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The Rower At Sea
Half-way between Meadow Point and Point Wells, where the neighborhoods of North Seattle meet the shore of Puget Sound, the land curves away to the east…
Mar 30, 2023
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Christopher Leslie Stevens
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July 2020
In Response to "A Letter on Justice and Open Debate"
Edit: I was prompted to write this essay by a family conversation, and the focus of it reflects that discussion. However there are many, many problems…
Jul 12, 2020
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May 2020
Beyond the Edge of the Known World
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United States, laid the foundation for 20th century American optimism with his statement that “the…
May 18, 2020
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Christopher Leslie Stevens
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The Nature of Balance
In the first half-revolution of the pedals, that scant fraction of a second before the rotation of the wheels creates its own stability, the bicycle…
May 8, 2020
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Christopher Leslie Stevens
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At Anchor
We find ourselves, anchored to the fulcrum of Archimedes, our vessel poised in stillness upon the point of equilibrium. While about our axis planetary…
May 3, 2020
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April 2020
Civics Lessons from the Public Library
When I was six, I walked through the towering doors of what was then the Yesler branch of the Seattle Public Library (it has since been renamed the…
Apr 30, 2020
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Anosmia
Today the CDC confirms that loss of smell is an early sign of infection by the novel coronavirus. A European study reports that “anosmia was found in…
Apr 29, 2020
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Logarithmic Scale
Rising early, I read CNN, The New York Times, The Washington Post, scanning for meaningless statistics encapsulated in ever-widening circles on maps…
Apr 28, 2020
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Child of the Sea
A walk through a working boatyard is an archeological journey. Entering through the gate you first pass modern yachts and work boats, gleaming or…
Apr 27, 2020
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The Morning is Wiser Than the Evening
In old Slavic folk tales the hero Ivan, weary from travel and beset by the tricks of the witch Baba Yaga, is often sheltered for a night by the…
Apr 24, 2020
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Open the Zoom Meeting HAL!
The following exerpt is a transcript of the last Slack chat posted by Dr. David Bowman before the USSC Discovery One went offline. Mission Control is…
Apr 23, 2020
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Lucky Truck
Lucky Truck, so named for his clover green color - or what remains of it at least, waits patiently in our driveway for the next donation run, furniture…
Apr 22, 2020
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