R. Stephen Browning
@rstephenbrowning.bsky.social
Freelance Writer, Retired Senior Nonprofit Executive, Performing Arts Advocate, Thought Leader, Travel & Lifestyle, Progressive Provocateur.
Before Columbus. Before Leif Erikson. They were here.
October 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Before Columbus. Before Leif Erikson. They were here.
I am about 40% through Kamala Harris' new book about the 2024 campaign. What a read! Such a profound loss not to have her intelligence, passion, integrity, skill, experience and humanity as POTUS. Read it. It's inspiring, informative and just the kick in the pants we need leading up to October 18th.
October 13, 2025 at 12:17 AM
I am about 40% through Kamala Harris' new book about the 2024 campaign. What a read! Such a profound loss not to have her intelligence, passion, integrity, skill, experience and humanity as POTUS. Read it. It's inspiring, informative and just the kick in the pants we need leading up to October 18th.
It arrived this afternoon. Insight, intellect and inspiration at a time when all three are so lacking in public life. #107Days #KamalaHarris
September 24, 2025 at 12:13 AM
It arrived this afternoon. Insight, intellect and inspiration at a time when all three are so lacking in public life. #107Days #KamalaHarris
Late summer vibes here on the Olympic Peninsula. Deep watering the Stewartias and sipping Chai. 82 degrees, blye skies and Vivaldi.
August 24, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Late summer vibes here on the Olympic Peninsula. Deep watering the Stewartias and sipping Chai. 82 degrees, blye skies and Vivaldi.
Cast and crew of Ripcord at Port Gamble's historic theatre this past weekend. The reader's theatre production has been receiving rave reviews and runs through June 29th. If you're in Western WA, check them out. portgambletheater.thundertix.com/events/245806
June 23, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Cast and crew of Ripcord at Port Gamble's historic theatre this past weekend. The reader's theatre production has been receiving rave reviews and runs through June 29th. If you're in Western WA, check them out. portgambletheater.thundertix.com/events/245806
The residents of the Village of Port Ludlow, WA showed their strength today by participating in the #nokings protest. They made their voices heard!
June 15, 2025 at 12:19 AM
The residents of the Village of Port Ludlow, WA showed their strength today by participating in the #nokings protest. They made their voices heard!
All ready for tomorrow. T-shirt laid out and voodoo doll at hand.
June 14, 2025 at 1:57 AM
All ready for tomorrow. T-shirt laid out and voodoo doll at hand.
Yea, we're heard that one before...
June 8, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Yea, we're heard that one before...
Next weekend our homegrown fuhrer celebrates his birthday with a military parade very much like a previous fascist despot. This is MAGA. The lowest point in U.S.history.
June 7, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Next weekend our homegrown fuhrer celebrates his birthday with a military parade very much like a previous fascist despot. This is MAGA. The lowest point in U.S.history.
He learned from those who perfected fascism.
June 7, 2025 at 3:14 PM
He learned from those who perfected fascism.
The new, much improved red hat....
May 30, 2025 at 5:23 PM
The new, much improved red hat....
Happy Mother's Day to the late Muriel Myers Raper Browning, my mum. A Scottish war bride from Dunfermline, an artist, hostess and rather Judy Garland-esque character who died far too young, at the age of 58. 45 years ago this month.
May 11, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Happy Mother's Day to the late Muriel Myers Raper Browning, my mum. A Scottish war bride from Dunfermline, an artist, hostess and rather Judy Garland-esque character who died far too young, at the age of 58. 45 years ago this month.
He's planning his own for his 79th. I'm not kidding.
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April 8, 2025 at 2:24 AM
He's planning his own for his 79th. I'm not kidding.
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April 1st on the Olympic Peninsula. Clam diggers, oyster harvesters, beachcombers all celebrating an early spring day.
April 2, 2025 at 12:45 AM
April 1st on the Olympic Peninsula. Clam diggers, oyster harvesters, beachcombers all celebrating an early spring day.
Hitler used kids to soften his treachery, too....
March 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Hitler used kids to soften his treachery, too....
So proud to have directed a brilliantly talented cast in the reader's theatre production of David Lindsay-Abaire's Ripcord for Ludlow Village Players at the gorgeous bayside Port Ludlow Beach Club. Two nights of sold-out audiences. The arts are alive and well in WA State!
March 9, 2025 at 4:43 PM
So proud to have directed a brilliantly talented cast in the reader's theatre production of David Lindsay-Abaire's Ripcord for Ludlow Village Players at the gorgeous bayside Port Ludlow Beach Club. Two nights of sold-out audiences. The arts are alive and well in WA State!
There's toasting going on in Moscow right now. Putin's butt boy has earned his keep...
March 1, 2025 at 3:39 AM
There's toasting going on in Moscow right now. Putin's butt boy has earned his keep...
What it is about sexual identity and orientation that is so threatening to many heterosexuals? The hate was mostly aimed toward gay men like me growing up, but it's grown to include anyone who deviates from their limited spectrum of normalcy. The trans issue has galvanized the bigots.
February 11, 2025 at 5:22 PM
What it is about sexual identity and orientation that is so threatening to many heterosexuals? The hate was mostly aimed toward gay men like me growing up, but it's grown to include anyone who deviates from their limited spectrum of normalcy. The trans issue has galvanized the bigots.
Snow day here on the Olympic Peninsula. No electricity but fire going and generator running. Rural life. ⛄❄️🥴
February 6, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Snow day here on the Olympic Peninsula. No electricity but fire going and generator running. Rural life. ⛄❄️🥴
Great photo from the 1930's (?) that's as timely today as ever before. Healthcare, science, education and the arts are being defunded by the this regime right in front of our eyes.
February 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Great photo from the 1930's (?) that's as timely today as ever before. Healthcare, science, education and the arts are being defunded by the this regime right in front of our eyes.
What do they call people who do that....?
January 24, 2025 at 4:36 PM
What do they call people who do that....?
Anyone had Beecher's Mac & Cheese? The best on the market. Recognize the guy on their box by a chance...?
January 13, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Anyone had Beecher's Mac & Cheese? The best on the market. Recognize the guy on their box by a chance...?
A rain-free day in the PNW is a great way to start the new year! Get out and enjoy it before plopping down in front of the telly, noshing nachos and watching a game....😉
January 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM
A rain-free day in the PNW is a great way to start the new year! Get out and enjoy it before plopping down in front of the telly, noshing nachos and watching a game....😉
Some seriously wet weather heading our way here in the PNW right now. A soggy, but hopeful and warm, wish for a very Merry Christmas to all who celebrate.
December 25, 2024 at 6:37 PM
Some seriously wet weather heading our way here in the PNW right now. A soggy, but hopeful and warm, wish for a very Merry Christmas to all who celebrate.