So we have a youthful, impetuous character on our hands. The brash invasion into the city from the forest differentiates him from his fellow Way of the Bird King kin. His stance—crushing a bench under his foot with two open, ready-for-action hands at his hips—seems to invite a challenge. Yet his demeanor is not overtly hostile and resembles more of a teenager's defiance. He seems possessive of the National Nordic Museum, posted at the entrance like a guard.
(he/him) is a local writer, retired Norwegian reality TV contestant, and author. He serves as the editor of The Sea Chest, the journal of the Puget Sound Maritime historical society, and contributes to mostly sea salty magazines like Power & Motoryacht, SAIL, Passagemaker, Soundings, Fishermen's News, Pacific Maritime, and more. His award-winning book Salmon in the Seine: Alaskan Memories of Life, Death, & Everything In-Between (2022) is available wherever books are sold, notably on the shelves of Seattle's Third Place Books and Portland's Powell's City of Books. You can check out his Substack Norris Note for yarns and to see what he's up to.
