by Willamette Sutta | Dec 30, 2023 | Author Note
I have two goldfishes named Willy and Comet. They can’t be cuddled or petted. And if I talk to them, they’ll likely show me their tails. Yet I still love those slimy buggers. They live for feeding time. In between, they search every rock and surface for...
by Willamette Sutta | Oct 20, 2023 | Author Note
That Looks Good Because my children swam, I got involved in officiating swim meets. Now, I continue doing it for jollies. As I observe young swimmers, I have always been bothered by the breaststroke rubber neck. The breaststroke is a very regulated cyclical stroke,...
by Willamette Sutta | Oct 7, 2023 | Author Note
I started on this writing journey four years ago at the start of the pandemic. (In case you’ve missed it, the two previous posts detail how it all began.) Now, four years later, I have completed my series and am starting a new undertaking — indie...
by Willamette Sutta | Oct 7, 2023 | Author Note
January 25, 2023 Initial Foray I wrote the text of the previous post in July 2020, shortly after I lost my job. I likened the start of my writing journey to facing a bridge. Six months later, I’ve crossed that bridge. During that time, I have spent countless...
by Willamette Sutta | Oct 7, 2023 | Author Note
January 21, 2021 Pictures on the Wall In my house hangs two pictures. One is a print of “The Bassin at Argenteuil” by Claude Monet, and the other is an unframed, untitled painting by a local painter. The latter is of a stone bridge over a small river. The...
