Emily Articulated: Trespassing
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist “I thought runners were supposed to be good people,” the stranger spat, posturing while snapping photos of our license plates. I was recently issued a ticket for trespassing on...
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist “I thought runners were supposed to be good people,” the stranger spat, posturing while snapping photos of our license plates. I was recently issued a ticket for trespassing on...
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist This holiday season, although resembling “normal,” is likely to feel different for a lot of us. The same old songs, belted by Mariah Carey or crooned by Michael Buble,...
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist With winter nights wrapping their arms around our daylight hours, and midnight darkness inching its way toward 4 p.m., I’ve had to turn indoors for my recreation. Like many...
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist This early fall was the most beautiful I can remember since living in Idaho. Driving down side streets and walking through winding alleys was like entering a kaleidoscope of...
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist In my most recent article, I doled out “5-Star” reviews of the people and businesses that make this community great. I applauded the organizations and institutions that fill our...
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist I had plans to write another article, to put a different set of words to my thoughts and ideas. I’d filled my customary notebook sheet with a loose outline...
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist If my brain had a chamber that held all the existential dread I could carry about the state of the world, it would have a heavy door with a...
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist As we’re all far too familiar with right now, living in a place that is susceptible to extreme weather and environmental patterns is humbling. Multiple times a year, we’re...
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist I spent the past two weeks touring Alaska — chasing clear, sunny days and plotting map points in coastal fishing towns, quirky backpacking communities, state parks, national parks, reserves...
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist Last weekend I ran an ultramarathon, my first long-distance race in more than two years. For anyone who doesn’t revel in extra-long distances or speak the language of a...