Today is NICU Awareness Day, and this is a day that I hold very close to my heart because the NICU is a place that changed my life forever. It is not simply a hospital unit that I remember from years ago. It is a part of my story, and it is a huge part of my boys' story. My sons were born at just 23 weeks, weighin…
September 14, 2026
A Dream on Wheels: How One Bremerton Woman Is Turning Her Love of Books Into a Celebration of Women
Sometimes the most meaningful new chapters in life begin when another one unexpectedly comes to an end. For one Bremerton woman, that chapter began in September 2025 when she was laid off from her corporate job. While losing a job can bring uncertainty, fear, and countless questions about what comes next, she quickly …
What a whirlwind this summer has been. In so many ways, we have been incredibly busy, but at the same time, we have spent a lot of time at home. Summer looked a little different for us this year. There were days filled with family, close friends, little adventures and moments I know I will hold onto for a long time.…
When Talena Laine first learned she would be part of Bainbridge Performing Arts' production of Twelfth Night , her reaction was immediate and joyful. She was over the moon, she says, because Viola is one of the great Shakespeare roles for women, a character who gets to do everything, to be funny, romantic, heartb…
Summer is absolutely whizzing by. It feels like it was just beginning, and somehow we are already staring down August. The days have slipped through my fingers much faster than I expected. Because of that, I have put my writing on the back burner for a little while, but I am diving back into it in a few weeks. Once I…
This is the first person I have met that interviewing her made me a little star struck. I have seen so many wonderful arts both film and theater but what Rachel has done is just awe inspiring, she is a person who create worlds where others feel seen, understood, and inspired to believe their own stories matter. Tha…
One of the highlights of opening night for Hell's Kitchen, the incredible Broadway musical inspired by the music and life of Alicia Keys, was having the opportunity to have the talented Marley Soleil answer my ten interview questions. Despite the excitement and busy atmosphere that comes with opening night, Marle…