A lifetime of experience put into words…
In 1969, Kresha ran through the downtown streets of Seattle, a part of a Weatherman-antiwar demonstration. As she swung a lead pipe to break a department store window, a Seattle police officers grabbed it out of her hand. She called him a “Pig,” and ran off.
Fifty years later, as Kresha and her husband drove through downtown Seattle, COVID-quiet now, they passed a milling crowd of young people prepping to take to the same streets. Only this time, her son was one of the cops.
When my husband and I retired, right before Covid hit, I decided to tell part of the story of my life, write a memoir. Becoming a liberal-leaning Cop Mom, I look at the world from many different perspectives. In this kaleidoscope of a book, I try to reflect on different perspectives of the world, in this era of political polarization. Complex issues. Spoiler alert: no firm answers.
Over the past few years, I have also published a number of essays dealing with topics from weight-loss to the death of a police officer. Most of them are linked or available through the publication section of this website. I also write a regular Substack – “My Back Pages”. Subscriptions will always be free.
Maybe most important, a little over two years ago, I became a grandmother for the first time. My darling granddaughter is the joy of my life, and between her and my writing, I am having a wonderful, fulfilling retirement out here in my beloved Pacific Northwest.