The art of nothingness
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
There is an art to doing nothing. In this workaday world dominated by how many items we can cram into our daily lives, some might …
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The Sandpoint Eater: Chaos and angst
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Columnist
Separating fear and fiction from facts has become an enormous task in these crazy times. For me, being in the travel business has brought another …
The Sandpoint Eater: A year of food
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Columnist
Standing tall on the counter in my kitchen is a brand-spanking-new, commercial mixer (a gift from all my children). The new mixer replaced my Kitchen …
The Sandpoint Eater: A day with Darina
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Columnist
I’ve circled this island so many times, anxiously peering out the window as the airplane dips and banks, offering me a glimpse of the variegated …
Wasteland Weekend: Four days of Halloween with Mad Max fanatics
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Contributor
A lot of questions go through your mind when a strange woman is about to spit wine in your face. Chief among them: Why did …
A history of conflict
By Christine Holbert
Reader Contributor
I recently spent six weeks in Ukraine, visiting family, traveling and promoting the new Lost Horse Press Contemporary Ukrainian Poetry Series at the Lviv Book …
Jet lag day
By Marjolein Groot Nibbelink
Reader Contributor
I grew up in the Netherlands and have traveled to 20 countries between 2006 and 2016, but it’s been at least five years since …
Shake, Rattle and Roll: It’s About Time
By A.C. Woolnough
Reader Columnist
Some amazing thoughts came to me on our 11-hour flight from Osaka, Japan, back to the States last month. The first was the difference between …
The Sandpoint Eater: Simple Salmon
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Food Columnist
June 9 is Children’s Day, and I’ll certainly be doing my part to celebrate children, happily spending the day riding the rails alongside my …
The Sandpoint Eater: A big appetite for adventure
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Food Columnist
With a big appetite for adventure, and curious to learn more about the exotic region of Southeast Asia, I recently headed to Vietnam and …
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