Emily articulated: Written in the stars
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist I had a notably bad day last week. Not the kind of bad day when anything catastrophic or earth-shattering happened, but a day where one little thing after another...
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Emily Articulated: Peak millennial
By Emil Erickson Reader Columnist When I started this column, I was intrigued by other generations’ perceptions of the Millennials. We were the butt of jokes, reduced to and generalized as “young people” who...
Emily Articulated: International Women’s Day
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist I asked for the purple school bus instead of the yellow one with a busted tire. My older sister, keeper of the matchbox cars and head of distribution, plucked...
Emily Articulated: Coffee (shop) filters
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist I had a thought the other day, and it was something along the lines of, “Do I even like the clothes I pick out for myself? I feel like...
Emily Articulated: ChatGPT
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist “In an era dominated by screens and characterized by fleeting attention spans, the written word stands as an enduring testament to the depth of human expression. Join me on...
Emily Articulated: A place between
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist I’m approaching my seventh anniversary of living in Sandpoint. Upon my arrival, I had only the incredible surroundings, a new bartending gig and the online events calendar to help...
Emily Articulated: How about this weather?
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist I never used to understand why everyone talked about the weather. Throughout my childhood and adolescence, quippy weather observation was the small talk go-to ahead of, “How are you?”...
Emily Articulated: Millennial mom dread
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist I recently came across an article, the title of which grabbed me so tightly that I was forced to stop — mid-charge of a busy day — and read...
Emily Articulated: Tomorrow’s problems
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist The ground crunched with every step I took, its dirt pocked with vertical frost crystals midway through heaving themselves from their depths to the sky — a journey cut...
Emily Articulated: Reboots
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist I first watched the original Sex and the City TV series in my late teens (my older sister handing down her DVD box set like a family heirloom) and...
