"I’ve been working for this contractor for a few months, but at this point I’m still very green… Still, I’ve now used the drill quite a bit as it is a ubiquitous tool on any job site, and I feel like I’ve got my head wrapped around it—point and shoot. I begin drilling in the screws with a mix of confidence and reckless abandon. I can get this done, I chant to myself."
Read MoreDad's Dead Dogs
Eric O'Keefe walks us through the parade of family dogs his father loved, and the process of saying goodbye to animals.
Read MoreWho Was Your Local Hero, Lena Easton-Calabria?
The Project Room partners with the Seattle Public Library Foundation to support the Stimson Bullitt Civic Courage Scholarship. Lena Easton-Calabria tells us about the Makah Tribe's fight to reclaim their whaling rights.
Read MoreDrivable Heirloom
Artist Devin Midori Hale reflects on her grandfather, his lessons of frugality, and the old blue truck of his that he gave to her, born exactly the same year as she was.
Read MoreWho Was Your Local Hero, Natalie Quek?
The Project Room partners with the Seattle Public Library Foundation to support the Stimson Bullitt Civic Courage Scholarship. Natalie Quek tells us about local organization Preserve Our Island's struggle to save Maury Island from contamination and development.
Read MoreIn Circulation: Libraries as Monuments
TPR's Editorial Assistant Madeline Rose Williams discusses the shifting roles of libraries as living, breathing monuments and their function as storehouses of information when the way we store information changes.
Read MoreWho Was Your Local Hero, Quinn Mason Buchwald?
The Project Room partners with the Seattle Public Library Foundation to support the Stimson Bullitt Civic Courage Scholarship. Quinn Mason Buchwald shares the story of Bernie Whitebear and his courage in championing the causes of the Seattle Native community.
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Who Was Your First Hero, David Lasky?
Artist David Lasky writes about comics, artistic inspiration, and Saul Steinberg's work. This piece is a part of TPR's current Quest(ion) series: Who Was Your First Hero?
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The Liminal Space Between Memory and History: Ethan Rafal's Shock and Awe
Photographer Ethan Rafal explores our topic Monument in Shock and Awe, a part journal/part photo essay multimedia work about homeland decay.
Read MoreWho Was Your Local Hero, Elana Mabrito?
The Project Room partners with the Seattle Public Library Foundation to support the Stimson Bullitt Civic Courage Scholarship. Elana Mabrito shares her admiration for local hero Margarethe Cammermeyer, who fought against the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy.
Read More9 Ounces: Luna Memoir
In this 9 Ounces update, Anastacia Tolbert writes a letter and a memoir for Luna, an innocent, truth-telling childlike ghost-angel. Join us as we follow Anastacia In The Making of her monumental work, 9 Ounces: A One-Woman Show.
Read More9 Ounces: A Poem from Saraphina
Anastacia Tolbert shares a poem written by her 9 Ounces character Saraphina, a filter-free wise counsel-spiritual matriarch. Join us as we follow Anastacia In The Making of her monumental work, 9 Ounces: A One-Woman Show.
Read MoreBearing Witness
Jan Wallace honors her dear friend and renowned poet, Denise Levertov with a poem and a reflection on memory, loss, and monuments. "She taught me how to be still and regard each marvel; no maple tree with its autumn colors, or pack of raccoons 'like busy little criminals' could be mundane in her gaze."
Read MoreWho Was Your Local Hero, Jasmine Shirey?
The Project Room partners with the Seattle Public Library Foundation to support the Stimson Bullitt Civic Courage Scholarship. Jasmine Shirey remembers her local hero Alice Lord and her lifelong fight for worker's rights.
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9 Ounces: Meet Alice.
Anastacia Tolbert introduces a new 9 Ounces character! ALICE is an artist and writer wedged between four universal questions: Who the hell am I/not? What am I supposed to be doing? Why me? What's for Dinner? Join us as we follow Anastacia In The Making of her monumental work, 9 Ounces: A One-Woman Show.
Read MoreWho Was Your First Hero, Rich Smith?
Author Rich Smith talks about Mortal Kombat, the Rocky movies, and the idiosyncratic soccer training methods employed by his cousin. This piece is a part of TPR's current Quest(ion) series: Who Was Your First Hero?
Read More9 Ounces SNAPSHOTS: Luna's Favorite Things To Collect
Glimpse 9 Ounces character Luna's world! Join us as we follow Anastacia Tolbert In The Making of her monumental work, 9 Ounces: A One-Woman Show.
Read MoreOrion: A Monument for Angie
TPR Editor Tessa Hulls reflects on death, the desert, and how we mourn loss.
A monument marks a boundary, a line that we cannot cross. On the night when I learned that Angie had died, I stumbled outside because I wanted to return to the constellation that had tied us all together. But the clouds were out that night, and although I raised my eyes and searched the sky...
Read More9 Ounces Snapshots: Luna's World
Glimpse 9 Ounces character Luna's world! Join us as we follow Anastacia Tolbert In The Making of her monumental work, 9 Ounces: A One-Woman Show.
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Flesh and Blood and Vision
Madeline Rose Williams, TPR's Editorial Assistant, reflects on the way Joni Mitchell's music changes imperceptibly every time you come back to it.
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