Category Archives: social criticism

Paddle, Paddle, George E. Starr

Posted on March 13, 2014 by jpkenna

Twice I’ve made the approximately 600-mile trip up the inside passage from Puget Sound to Southeast Alaska in a salmon troller–and one return trip. Averaging 5 to 6 knots, anchoring or tying up each night, seven to ten days from … Continue reading →

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Where Have You Gone, Maxwell Perkins?

Posted on February 19, 2014 by jpkenna

Was it easier to get a book published before the recent onset of mass-digital (mostly self) publishing? It may depend on the type of book. Media celebrities, no matter how vacuous, seem to have no trouble getting book deals with … Continue reading →

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Trains (large and small) and Christmas

Posted on December 20, 2013 by jpkenna

Our regional shopping mall here in Bellingham, Washington, dating from the late 1980s, recently had a grand re-opening showing off its multi-hundred thousand dollar face lift. I didn’t attend. I’ve got nothing against shopping malls. It’s just that I can’t … Continue reading →

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