Results tagged “shortstories”

• We knew we'd heard that name somewhere--Steve Almond, who wrote a lovely innocuous column for Martha Stewart Living about Christmas candy, is familiar to us through his at-times NSFW short story collections. Matthew at Roots & Grubs points out that he, too, can write about Christmas candy, and his bibliography is 99% safe and Martha-approved.
• West Seattle Blog breaks out the snow talk! They're pointing everyone towards a community Christmas tree lighting, and as is the usual, WSB also has a scoop: the weatherman has a blog.
• The school closure meetings have everyone in a tizzy about their neighborhood schools. Capitol Hill Seattle reports with relief on their beloved Lowell, which was removed from the closure list, and the commenters react with skepticism and challenging questions (like, what happened to all the rhetoric about Lowell's building falling apart?).

This shot reminded us of a wonderful short story by Cyrus Colter titled "The Beach Umbrella," wherein a man longs for the community and friendship that seems to take place under other people's beach umbrellas. If only he had an umbrella of his own, he figures, his life would be full of laughter and community, too. We won't tell you what happens as the story evolves, because we think you should seek it out yourself. Maybe it'll stick with you as long as it has with us, the recollection of having read it popping up at random moments when looking through the memorable images in our Seattlest Flickr Pool. Happy Sunday!