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Category Archives: Seattle
Rediscovering the Lost Waterfall
I caught a glimpse of these falls 37 years ago while bushwhacking alone through rugged backcountry, and caught that glimpse at great peril to my life. Continue reading
Leaving home
I haven’t sold my West Seattle home yet but I’m already nostalgic for it. Continue reading
Writings from the Northwest Corner
The Neah Virus arises seemingly out of nowhere. In contrast to the smallpox epidemics of the 1850s, it kills outsiders but leaves Makah Indians untouched. Hmmm. How could that be? Better ask the old shaman, Gordon Steel. He seems to know more than he is saying. Or better yet, ask Raven, the trickster spirit. Continue reading
Posted in Author, Indian Country, Peyton McKean, Seattle
Tagged mystery, Native American, Peyton McKean, Shaman, The Neah Virus
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The FLAG versus the norovirus
It’s a unique feeling to read about a virus from which you yourself are suffering, and learn that a weapon you invented is being used to combat it. Continue reading
Praise for Fat Kid Rules The World
Matthew Lillard, best known as Shaggy in the Scooby-Doo movies, has made his directorial debut with a thoughtful and touching tale of misfit teens, Fat Kid Rules The World. My recommendation? See it. Better yet, help fund it. Continue reading
Posted in I Need Help, My Soapbox, Seattle
Tagged Fat Kid Rules The World, kickstarter, Matthew Lillard, movie, Scooby-Doo
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Blood Tide — Published!
“Blood Tide” is one of my Peyton McKean mysteries and one I’m very proud of. It gives plenty of play to the ingenious brain workings of Dr. Peyton McKean, the Seattle biotechnology researcher and super sleuth whom I like to bill as “The greatest mind since Sherlock Holmes.” Continue reading
Posted in Indian Country, Peyton McKean, Seattle
Tagged Blood Tide, Duwamish Tribe, mystery, Native American, Peyton McKean, Shaman
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The Ghost Trees — Published!
I’m delighted to have my story appear in the same book as some very well respected, award winning, and best-selling mystery authors. Continue reading
Posted in Author, Indian Country, Peyton McKean, Seattle
Tagged Duwamish Tribe, ebook, ghost, Native American, Peyton McKean, Shaman
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Coming soon: The Ghost Trees
I just signed a publishing contract with BSTSLLR.com, a new ebook publisher. The Ghost Trees, my murder mystery short story about death among cedar tree poachers, will appear soon in their anthology, West Coast Crime Wave. Continue reading
Posted in Indian Country, Peyton McKean, Seattle
Tagged DNA, mystery, Peyton McKean, tree poaching
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Life in a rainforest
The other day Shelley and I went out walking and I brought along my camera to capture some of the things that make all the rain, fog, and overcast seem worth it. Continue reading
