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Classifieds
Every ad placed by the person in it, at their own address.
Each column is a public Pool, headed by the person who keeps it. Each ad is a few lines from its owner’s own page, as their Pool parsed it, with how they are verified beside it (§4.5). The reply address is theirs. This paper holds no mail.
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Neighbors and friends
Walks, seeds, rides, repairs, and someone to show a newcomer around. 6 columns, 17 ads.
Tuesday Morning WalkersThe Board
Kept byMaggie O’RourkeEmail verifiedRosa Delgado-ParkSigned in with OAuthpublic · universal opt-in · walking · friendship
An easy walk around the harbor loop, Tuesdays at eight, leaving from the library steps. Any pace. We stop for herons. This is not a fitness group.
BD1-01
Maggie O’Rourke. Keeps the Tuesday walkers to an easy pace. Knows every heron on the harbor by sight.
she/her · Port Ellery · Reply to maggie-walks.
example Email verifiedTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Seed and Cutting Swap.
BD1-02
June Okafor. Retired shipyard electrician. Saves seeds from the same tomatoes her mother grew. Walks the harbor loop most mornings.
she/her · Port Ellery · Reply to june-okafor.
notion. example Email verifiedTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Seed and Cutting Swap, Fix-It Friday Volunteers, Circular Correspondents, Release Night: Kitchen Light at the Ferry Room, Friday 16 October, Slack Water 2026 and Crew and Volunteers.
BD1-03
Carl Jansen. Retired ferry mechanic. Widowed four years. Walks with the Tuesday group and cooks too much soup.
he/him · Port Ellery · Reply to carl-jansen.
notion. example Vouched for by the curatorTakes messages from people a curator vouched for in the same Pool, and only once both have said so.
BD1-04
Rosa Delgado-Park. Reference librarian at the Port Ellery Free Library. Keeps the Board, vouches for patrons at the desk, and will find you any book about knots.
she/her · Port Ellery · Reply to rosa-dp.
carrd. example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from anyone verified.
Also runs in Founding Curators (planned).
4 ads, each placed by the person in it · The column’s file · The Board
Seed and Cutting SwapThe Board
Kept byJune OkaforEmail verifiedRosa Delgado-ParkSigned in with OAuthpublic · universal opt-in · gardening · friendship
Trade seeds, cuttings and advice. The seed library drawer is by the magazines. Bring what grows well here; take what you will plant. No selling.
BD2-01
June Okafor. Retired shipyard electrician. Saves seeds from the same tomatoes her mother grew. Walks the harbor loop most mornings.
she/her · Port Ellery · Reply to june-okafor.
notion. example Email verifiedTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Tuesday Morning Walkers, Fix-It Friday Volunteers, Circular Correspondents, Release Night: Kitchen Light at the Ferry Room, Friday 16 October, Slack Water 2026 and Crew and Volunteers.
BD2-02
Maggie O’Rourke. Keeps the Tuesday walkers to an easy pace. Knows every heron on the harbor by sight.
she/her · Port Ellery · Reply to maggie-walks.
example Email verifiedTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Tuesday Morning Walkers.
BD2-03
Elena Vasquez. Runs Fix-It Friday in the library basement. Solder, glue, patience.
she/her · Port Ellery · Reply to elena-v.
notion. example Email verifiedTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Fix-It Friday Volunteers, Slack Water 2026 and Crew and Volunteers.
3 ads, each placed by the person in it · The column’s file · The Board
Carpool to the CoastThe Board
Kept byBram de WitEmail verifiedRosa Delgado-ParkSigned in with OAuthpublic · universal opt-in · carpool
Shared rides to the coast towns for work, errands and the Saturday market. Split gas, not fares. Say where and when; people with seats say yes.
BD4-01
Bram de Wit. Commutes to the coast for work three days a week. Has a car with four empty seats.
he/him · Port Ellery · Reply to bram-dewit.
carrd. example Email verifiedTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Rides Home.
BD4-02
Soledad “Sol” Ibarra. Public defender. Drives to the coast most Saturdays and would rather not drive alone.
she/her · Port Ellery · Reply to sol-ibarra.
carrd. example Email verifiedTakes messages from people a curator vouched for in the same Pool, and only once both have said so.
2 ads, each placed by the person in it · The column’s file · The Board
Chess After CloseThe Board
Kept byAmos WhitlockEmail verifiedpublic · universal opt-in · chess · friendshipDormant
Dormant since 16 September: its curator has taken no action for 90 days (§9.1). Its members are choosing a new keeper until 5 October (§9.3). The ads still stand.
Chess in the reading room after the library closes on Thursdays, with the night staff’s blessing. All levels. Boards provided. Quiet talking allowed.
BD5-01
Amos Whitlock. Started Chess After Close three winters ago. Moved inland in June and has not been back since.
he/him · Port Ellery · Reply to amos-plays.
example Email verifiedTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
BD5-02
Priya Raman. Nurse on night shifts, so evenings at the library are her mornings. Plays a patient game of chess and speaks Tamil and English.
she/her · Port Ellery · Reply to docs.
example/ d/ priya-raman Email verifiedTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Conversation Partners, Any Language.
