Happy [bleep] year
By Ben Olson Reader Staff I received a breaking news alert on my phone on Feb. 2, 2020, announcing the fact that the day’s palindromic date (02/02/2020) is the only time such a temporal...
Tagged: Humor
Love is a Dog From Hell
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The headline of this article comes from a book by poet and author Charles Bukowski, who lived a bitter, drunken existence periodically punctuated by moments of brilliance. Love is...
Pass me the pumpkin spice
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff I take pride in my coffee order: a 12-ounce dark roast drip, hot, no room. There’s a simplicity and subtle badassery to drinking your coffee black, but in reality,...
The Real Folk Horoscope
By Cody Lyman Reader Columnist Leo As you blow out the candles on your birthday cake, see if you can’t remember the thing you wished for the very first time you ever remember performing...
The Real Folk Horoscope
By Cody Lyman Reader Columnist Cancer As patron saint of food and fellow Cancer Anthony Bourdain once said, “I’m not afraid to look like a big, hairy, smelly, foreign devil in Tokyo, though I...
Emily Articulated: Trolls
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. She had round, bright...
Summer solstice: How to spend the ultimate 16 hours of daylight
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff On Friday, North Idaho will experience 16 hours, five minutes and 18 seconds of daylight. It marks the summer solstice, also known as the official start to summer in...
The Real Folk Horoscope
By Cody Lyman Reader Columnist Aries OK, so unless you were one of the two people who forgot it was your birthday until you picked up a Reader on said day and were reminded,...
Sh*t my mom says
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Moms all have their sayings. Some are silly, others are used to keep you in check. Some sayings become more useful the older you get. Here are a select...
Single in Sandpoint: ‘50s folks
By Scarlette Quille Reader Columnist It’s that special time of year in Sandpoint: Birds are singing, flowers are blooming, the snow has melted and it’s been a month since the last time a snow...
