By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist I started writing this column in 2017, after moving to Sandpoint during a period of great personal transition. Months before, I left my job, my relationship and my home...
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist This article talks about addiction and death. Take care and pass by if you need to. Reflecting on a life of loving someone who struggled with addiction is a...
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist I’ve loved libraries my whole life, starting with the Lettie Jensen Community Library, perched picturesquely on a riverbank in my hometown. This library was a middle point on the...
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist I spent this past weekend running the Orcas Island Marathon, my first trail race of the season. The course covered 26.5 winding miles and more than 6,000 feet of...
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist Call me glib, but I’ve been thinking about a dystopian future in which the most extreme members of the Idaho GOP achieve everything they’ve set out to accomplish. They...
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist For the past few months, I’ve held a question in my mind — not in the fleeting and up-front way I ponder what I want for lunch, or in...
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist We knew the house was old as we picked our way across the rubble-strewn floor. Having been informed of its recent demolition, we were granted permission to explore the...
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist It began a few weeks ago — the aisles at grocery stores turning pink-and-red, the targeted ads on my devices shifting from running shoes and heavy knit sweaters to...
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist Lately, I have required a lot of help. I’ve spent the past few months caring for my dad as he navigated doctor and legal appointments, first from afar and,...
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist There are periods of time when I allow myself to “check out” of current affairs. It’s a purposeful ignorance I adopt when heaviness is already in my day-to-day —...
