Nik Schulz

Nik Schulz

Pacific Northwest, USA
Nik Schulz is a writer, artist, furniture maker living in the Washington State, in the U.S.A. He seeks to live a joyful life and help others do the same.
25
Jan
Why Don’t We Do It in the Driveway?

Why Don’t We Do It in the Driveway?

Beth whispers in my ear, “I want this to be really special.”
3 min read
24
Jan
More Family History, and When the Germans Bombed Harold Gibbs

More Family History, and When the Germans Bombed Harold Gibbs

These stories of my family, so close to those of other families, in other places and times, paralleling them, mirroring them, all fold neatly together, pressed between the pages of time.
4 min read
23
Jan
1 in 1,000

1 in 1,000

And, yet, the other 999 must still be made.
3 min read
22
Jan
Girls’ Stuff, Boys’ Stuff

Girls’ Stuff, Boys’ Stuff

Patricia said it to me the other day on Gugh as we were deciding who would operate her backhoe (a Christmas gift from her husband—she got him a bread maker).
5 min read
20
Jan
Where Do We Go From Here?

Where Do We Go From Here?

AKA, life and imagining what might happen after that
2 min read
18
Jan
Since Before We Were Human

Since Before We Were Human

How many millions of years has this been going on?
3 min read
16
Jan
The 18th Century Says Hello

The 18th Century Says Hello

In the form of a sunken Dutch trader
2 min read
14
Jan
Mirror Man

Mirror Man

My mouth hung open and out floated my disbelief.
1 min read
13
Jan
Everyone’s Eating Local

Everyone’s Eating Local

I came across a plastic tub full of live crabs on the side of the road the other day.
2 min read
10
Jan
A Hand-Me-Down Box of Tools

A Hand-Me-Down Box of Tools

And their noble use...
3 min read