Thousands of years ago, glaciers roamed the earth. “The sheer weight of a thick layer of ice, or the force of gravity on the ice mass, causes glaciers to flow very slowly. Glaciers periodically retreat or advance, depending on the amount of snow accumulation or evaporation or melt that occurs. Alternatively, glaciers may surge, racing …
Category Archives: Writing
Relic
Several years ago, my friend Shannon, who’d been taking a weekly writing course taught by Ruth Wilkens through Skagit Valley College, convinced me to sign up. At registration time, current class members (who would register repeatedly, session after session) recruited friends and acquaintances to sign up in hopes of gaining the required number of students. …
Urchin
A few of years ago, I took a writing class through a local community college’s extension program. A woman named Ruth Wilkins (who has since passed away) taught it. She was knowledgeable, supportive and kind. One assignment was to compose a poem on any subject. I got to work and produced this one, which she …
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