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Shasta Willson

Shasta Willson

Today is Yom Hashoah, the Day of Remembrance for the Jewish victims of the Holocaust.

That was no accident. The full name for the day is Yom Hashoah VeHagevurah, which means the “day of remembrance of the Catastrophe and the…

Apr 8, 2021

Today is Yom Hashoah, the Day of Remembrance for the Jewish victims of the Holocaust.

Apr 8, 2021

Shasta Willson

If the idea of needing a ventilator for weeks to survive COVID-19 doesn’t make you quail, read…

In 2016 my partner was in an accident. He survived being on a ventilator for a week, but that was only the beginning of our nightmare.

Mar 26, 2020

If the idea of needing a ventilator for weeks to survive COVID-19 doesn’t make you quail, read…

Mar 26, 2020

Shasta Willson

Ways to help local businesses without killing your neighbors.

Whether you’re being asked to engage in voluntary social distancing because you care about your neighbors and health care workers, you’re…

Mar 16, 2020

Ways to help local businesses without killing your neighbors.

Mar 16, 2020

Shasta Willson

Angela Davis says she’s being attacked for supporting Palestine — but is that really all she’s…

I am frequently told that Jewish people reflexively claim any criticism of Israel is anti-Semitic…there always seems to be more to the…

Jan 9, 2019

Angela Davis says she’s being attacked for supporting Palestine — but is that really all she’s…

Jan 9, 2019

Shasta Willson

“Believe Women” is a Collective Imperative

Let’s talk about what we really mean when we say #believewomen.

Oct 9, 2018

“Believe Women” is a Collective Imperative

Oct 9, 2018

Shasta Willson

SmokeStorms: a return to normal?

Smoke as thick as the familiar winter fog blankets Seattle this August. Amid the apocalyptic light, arguments blaze: is this the new…

Aug 27, 2018

SmokeStorms: a return to normal?

Aug 27, 2018

Shasta Willson

Hope is a task with feathers.

I have an old black t-shirt I wear to the gym. When I wear it, people smile at me, sometimes ruefully. Sometimes they look away. “Got Hope”…

Aug 11, 2018

Hope is a task with feathers.

Aug 11, 2018

Shasta Willson

Can we still save the Orcas?

Tahlequah, a young Orca mother, has kept the corpse of her calf with her for 10 days. She has a young pod mate near death. Our large…

Aug 4, 2018

Can we still save the Orcas?

Aug 4, 2018

Shasta Willson

To the men unnerved by #MeToo:

Power & Pressure: the Paradigm of Rape Analysis

Oct 19, 2017

To the men unnerved by #MeToo:

Oct 19, 2017

Shasta Willson

A real fairy tale.

I lost everything the year I was nine. My grandfather died and my mother left. My home was wiped away and my spouse betrayed me. My absent…

Oct 14, 2017

A real fairy tale.

Oct 14, 2017

Shasta Willson

Shasta Willson

Math geek with a literary habit, so I started an agile modern publishing company (litsam.com). I love to cook, garden and ride motorcycles in the rain.

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