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 18th mile, the chafing...
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Emily Articulated: Writing and vulnerability
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...
Emily Articulated: A daughter’s seasons
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...
Emily Articulated: Hard things
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...
Emily Articulated: Dystopian
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...
Emily Articlulated: Reasons to stay
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...
Emily Articulated: Timeline of a life
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...
Emily Articulated: Asking for and receiving help
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,...
Emily Articulated: Norway
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 view clear. A bustling...
Emily Articulated: Tipping
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 dining restaurants to après-ski...
