208 Fiction results for 2025
Here we present the winners of the fourth annual Sandpoint Reader 208 Fiction contest, in which we invited writers to submit a work of fiction totaling exactly 208 words for …
Here we present the winners of the fourth annual Sandpoint Reader 208 Fiction contest, in which we invited writers to submit a work of fiction totaling exactly 208 words for …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Critics and movie buffs alike have railed against Hollywood for years over its plethora of sequels, prequels and remakes. TV has been likewise formulaic and …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
The Bonner County board of commissioners dedicated much of the Dec. 31 business meeting to discussing Sheriff Daryl Wheeler’s temporary resignation and whether the board …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
The Bonner County board of commissioners settled a legal dispute that began January 2024, when former-Chair Luke Omodt trespassed and performed a citizen’s arrest on …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
It’s been far too long since I’ve had a good, cathartic cry — one that lets the emotion wash over me so I can process …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
In the age of soulless CGI and Disney’s monotonous, bug-eyed, bobble-headed animation style, it’s rare to watch something and feel immersed in true art. Arcane…
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
This week marks 20 years since the first edition of the Sandpoint Reader hit the streets on Dec. 23, 2004. That feels like a trick …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Over the last thousand or so years, the rituals and traditions surrounding Christmas have been solidified in our minds as perfectly ordinary, though they’re anything …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Commissioner-elect Brian Domke has rejected an appointment to serve out the remainder of current Dist. 1 Commissioner Steve Bradshaw’s term — which ends Monday, Jan. …
By Soncirey Mitchell
and Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
So, it’s less than a week until Christmas and Hanukkah and you’re looking for last-minute gifts even though you swore you’d be …
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