Simon Pollock

Simon Pollock

Aug
18
Back to Tahoma

Back to Tahoma

It’s July, but there’s snow under my hiking boots. It’s summer and I’m wearing a warm
6 min read
Jul
21

Cookbook

My Mom's best gift to me. We have a little galley kitchen in our apartment in Northwest Seattle.
6 min read
Jun
23

Massasoit Street On A Snowy Night

Remembering Dad's one shift as a nighttime watchmen. It’s late. Probably after midnight. Massasoit St. and the
5 min read
Jun
04

Alpha Dogs

What I remember from my first trip to the District. When I was seven, we took a road trip to
4 min read
May
05

The Low Spark of Avengers

One song on the Endgame took me somewhere else. Short dispatch this week, sent from Washington D.C. after a
4 min read
Apr
28
Going with the flow

Going with the flow

An issue as curvy and rambling as the Deschutes. Last weekend we slept under the stars. Curled into sleeping bags
5 min read
Apr
07

Death and taxes

April 15 is eight days away. April 7, 2019 We don’t own a printer. I used to own one,
5 min read
Mar
31

The driest March in 75 years

Blue skies in Seattle in March? March 31, 2019 Last Monday it rained in Seattle. We woke up in the
6 min read
Mar
17
Tootsie Rolls

Tootsie Rolls

Yuck. March 17, 2019 Tootsie Rolls are disgusting. Pick any size (there are seven??! [http://www.tootsie.com/candy/tootsie-rolls/
6 min read
Mar
10

Flip Flops?

Some thoughts about snap judgments. March 10, 2019 No newsletter last week. I missed the writing time, but spent most
5 min read