Category Archives: Seattle

Of Tidal Waves and Tunnels and Highway 99

Posted on January 26, 2020 by Tom Hopp

Imagine an eight- or ten-foot wall of water pouring over the brink of the tunnel entrance. Continue reading →

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I saw A’yahos, Seattle’s earthquake serpent spirit

Posted on December 28, 2019 by Tom Hopp

I’ll never forget the ripples underground or the accompanying thunder on the day I met A’yahos, the Duwamish Tribe’s legendary earthquake serpent spirit. I’m a believer now, because I saw him slithering with my own eyes! Continue reading →

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How Earthquakes Shaped Seattle’s Landscape

Posted on November 23, 2019 by Tom Hopp

Give a thought to where you’ll drop, cover, and hang on if a landscape-shaping rupture of the Seattle Fault strikes again. Continue reading →

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ShakeOut! Did Seattle’s Earthquake Drill Make A Deadly Mistake?

Posted on October 20, 2019 by Tom Hopp

First of all, decide right now that if you experience an earthquake at a game in Seattle, you will not immediately leave the stadium, unless the place is coming down around your ears. Continue reading →

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Shaken before I stirred

Posted on July 14, 2019 by Tom Hopp

While the other night’s temblor caused some excitement, it pales in comparison to the magnitude 7.8 terror I dreamed up for my story The Great Seattle Earthquake! Continue reading →

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The Great Seattle Earthquake is on its way

Posted on December 23, 2018 by Tom Hopp

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 →

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The Fireboat Leschi

Posted on November 8, 2018 by Tom Hopp

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 →

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Rain City Mystery Writers Seminar

Posted on May 29, 2017 by Tom Hopp

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 →

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Earthquake Warning

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Tom Hopp

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 →

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The Duwamish In Me

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Tom Hopp

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 →

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