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The Great Seattle Earthquake is on its way
I expect The Great Seattle Earthquake to be released in early 2019. Let’s hope the Seattle Fault doesn’t release its pent-up power anytime soon. Continue reading
Posted in Northwest Tales, Peyton McKean, Seattle
Tagged Cascadia Subduction Zone, Great Seattle Earthquake, natural disaster novel, Seattle Fault
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The Fireboat Leschi
Sometimes being a writer of thriller novels causes you to go places and do things you might otherwise never think of. Like the other day when background research for my novel about an earthquake and tsunami in Seattle led me … Continue reading
Posted in Author, Northwest Tales, Seattle
Tagged Fireboat Leschi, Seattle Fire Department, The Great Seattle Earthquake
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Moving and Shaking
The more I research my story, “Earthquake—Seattle!” the more I realize we could have a pretty nasty shakeup around here. Continue reading
Posted in Author, Nature, Northwest Tales, Seattle
Tagged Seattle earthquake, Seattle Fault
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Rain City Mystery Writers Seminar
As President of the NW Chapter of the Mystery Writers of America, it is my solemn duty to inform you: there’s just one month left until the RAIN CITY MYSTERY WRITERS SEMINAR in Bothell WA, June 24, 2017 Continue reading
Posted in Author, Seattle
Tagged Mystery Writers of America, seminar
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Earthquake Warning
I’d like to tell you all about my Seattle Earthquake story, but I haven’t written the final details yet. So, who falls from a crumbling building, or who gets swallowed up by a giant crack in the ground, hasn’t quite been figured out yet. Continue reading
Posted in Author, Nature, Northwest Tales, Seattle
Tagged Cascadia Subduction Zone, Full-Rip 9.0, natural disaster, Seattle earthquake, Seattle Fault
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Trump Blames Hillary For Volcanic Eruption
Now might be a good time to grab a copy of RAINIER ERUPTS! and escape the debates, name calling, and blather, and immerse yourself in a great big natural disaster story. Continue reading
Posted in Author, Northwest Tales, Seattle
Tagged ebook, Hillary, Rainier Erupts, Seattle, Trump
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The Duwamish In Me
Like Duwamish Tribe members of ancient times, I am one of those people whose earliest childhood memories are of playing beside their river. Continue reading
Posted in Indian Country, Northwest Tales, Seattle
Tagged Blood Tide, Duwamish River, Duwamish Tribe, longhouse, Rainier Erupts
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Rainier Erupts! —Today!
Imagine being in Seattle or Tacoma as Rainier explodes with the power of a hundred atom bombs. Continue reading
Posted in Author, Indian Country, Nature, Northwest Tales, Seattle
Tagged Mount Rainier, Pompeii, Seattle, Tacoma, thriller, volcanic eruption
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It was a dark and stormy day
As I stood on a slippery tide-wetted log to get a good shot, huge ocean surges did their best to sweep me down among the logs and crush me. Continue reading
The Islands of Seattle
I intend to keep visiting Alki Beach while I still can. I guess that means I’ll need a new pair of wading boots. Better make them hip-waders. Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Real Science, Seattle
Tagged global warming, sea level rise, Seattle
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