Author Archives: Kathleen G. White

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About Kathleen G. White

Kathleen White is a writer living on the edge of Puget Sound and sizing up the discrepancies.

January 13th, 2013 The Eagle Flies

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Kathleen G. White

Sunday was the first eagle release of the New Year for the wildlife shelter where I volunteer.  These things can sound more impressive than they turn out to be:  a group of people gather in a field or grassy lot … Continue reading →

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Solstice, 2012

Posted on December 22, 2012 by Kathleen G. White

About three weeks ago on a rainy night, I had been on the computer too long, working on a deadline, so I thought I’d take a quick break and go to the gym.  I kept the workout brief, finished about … Continue reading →

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Dahlias in the City

Posted on September 23, 2012 by Kathleen G. White

I got a call from a friend in Seattle who had made a shift in her afternoon plans and taken her dog to Volunteer Park.  She hadn’t been there in ages and was calling to ask me if I’d ever … Continue reading →

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Summer in the Neighborhood

Posted on August 25, 2012 by Kathleen G. White

  My small beach town along one of the many jigsaw edges of Puget Sound has a little under a mile of coast line, bordered on each end by Indian land.  The census tells me we have 721 people per … Continue reading →

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Time Travel

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Kathleen G. White

 I just returned from a conference in Chicago.  I was there four days, at a time of year when either region–the Pacific Northwest or the Midwest–is capable of slinging any kind of weather imaginable.  Not quite sure how to pack, … Continue reading →

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The Entities — In My Septic System

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Kathleen G. White

I am not normally superstitious.  I’m no longer even practicing the mainstream religion I was baptized into at birth.  But I consider myself a definitive agnostic, as I cannot believe that human beings are the highest life form in the … Continue reading →

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Narrows

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Kathleen G. White

It should be no surprise to those who know me that I have a number of side obsessions. A few years back I was dating a recreational scuba diver and I happened to tell him about my fondness for the … Continue reading →

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December 21st, 2011

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Kathleen G. White

This year more than I can remember I’ve been keenly aware of why nearly every northern culture has created an almost tribal, communal celebration in this season, centered around light; and it makes further sense that many of them have … Continue reading →

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Presence of Mind

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Kathleen G. White

My work season has hit and I am finding myself really unhappy about it. I am happy about the things work affords me, but I have to trick myself into actually doing it, which essentially doubles my effort. So I … Continue reading →

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The Oil Crow

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Kathleen G. White

So there’s this man.  He goes to restaurants and other businesses that have large kitchens and he buys up their used cooking oil—the stuff from the deep fat fryers and anything else, I suppose, and he takes it away to … Continue reading →

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