I lost it the moment I spied Moriah Jefferson in the post-game aftermath of the Nike Nationals championship. It was the end of a long summer in 2011 and, sobbing, I told her, “Mo, you are going to have to hold me up.” And she did, so we embraced for a long time, crying together. …
Citation Journalism and the Blurring Lines in Reporting
Last Saturday, I saw a front-page tease on The Seattle Times that stirred my heart: The newspaper was reporting that one of my childhood idols, Spencer Haywood, had been elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame. But by the time I went to read the story on the newspaper’s website later that day, things had …
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Photography Lessons from a Fledgling
A few weeks back, I was the first non-employee to arrive at what I’ve come to consider my “home” fields – Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, south of Seattle near Nisqually, Wash. The sun was beginning to paint pink and orange rays against a darkened sky. Formations of Canada Geese were lifting off from the meadows, …
Snowy and Spooked
BOUNDARY BAY, B.C., Canada -- The first time I ever saw an owl in the wild was just last November, when I looked at a Snowy Owl through another person's spotting scope at the end of the boardwalk at the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge. I knew we had an irruption of Snowies in the Pacific …
The Buzz: Glenn Nelson 