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My Natural State, and Damnable Nature

December 31, 2025December 31, 2025 ~ Kana Smith ~ 5 Comments

Two days ago we woke up to palm trees. Yesterday and today Jon left for his morning walk with layers of clothing between his long-johns and his parka, the Fahrenheit thermometer whining nineteen degrees. Or perhaps the whining was coming from us. It's always a pleasure to come back to our comfortable home, after being … Continue reading My Natural State, and Damnable Nature

Swimmy Christmas

December 25, 2025December 26, 2025 ~ Kana Smith ~ 7 Comments

We’re not having the smoothest luck with air travel this month. Yesterday at 3am we queued up at the airline counter to check in and check our bag… and after a few minutes, someone came up to us and said, “You do know the flight is cancelled, right?” (Of all the dumb questions! If we … Continue reading Swimmy Christmas

The Christmas-Tree Trade-In

the writer's mother in the pool
December 19, 2025December 20, 2025 ~ Kana Smith ~ 18 Comments

This year we are bucking traditions and trading in the Christmas Tree for palm trees! A couple years ago my mom got herself a little winter place in California, as a way to get out from under the north-Idaho Winter Blues. It gets dark really early, in winter in northern Idaho. The days are short, … Continue reading The Christmas-Tree Trade-In

Vanity Fair (or Unfair)

AI-generated image of the author looking in two mirrors
November 4, 2025November 4, 2025 ~ Kana Smith ~ 28 Comments

I've been trying, here, to dig down and write some things that are real (even if they don't frame me in the best light), and what's on my mind today is vanity. My own vanities are a weird mix---things I literally don't even bother to look at, and things I obsess about as if they … Continue reading Vanity Fair (or Unfair)

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"As for me, I am tormented with an everlasting itch for things remote. I love to sail forbidden seas, and land on barbarous coasts."

~ Herman Melville, Moby-Dick

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    Katherine Mary on What is WRONG With People?June 9, 2026

    Okay, this post made me laugh and feel sorry for you at the same time. I'm also one of those…

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    Whoa, I absolutely love this post! (And that last photo is amazing — I love your nails, by the way.)…

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    The past is left behind. But some people get stuck in the past.

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    A Father’s Humble Appeal to My Readers and Friends Around the World Dear Readers, Friends, and Fellow Authors, I write…

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    I used to sail. Seemingly a long, long time ago. 20+ years ago since I last hoisted a sail, but…

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