Author Archives: Kit and Drew Coons

By now most of you, our readers, know that we spend many weekends at different markets or fairs vending our novels. We love exploring new places and meeting new people. Talking with different people is a joy. Some have questions about … Continue reading →

Kit and I have always been fans of live theater. We’ve attended professional shows in New York, London, Atlanta, Seattle, Greenville, and Little Rock. The performers are truly amazing. We’ve also enjoyed performances by local companies everywhere we’ve lived. Western … Continue reading →

Having lived in the hot and humid South for most of my life, I never thought that I would regret the end of summer as I do now. Our tomatoes are just ripening in high-latitude and short-summer Washington. Trees are … Continue reading →

Kit and I hiked above the tree line in Olympic National Park on my birthday. Kit gasped and pointed, “Is that a portal to a different universe?” I wish and it sure looked like one. It’s actually a rainbow cloud. … Continue reading →

You can’t avoid AI anymore. Don’t trust it for truth.  #1 – AI will confirm whatever you want to believe. #2 – If AI doesn’t know something, it will guess. AI doesn’t readily identify itself as AI. I asked one, … Continue reading →

Moving near Puget Sound has exposed us to new experiences. Fishing, crabbing, clamming all new to us. We bought a inflatable boat and tried our hand at those activities. We nearly killed ourselves rowing to a nearby island. Who knew … Continue reading →

I came across this picture of a woman celebrating V-J Day (August 18, 1945) on a car. The exuberance displayed made me investigate. This is Carmen Miranda giving an impromptu performance before an adoring crowd on Hollywood Boulevard. Singing and … Continue reading →

We’ve been fishing again.  Kit, as usual, caught the most and biggest fish. The ocean was rough.  I spent most of the day seasick and threw up overboard repeatedly. The conditions didn’t phase Kit, though. We encountered a large pod … Continue reading →

See my new semi-tamed wild rabbit?  This one is unusual. If you look closely at the photo, you should be able to discern a white ring around its neck. I’m fond of my benign bunnies. Seeing them happily grazing in … Continue reading →

I took this photo on a wet stormy day at a US government facility in another state. Our American flag appears to be grieving and neglected. I can remember as an eleven-year-old safety patrolman being sent out by my schoolteacher … Continue reading →