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Jim Thomsen
Jim Thomsen is a freelance writer and former newspaper journalist who lives in Kingston.
Books
“Supersonic”: The Great Seattle Novel?
March 11, 2025
“I wanted to write a novel about the rise of a city, that takes the full measure of a place.”
blog
“The Love Story I wished you would have had”: Jonathan Evison’s “The Heart of Winter”
March 7, 2025
In 1976, Jonathan Evison was eight years old, newly relocated to Bainbridge Island, and a complete mess. That was the year that Evison’s father brought the family to Washington, ostensibly...
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Reflections
Echoes of Anthony Bourdain: Provincetown Kitchens
Dan Chasan
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September 22, 2026
Education
Are Our Worries About AI in Education Aimed in the Wrong Places?
Sally J. McMillan
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September 21, 2026
Elsewhere
Rebuilding an 1100-year-old Italian Village
Mark Hinshaw
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September 20, 2026
Politics
Your Ballot’s (going to be) in the Mail
Dan Chasan
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September 19, 2026
Politics
Trump: Oh Look, There’s a Squirrel!
Anthony B. Robinson
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September 18, 2026