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I have just finished reading Sherman Alexie's book THE WORLD'S TOUGHEST INDIAN, and after I turned the last page I always have a sma...

I wondered how much of a Bio the Wikipedia encyclopedia had on friend Alex Shapiro, and actually it held a bunch of cool data. So for those ...

For those of you who have actually not yet read FLIGHT by Sherman Alexie, do yourselves a favor and read it. It is laden with his imaginativ...

This fine morning on Alex's blog we were treated to a photo taken from her ferry ride back to her island. She lamented the loss of her s...

Alex Shapiro is at it again on her terrific blog site, NOTES FROM THE KELP. She was returning to her beloved San Juan Island from Seattle ye...

Doug Palmer had a few "words" to say as introduction to his incredible Violin Duet last Friday night in Seattle. Far.Cry.Blue. You...

Here is an interesting email exchange from Doug to me to Doug and back to me. It reveals some salient bits of humor and hubris, as well as i...