A Post Defiance Contributors Forum
We are hosting a Contributor’s Forum at King’s Books on Tuesday January 29th at 7 pm. This is an opportunity to ask questions, share ideas, or even pitch an idea for an article. We welcome writers and...
View ArticleA Post Defiance Contributors Forum
We are hosting a Contributors Forum at King’s Books on Monday, July 29 at 6:30 p.m. Who should come? – writers, artists, and photographers who want to share their work with a public audience. But, what...
View ArticlePost Defiance Celebrates Two Years with the Help of our Community
Post Defiance is happy and honored to present our second anniversary party on August 17 with the help of some wonderful sponsors and partners. Check out everyone helping to make this event possible:...
View ArticleThe Post Defiance two year anniversary party
On Saturday August 17, Post Defiance threw a party to thank our readers and showcase just a little of what we love about Tacoma. Kicking it off in Wright Park, the Tacoma Lawn Bowlers, Nate Dybevik,...
View ArticleBack to School Tacoma-style
What better time to rep your love for Tacoma and your appreciation for local makers than now? It’s back-to-school season and even if you’re not signed up for any classes, chances are you’ll probably,...
View ArticleCocktails through a stillsuit: a toast to Frank Herbert
In 1984, Frank Herbert’s fifth book in the Dune series, Heretics of Dune, was published. In the foreword, he shared the experience of writing Dune thus far: When I was writing Dune there was no room in...
View ArticleThe Lead Cloak: No Privacy, Big Problem
When you read this article, you may have just redirected from Facebook, followed a link from Twitter, or found it on your own somehow, and you are now exploring it on a computer or mobile device, using...
View ArticleMini Concert Series inspires Black Friday shopping at local businesses
Hey! Aren’t you so excited to start spending a gazillion dollars to prove to your friends and family that you love them? And to prove to corporations, through your frenzied consumerism, that you are...
View ArticleTacoma gets crafty just in time for the holidays at the Artist Craft Fair
If you don’t know by now (and you really should): November is Art at Work month in Tacoma. Local organizations, stores, studios, and more have been celebrating Art at Work by offering a variety of...
View ArticleTen things I learned about life from “Death: The High Cost of Living”
Neil Gaiman’s graphic novel Death: the High Cost of Living was one of my favorite reads as a kid. It was originally released in 1993, but I didn’t read it until some time after the three-issue...
View ArticleYou’ll love Tacoma
A story, a dance, a dame, and some attitude. This Valentine’s Day saw us marching through the city to find out what it means to be in love with Tacoma. Fashion Director: Ricky German, Style Editor and...
View ArticlePrivate poets
An hour past closing time and the door to King’s Books is unlocked. I shut it behind me, sealing off the sound of the street—a car breaking for a parking space, laughter spreading from smokers outside...
View ArticleThe poverty of grief and the splendor of crime: Toy Boat Theatre will break...
It’s 10 pm; I join a small crowd at the back of King’s Books, waiting expectantly around a space set as a luxurious boudoir, complete with chaise, vanity, wardrobe, and armchair. My fellow audience...
View ArticleWhat does Creative Placemaking mean to Tacoma?
Back on December 4, the City of Tacoma, Greater Tacoma Community Foundation, and Artspace hosted an event called Creative Space Tacoma, which was a launch for Artspace’s most recent survey in Tacoma,...
View ArticleContributors Forum on March 9
We are hosting a Contributors Forum at King’s Books on Monday, March 9 at 6:30 pm. Who should come? – writers, artists, and photographers who want to share their work with a public audience. We feature...
View ArticleThe marvelous makings of poet Troy Kehm-Goins
Perhaps, as a local who has explored our maturing Tacoma/South Sound blogosphere, you have run across the delightful blog, Troy’s Work Table. Troy Kehm-Goins, a local writer and proud Puyallup...
View ArticleHumble altars everywhere: 20 things to do to find Tacoma zen
Our town is filled with secret and not so secret places where I can reliably make the mundane sacred; where I can, dare I say, transcendentally shake off the stress. (Which basically means I compiled a...
View ArticleHappy Birthday, Frank Herbert
This year author Frank Herbert would have turned 95. This brilliant, passionate Northwest writer continues to have a growing influence on literature, environmental stewardship, and the identity of the...
View ArticleA very professional preview of the Creative Colloquy Crawl in which founder...
I arrived at Hilltop Kitchen early for my interview with Jackie Fender, organizer and founder of Tacoma’s online literary magazine Creative Colloquy. A classic power move, I felt. Very New York. I sat...
View Article2015 Wayzgoose letterpress prints featured at Brooks Dental Studio
Brooks Dental Studio has championed Northwest art in an innovative setting for years; for Tacoma Arts Month, Dr. Jamie and her team keep the tradition flourishing with a new exhibition: the 2015...
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