BD5-03
Theo Lindqvist. Moved here in August for a remote job. Plays drums badly and enthusiastically. Looking for people to walk, eat and play with.
he/him · Port Ellery · Reply to theo-lindqvist.
carrd. example Email verifiedTakes messages from anyone verified.
Also runs in New in Town, Friday Subs, Start a Band: Port Ellery, Ada Quillon’s Listeners, Release Night: Kitchen Light at the Ferry Room, Friday 16 October, Rain Check: Everyone and Port Ellery Thursdays.
3 ads, each placed by the person in it · The column’s file · The Board
New in TownThe Board
Kept byRosa Delgado-ParkSigned in with OAuthpublic · universal opt-in · new-in-town · friendship
For anyone who moved to Port Ellery in the last year. A monthly coffee in the library café and a list of people who remember what it was like. Nobody here will sell you anything.
BD6-01
Theo Lindqvist. Moved here in August for a remote job. Plays drums badly and enthusiastically. Looking for people to walk, eat and play with.
he/him · Port Ellery · Reply to theo-lindqvist.
carrd. example Email verifiedTakes messages from anyone verified.
Also runs in Chess After Close, Friday Subs, Start a Band: Port Ellery, Ada Quillon’s Listeners, Release Night: Kitchen Light at the Ferry Room, Friday 16 October, Rain Check: Everyone and Port Ellery Thursdays.
BD6-02
Yusra Haddad. Arrived from Amman last spring for a hospital job. Would like to practice English out loud, and teach a little Arabic back.
she/her · Port Ellery · Reply to yusra-h.
notion. example Vouched for by the curatorTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Conversation Partners, Any Language, Rain Check: Everyone and Port Ellery Thursdays.
2 ads, each placed by the person in it · The column’s file · The Board
Fix-It Friday VolunteersThe Board
Kept byElena VasquezEmail verifiedRosa Delgado-ParkSigned in with OAuthpublic · universal opt-in · repair · volunteering
Volunteers who fix lamps, toasters, zippers and bike brakes in the library basement on the first Friday of the month. Bring a skill or bring coffee.
BD7-01
Elena Vasquez. Runs Fix-It Friday in the library basement. Solder, glue, patience.
she/her · Port Ellery · Reply to elena-v.
notion. example Email verifiedTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Seed and Cutting Swap, Slack Water 2026 and Crew and Volunteers.
BD7-02
Wes Adeyemi. Front-of-house sound for the Ferry Room. Fixes toasters at Fix-It Friday when there is no show.
he/him · Port Ellery · Reply to wes-mixes.
example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Door and Sound Crew, Slack Water 2026 and Crew and Volunteers.
BD7-03
June Okafor. Retired shipyard electrician. Saves seeds from the same tomatoes her mother grew. Walks the harbor loop most mornings.
she/her · Port Ellery · Reply to june-okafor.
notion. example Email verifiedTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Tuesday Morning Walkers, Seed and Cutting Swap, Circular Correspondents, Release Night: Kitchen Light at the Ferry Room, Friday 16 October, Slack Water 2026 and Crew and Volunteers.
3 ads, each placed by the person in it · The column’s file · The Board
Mutual aid
Lending, rides to appointments and meals when it’s hard, from neighbors who said yes to helping. Foul Weather Friends’ own page also describes The Check-In Circle, which is unlisted, so it never prints. 3 columns, 14 ads.
Lend and BorrowFoul Weather Friends
Kept byElena VasquezEmail verifiedBet LarkinSigned in with OAuthpublic · universal opt-in · mutual-aid · lending · tools
Neighbors in and around Port Ellery who will lend what they have: tools, ladders, a truck, a generator, a wet vacuum, a roof tarp. Each person says on their own page what they can lend; you write to them by email and they say yes or no each time. Nothing is rented and nobody pays. Borrowers are never listed.
FW1-01
June Okafor. Retired shipyard electrician. Can lend a portable generator and two heavy outdoor cords, and will come and show you how to run it outside, well away from doors and windows. Also a voltage tester and a good flashlight.
she/her · Port Ellery · Reply to june-okafor.
notion. example/ lend Email verifiedTakes messages from anyone verified.
FW1-02
Elena Vasquez. Keeps the Fix-It Friday tool shelf in the library basement: two stepladders, pipe wrenches, clamps, a sewing machine and a soldering iron. Borrow on a Friday, or write and I will meet you.
she/her · Port Ellery · Reply to elena-v.
notion. example/ tool-shelf Email verifiedTakes messages from anyone verified.
FW1-03
Walt Kessler. Retired harbor master. Can lend a pickup with a tow hitch and a 24-foot extension ladder. The chainsaw only comes with me attached.
he/him · Port Ellery · Reply to walt-kessler.
example/ lend Email verifiedTakes messages from anyone verified.
FW1-04
Wes Adeyemi. Sound engineer. Can lend a small, quiet generator from outdoor shows, two work lights and a wet-dry vacuum for a flooded basement. Evenings are easiest.
he/him · Port Ellery · Reply to wes-mixes.
example/ lend Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from anyone verified.
