Emily Articulated: Remote but not isolated
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
When I moved to Idaho, I left behind my stucco-walled office with a windowsill of plants I couldn’t kill, and returned to the age-old profession …
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
When I moved to Idaho, I left behind my stucco-walled office with a windowsill of plants I couldn’t kill, and returned to the age-old profession …
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
My godfather Kevin is as avid an outdoorsman as they come, with the quiet, confident demeanor of someone who doesn’t need to brag about their …
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
There are some instances in which I’m forced to stare at my “Millennial-ness” in the face: the avocado toast-, nitro cold brew-loving monster living inside …
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
Like the good Wisconsin native that I am, my first act as a Sandpoint resident was going out to get a beer. My fingers ached …
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
I ran my fingers through her bubblegum hair and across her cold, tan skin, thumbing the jewel that rested where her belly button should be. …
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
I remember the first time I made myself throw up as clearly as if it were yesterday. My neck cricked as I lowered my head, …
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
Fumbling with my blinker, I quickly signaled before victoriously turning into the freshly opened diagonal parking space in front of the Cedar Street Bridge. Scoring …
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
Absentmindedly spooning another mound of sugar into my Peruvian Americano, I looked out the cafe window into Cusco’s central plaza.
There were two large cathedrals …
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
By the time you read this, I will be fresh off of a plane in Lima, Peru. And by “fresh off of a plane,” I …
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
I stomped with clamped fists up the steps to my college’s main hall, rain pattering my head to match my mood. My stomach flipped as …
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