Summer Jams with Adam Prairie
Tuesday, June 23, 2015 11:50 — 0 Comments
The Hoot Hoots have a lot of things planned for the summer – from a July 3rd Birthday Show at Connor Byrne to a set at Timber! I wanted to chat with Hoot Hoots frontman Adam Prairie to see what the band has in store for its fans.Â
Two Poems – Johnnie Lee Walters Jr. aka “Stackwell”
Monday, June 22, 2015 13:13 — 2 Comments
I Just Want 2 Be Remembered Time passes, making it hard Not 2 think of what could’ve been/ & as many have left my side… I can’t help but think of what would’ve been/ I Regret…But then, God shows me situations worse/ Making any Self-Pity Only work in reverse/ My “Experiance” Has become my Blessing and a Curse/ From Learning what NOT 2 do, Mostly by… Doing it ALL 1st/ & I’m HAPPY 2 be alive, But when my time comes for Passing/ I hope I’m Remembered 4 how I Gave without asking…/ Remembered 4 Laughing, sometimes 2 keep from […]
A Moment with David Pierre-Louis
Tuesday, June 16, 2015 12:50 — 0 Comments
On June 25th, the historic Neptune Theater, as part of their Nights at the Neptune, will premier Kenbe Fem, a documentary about Seattle club owner David Pierre-Louis’s rebuilding efforts in his native home, Haiti, in the wake of the 2010 devastating earthquake that killed an estimated 250,000 people. The showing will include live music by Naomi Wachira and Black Stax. I had a chance to talk briefly with the film’s principle figure, who aims to create a thriving community center on his mother’s property in Haiti as a functioning institution and a symbol of what dedication and hard work can mean […]
DEFILING BATHSHEBA – Caleb Powell
Monday, June 15, 2015 11:21 — 0 Comments
“…But the thing that David had done displeased the Lord.†Samuel II: Chapter 11 – Verse 27 Summer, 1985, I read the Bible, smoked pot, and discovered the tale of David. I also committed adultery. Love trumped the letter of the law. I finished high school that June. After a celebration, trashed on hard liquor and pot, I drove my parents’ 1977 Ford LTD station wagon into the trunk of a hemlock at the top of a cliff. Either the Lord or the tree saved my life. The damages: a broken arm, severe concussion, and a deep crimson scar that […]
Tinder Is Really Awkward When We Can’t All Be Humans Safely – Maggie MK Hess
Friday, June 12, 2015 12:21 — 0 Comments
This culture of violence against women that the world has been rocking for the last couple of millennia has a lot of downsides.
What Men on Tinder Really Want – Maggie MK Hess
Thursday, June 11, 2015 10:40 — 0 Comments
Things seem to go especially wrong when men try to describe what they want on Tinder. I assume this is true of women describing what they want as well. There’s just something so damn awful about listening to a person lay out their expectations for someone they haven’t even met yet. It never comes across as helpful. It comes across as so entitled. I am not on Tinder to apply to be your girlfriend. This is not a you-buyer/me-seller situation. We’re both in charge of selling ourselves and seeing who lingers while eyeing the goods. Describing what you expect from a woman doesn’t remotely […]
An Annotated Tinder Profile – Maggie MK Hess
Wednesday, June 10, 2015 9:39 — 0 Comments
About Beauty lies on the inside (1), but I am a sucker for pretty eyes and a sunny smile (2). I’m a Graphic and web designer, and I own a branding/design business (3). I love hiking, jamming, photography and just about every sport known to man (4). I’m good at building and fixing stuff (5). Looking for a somewhat intellectual person (6). Kinda old fashioned (7). Footnotes 1. I hear sensitive guys get laid more. 2. You gotta be hot, though. You gotta be hot. 3. I’m unemployed / freelance a little bit for my dad. 4. I’ll do anything […]
A Guide to Translating Things Men Say on Tinder – Maggie MK Hess
Tuesday, June 9, 2015 10:10 — 2 Comments
There are lots of phrases that appear over and over on Tinder that make me wonder if we really are all speaking the English language. Because while you’re saying one thing, I’m hearing something…else. “Positive vibes only, please.†No emotions, please. “Work hard, play harder.†Pi Kappa Phi “I know how to treat a woman right.†I don’t know how to treat a woman like a human being. “Boyfriend material.†All women want the same thing, and that thing is me. “Willing to lie about where we met.†I’m ashamed women won’t date me IRL. “Looking for casual fun.†Sex. Not mini-golf. […]
Why Tinder Is Better Than Candy Crush Saga – Maggie MK Hess
Monday, June 8, 2015 10:06 — 0 Comments
Say it’s a sunny day. You’re walking down the street, looking at everybody you pass, and everybody’s heads are up, and people are smiling. Everyone is interesting. Some of them look like people you’d like to be friends with. Someone is the best bucket drummer you’ve ever seen. And some of them are handsome motherf***ers who you’d like to date. Maybe you even make eye contact with someone. But how in the world are you going to meet him? Basically no one is aggressive enough to ask someone out while passing them on the street, and that attention is almost never […]
Lightening the Load – Andrew Bartels
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 12:19 — 0 Comments
It’s the end of the school year. College students all across the nation are tossing their notebooks aside and heaving sighs of accomplishment, relief, abandonment. As a teacher I feel the same, happy to be done with tests, grades, and lectures, for three months at least. For some it’s the end of a college career and on to, as they say, “The Real World.†So long to the dorm, that cozy hive. So long to all that crap I bought at Ikea with my student loans. That’s right. The end of the school year is a boon for dumpster divers, […]
The answer isn't poetry, but rather language
- Richard Kenney
Book Release and Reading Feb. 6
January 6th, 2016
Hello fellow readers, travelers and Monarchians! Our first book, Traveling Light, written by Seattle author, Jim Brantingham, is now for sale! And we will be throwing a release party for it Feb. 6 at 6pm in Ravenna Third Place Books (on the corner of 65th and 20th NE). Jim will be reading from the book and there will be guest readers accompanying him. Space is limited, so we suggest you come early. Books can be bought through this link here or at Ravenna Third Place Books (which just ordered it’s second wave of books). We are super excited for this release and […]
