Marcie Sillman
Stories
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Washington Poet Laureate Elizabeth Austen Says Goodbye To The Job
Elizabeth Austen hadn't given much thought to the state poet laureate job until a few years ago. That changed after several friends urged Austen, a poe...
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The Tiny Dancer Who Became A Big Star In Seattle
A dancer stands alone on the stage. He is dressed in black tights only; his bare chest is broad and muscular. As the bassoonist plays the first plaintiv...
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Washington State's New Poet Laureate Wants To Build Bridges
Washington state has a new poet laureate: Tod Marshall, a professor and writer at Gonzaga University. Marshall is the first in his family to attend...
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Playwright Ayad Akhtar In Search Of The Modern Muslim
Ayad Akhtar is one of those guys you'd hate if he wasn't so likeable. The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright is an award-winning screenwriter, a...
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Seattle Is Too Expensive For Artists Who Help It Boom
When Chris Lomba and his partners decided to open a music repair shop, they chose a storefront near the corner of Pike and Broadway on the edge of...
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How One Tacoma 'Superpredator' Turned His Life Around
Ross Reynolds speaks with University of Washington sociology professor Katherine Beckett about the story of Jeff Coats who, along with two 17-year-old...
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Nancy Pearl Climbs Out Of Dark December Days With A Sci-Fi Pick
Marcie Sillman speaks with book maven Nancy Pearl about her pick for a new science-fiction novel to transport you out of the dark Pacific Northwest...
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Nancy Pearl Raves About 'Crooked Heart'
Marcie Sillman talks with book hugger Nancy Pearl about this week's reading recommendation: "Crooked Heart" by Lissa Evans, which Pearl says is every...
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Finding Grace And Joy Through 100+ Chorale Groups In Seattle Area
If you Google “Puget Sound community chorales,” more than 100 groups pop up, from small Eastern European folk ensembles to the 250-member Northwest...
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This Seattle Symphony Piece Inspired Taylor Swift
A Grammy-winning recording by the Seattle Symphony has caught Taylor Swift’s ear: The pop star just donated $50,000 to the symphony after hearing its...