January 13, 2026
I have lots of feelings, some are soft like my favorite tuft of wool. Some are tough and fierce and fearless in some ways, some are even blank or like I don’t belong. But they all are waves, and the...
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January 12, 2026
SAL is excited to spotlight our community partner, Team Read! Read on to learn more about their work in Seattle and say hello to them in the lobby at our upcoming events with Honorée Fanonne Jeffers...
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December 16, 2025
SAL is excited to spotlight our sponsor, TRASAL! Read on to learn more about their work in Seattle. Winter 2026 Seattle has always been a place where stories take root.
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December 2, 2025
If I am to be tossed Point them in the direction of the Pacific Tell them there is no specific way I’d want them to drown me at sea Pathetic, like garbage Her frothy white soap could not convince me...
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November 18, 2025
A home is a shelter to stay warm or cold Family are loved ones A room is a safe place to hide in and love A bed is a place to dream A forest is a place to imagine and draw A tree is a place to climb a...
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November 7, 2025
Let the citrus drip past your hand and down your arm. Have it dry and stay a sticky trail of sunshine. Feel your body glow warm, making brown eyes turn amber, and blonde hair golden. Coat your nails w...
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November 4, 2025
SAL is excited to spotlight our community partner Ballard Food Bank, a community hub and resource center. Ballard Food Bank will be tabling in the lobby at our event with Padma Lakshmi at Benaroya Hal...
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November 3, 2025
Out of the corner of my eye I saw daffodils begin a life again On bare parts of my skin I felt the moisture of ground touching clouds I took a glance at an amber bowl perhaps filled with the pure wate...
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October 26, 2025
I witness hate, I witness glee. But there is something I don’t see. I witness dance, I witness death. Men of no value losing breath. I witness joy, I witness kissing. But there is something the worl...
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October 21, 2025
SAL is excited to spotlight our community partner The Roundglass India Center, an academic center guided by the mission to educate communities about India and India Americans.
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