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Poetry workshops Oct. 13 benefit Sue Boynton contest

Two poetry workshops will be presented Oct. 13 to benefit the Sue C. Boynton Poetry Contest, the annual contest open to Whatcom County residents.

Brenda Miller, a Western Washington University professor and the editor of Bellingham Review, will present "The Pen and the Bell: Mindful鈥

Freedom vs. Confidence - Part 1

Golf is a hard game. Anyone who's ever swung a golf club at a golf ball can attest to that, whether they've three-putted from three feet on the last hole of a club championship; lost a $50 bet after blasting one in the water; shanked a 5-iron into a parking lot in front of their鈥

Bellingham author releases Washington biking book

When Mike McQuaide was asked whether he suspected in his youth that he might become a successful writer, he grinned and responded, "I would have said they had the wrong guy."

If you're interested in road biking in Washington state, however, you'll have the right guy鈥

Werder, McDonald present at St. Louis communication conference
Jane Smiley among authors at UND Writers Conference

Brenda Miller is author of 鈥淪eason of the Body,鈥 co-author of 鈥淭ell it Slant: Writing and Shaping Creative Nonfiction鈥 and of a collection 鈥淏lessing of the Animals,鈥 which includes two Pushcart Prize winning essays. Her work has received six Pushcart Prizes and has been published in many鈥

Bellingham novelist explores the dark psyche of vampires

James Patrick Brotherton's first novel, "Reclaiming the Dead," is an adult tale with characters who hunt and kill the undead, yet Brotherton is not part of the pop vampire craze.
The Bellingham author has never read the "Twilight" series, never seen Bela Lugosi or鈥

Northwest author Brenda Miller on mindful writing

oday, I鈥檓 thrilled to host author Brenda Miller, who shares an excerpt from her forthcoming book: The Pen and the Bell: Mindful Writing in a Busy World, co-authored with Holly Hughes. And be sure to check out Brenda鈥檚 blog, The Spa of the Mind, where she muses about living and writing in the鈥

Rivera to speak on 'Borderlands Science Fiction after NAFTA' Jan. 26
Bellingham's Sarah Goodin: Busy mom, happy student, gutsy musician

Sarah Goodin describes herself as a full-time single parent to a "gorgeous, brilliant and hilarious 51/2-year-old" as well as a happy full-time English student at Western Washington University, and says she's only a musician in her spare time, "which falls into the time-slot鈥

Higher-ed woes tied to state 'leadership vacuum'

Washington politicians have abdicated their leadership role in higher education, leaving the state with a disjointed system that doesn't produce enough bachelor's degrees and forces employers to go out of state 鈥 and even out of the country 鈥 to find skilled workers.

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