Michael Welchinthe CafeVoices from the MarginI write, I run. Not at the same time, usually… but I’ve been doing each for more than twenty-five years now. Over that time my pace has…Aug 5, 2017Aug 5, 2017
Michael WelchinBe YourselfShit… my daughters could read this.I’ve been told that I’m a dark, raw writer, and sure, that about covers it. By this I mean, give me a topic as innocent and celebrative as…Jul 18, 20173Jul 18, 20173
Michael WelchinHuman PartsFramed Beside HerFunny… not so funny… how my father, always the evangelical atheist, never mentioned that someday down the line, when I truly needed a spot…Jul 5, 20174Jul 5, 20174
Michael Welchinthe CafeBenchedHere I am, right now…walking around Seattle, my new home…finding a spot to sit near Pike Place Market, lots of people swirling around me…May 31, 2017May 31, 2017
Michael WelchinBe Yourself13 Things That Won’t Change Your Life ForeverIf someone living twenty years ago (don’t even think about forty) were to witness the way we are connecting right now — this thing called…May 29, 2017May 29, 2017
Michael WelchinLiterally LiterarySealed UpWhat comes back to me first is how Lalo used to call huddles. Any decision, even the most sinister, required a huddle to get everyone on…May 8, 2017May 8, 2017
Michael WelchinBullshit.ISTNeighborliness — by AppI was first approached by Nextdoor when I moved with my family to Seattle last year. Nextdoor: a relatively new but flourishing national…Apr 27, 20171Apr 27, 20171
Michael Welch“Yo — Dad”I remember standing beside him in our driveway, he in his unbelted terrycloth robe and sagging Fruit of the Looms, crouched slightly with…Mar 28, 2017Mar 28, 2017
Michael WelchinThe JunctionAn Intersection of BonesGene wakes up when he likes, but it is always early. He’ll eventually make it over to the park, but not until he’s taken care of a few…Mar 12, 2017Mar 12, 2017
Michael WelchinThe JunctionThe RentalI bought it as a rental, this little bungalow next door: 2BR/1BA, old walls but solid, nice little lawn with fence, only a few repairs…Feb 6, 2017Feb 6, 2017