Bess Lovejoy
Hives Among the Headstones
Inside a north Seattle project reimagining cemeteries as sanctuaries for pollinators.
In many old stories, bees are more than just insects. They’re messengers—tiny intermediaries between the living and the dead. There was once even a custom in Europe and America known as “telling the bees:” When a family member died, or another significant life event occurred, someone would go to the hive to share the news….
A Bookshop with Bite
Capitol Hill’s Haunted Burrow Books embraces Seattle’s shadowy readers with moody titles, eerie art, and a Halloween spirit that lasts all year.
On a stretch of 15th Avenue that’s seen many reincarnations, a new bookstore has emerged from the shadows. Haunted Burrow Books, which opened in June near the former QFC-turned-Punk Rock Flea Market, has already made its presence known—not with shrieks in the night, but with a book selection that leans deliciously dark. Though “moody books”…
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