Mr. Possum pays a visit A brush with a stubborn possum, who takes a firm stand on the basement steps. by Gardiner Davis / October 6, 2009
Politics Use the period. And other writing lessons. Most writing teachers get even the questions wrong, let alone the answers. So says our correspondent, himself a former writing instructor. And he's got old memos to prove it. by Gardiner Davis / September 30, 2009
Politics Seattle, city of dog parks Blue Dog Pond, a dog park off Martin Luther King Jr. Way by Gardiner Davis / September 14, 2009
Environment The dog that climbed trees A Catahoula Leopard dog: too smart for pigs by Gardiner Davis / September 3, 2009
Culture Big, cold-hearted river The author and Cal, just after the rescue by Gardiner Davis / July 9, 2009