‘Sword and Scale’ podcast, upcoming appearance

Posted on May 31, 2017 in Blog | No Comments

For as long as we’ve had the written word, writers have been interested in crime. For me, as a younger journalist, it was all about meaning. Beyond the depravity, what could we glean about ourselves or our world from looking at crime? That was the question that drew me toward the case of Kendall Francois ...

Interview with Nate Bowling on “Nerd Farmer”

Posted on May 3, 2017 in Blog | No Comments

Nate Bowling, named Washington State’s Teacher of the Year in 2015, is an unusually outspoken educator, unflinching in his assessments and particularly adept at connecting local storylines to larger themes. We sat down recently for a wide-ranging conversation about education, politics and human motivation of all kinds. Here’s our interview, where the reporter is the one ...

We have lift off!

Posted on Jan 29, 2017 in Blog | No Comments

After a long, bumpy road, I must give a huge shout-out to all who showed up Friday night at Elliott Bay Book Company to launch THE SPIDER AND THE FLY. What an incredible evening! I am so grateful to Seattle’s writers. _______ For those interested, I have several upcoming appearances: Tuesday, Jan. 31, 7 p.m.   ...