locked in survival mode, things are coming to a point where we have to pull ourselves out of a rut.”
From grape juice to wine: A History of the grape in Benton County, Washington “The land that is now Benton County has always been ripe for the production of grapes.”
NO KINGS ”All across the nation, people gathered on Saturday, June 14 to protest authoritarianism, billionaire-first politics, and the militarization of our democracy.”
Theia y Gaia: Colisión vs estabilidad / Theia and Gaia: Collision vs stability BILINGUAL: “I looked down at my feet moving and thought: ‘“These steps are going to change my life forever.’” / “Mire mis pies andando y pensé: 'Estos pasos me van a llevar a cambiar mi vida para siempre.'“
Creative coping in a chaotic world: Collage Collage is a great place to dip your toes into creating art for yourself if you feel a little intimidated by other modes of creation...
The birth of science fiction ”Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is widely considered to be the first science fiction novel.”
Movie Reviews: Ash & Sinners ”Perhaps a brief escape into someone else's terror gives us respite from our own.”
WE’RE ALL GOING TO DIE: How critical conversations reduce chaos and trauma “It’s never too early to talk about the end. But it can be too late.”
