Marcie Sillman
Stories
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Seattle boaters and rowers get ready for opening day festivities
Hundreds of boaters will converge at Seattle’s Montlake Cut Saturday for opening day of the boating season. The Windermere Cup rowing regatta is a...
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Dylan fan? Nancy Pearl thinks you'll like this novel, too
Marcie Sillman talks with "Book Lust" author Nancy Pearl about the novel "Vexation Lullaby" by Justin Tussing.
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This man is an artist, bon vivant and conduit for spirits
Maikoiyo Alley-Barnes believes that to be an artist, one must live life to the max. “I meet people all the time that don’t live full enough lives,” he...
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The man behind Seattle's boys in the boat
The old wooden rowing shell that hangs in the University of Washington crew team’s dining hall doesn’t look all that remarkable. You see boats like it...
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Arts & Life
Watch these legendary racing boats being made by hand
It takes about six minutes for the University of Washington’s top men’s rowing team to power the latest model Pocock racing shell on their home course...
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Why I row
At 5 a.m. on a late winter morning in Seattle, dawn is a distant hope. But if you peer through the dark, you'll see small white lights pulsing their way...
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Nancy Pearl picks short stories with 'more than a bit of a quirk'
Marcie Sillman talks with "Book Lust" author Nancy Pearl about "Daydreams of Angels," by Heather O'Neill.
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An artist's unique perspective on Seattle's watery world
Niki Sherey Keenan’s moments of inspiration arrive when most of us are still in bed. “There might be a sunrise that only lasts five seconds,” she...
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WATCH: Washington State's Poet Laureate Responds To Condo Development
Tod Marshall grew up in the Midwest, but Eastern Washington’s high desert is the place that inspires his poetry. Marshall, the newly appointed...
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Seattle Children's Theater Chief Reflects On A Lifetime Of Comedy And Tragedy
Linda Hartzell’s office at the Seattle Children’s Theater is packed with memorabilia. Photos of colleagues, friends and family clamor for space on the...