Emily Articulated: Emergency math
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
I was at mile 17 of my 26-mile mountain marathon when the straps on the backpack started to feel like they were chafing. By the …
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
I was at mile 17 of my 26-mile mountain marathon when the straps on the backpack started to feel like they were chafing. By the …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
Steam ripples off my coffee mug, fogging the glass of the large window in front of me. I use my shirt sleeve to wipe my …
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
I spent an entire decade of my life in a tip-based industry, waiting tables, tending bar and tour-guiding at everything from college pubs to fine …
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