FW1-05
Marcus Hale. Carpenter. Can lend sawhorses, a circular saw and a roof tarp big enough for most houses on the hill, and can help put it up once the wind drops.
he/him · Port Ellery · Reply to marcus-hale.
notion. example/ lend Email verifiedTakes messages from anyone verified.
FW1-06
Maggie O’Rourke. Can lend two folding tables, a camp stove and a soup pot that feeds twenty. Also knows who on the harbor loop has what.
she/her · Port Ellery · Reply to maggie-walks.
example/ lend Email verifiedTakes messages from anyone verified.
FW1-07
Pim Adair. Bike mechanic at the co-op on Chandler Street. Can lend a cargo bike with a rain cover, and a trailer that carries a week of groceries.
they/them · Port Ellery · Reply to pim-adair.
carrd. example Email verifiedTakes messages from anyone verified.
7 ads, each placed by the person in it · The column’s file · Foul Weather Friends
Rides to AppointmentsFoul Weather Friends
Kept byCyrus OteroSigned in with OAuthpublic · vouching required · mutual-aid · rides · carpool
Neighbors who will drive you to an appointment, the pharmacy or the ferry, and wait if you like. Cyrus rides along once with every new driver before vouching for them here. Write a day ahead when you can; on storm days, write anyway. Nobody pays for a ride. People who ask for rides are never listed.
FW2-01
Cyrus Otero. Drove a school bus for twenty-six years. Drives a van with a fold-down step and room for a walker or a wheelchair. Weekdays, and storm days if the roads are open.
he/him · Port Ellery · Reply to cyrus-otero.
example/ rides Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from anyone verified.
FW2-02
Bram de Wit. Drives to the coast three days a week with four empty seats. Happy to take you to an appointment on the way and bring you back.
he/him · Port Ellery · Reply to bram-dewit.
carrd. example/ rides Vouched for by the curatorTakes messages from anyone verified.
FW2-03
Theo Lindqvist. Works from home, so weekday mornings are free. Will drive you to an appointment and wait with a book.
he/him · Port Ellery · Reply to theo-lindqvist.
carrd. example/ rides Vouched for by the curatorTakes messages from anyone verified.
3 ads, each placed by the person in it · The column’s file · Foul Weather Friends
Meals When It’s HardFoul Weather Friends
Kept byHester OduyaEmail verifiedpublic · universal opt-in · mutual-aid · meals · cooking
Neighbors who will cook for a household going through something: an illness, a new baby, a death, a long week. Hester keeps the list and the calendar. Say what you cook and how often. People who need meals are never listed: a friend writes to Hester, with that household’s yes, and Hester asks the cooks.
FW3-01
Hester Oduya. Keeps the kitchen at the Mariners’ Hall on Water Street, and its office copier. Prints the Foul Weather Friends sheet every Sunday and keeps the meals calendar.
she/her · Port Ellery · Reply to hester-oduya.
notion. example Email verifiedTakes messages from anyone verified.
FW3-02
Carl Jansen. Retired ferry mechanic who cooks too much soup. Can bring a pot of it twice a week, and bread if the bakery is open.
he/him · Port Ellery · Reply to carl-jansen.
notion. example/ soup Email verifiedTakes messages from anyone verified.
FW3-03
Rosalind Achebe. Bakes on Tuesdays and Fridays and always makes one loaf too many. Happy to leave it on your step.
she/her · Port Ellery · Reply to rosalind-achebe.
carrd. example/ bread Email verifiedTakes messages from anyone verified.
FW3-04
Theo Lindqvist. Learning to cook for more than one. Will drive anything Hester has cooked to wherever it needs to go.
he/him · Port Ellery · Reply to theo-lindqvist.
carrd. example/ meals Email verifiedTakes messages from anyone verified.
4 ads, each placed by the person in it · The column’s file · Foul Weather Friends
Game nights
Tables on Thursday nights in four towns, and a long Saturday of games once a month. 6 columns, 41 ads.
Rain Check: EveryoneRain Check
Kept byFern AchterbergSigned in with OAuthRashid OmondiSigned in with OAuthpublic · universal opt-in · board-games · game-night · tabletop · rain-check · friendship
Everyone in Rain Check, the Northwest board-game community, who said yes to being findable off the server: at a Thursday table, on game day, or in any app that reads this file. You are listed only with your own yes, from your own page, in your own words. This is not the server, and it does not copy it. No ranking, no attendance counts, nothing for sale. Leave any time.
RC1-01
Fern Achterberg. School librarian in Olympia. Started Rain Check in 2019 with six people and a folding table, and hosts the Olympia table on Thursdays. Keeps the Pool with Rashid, so it never rests on one person.
she/her · Olympia, Washington · Reply to fern-achterberg.
example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from anyone verified.
Also runs in Olympia Thursdays and Big Game Day.
RC1-02
Rashid Omondi. Teaches middle-school math in Tacoma and hosts the Tacoma table on Thursdays. Will teach you any game in ten minutes, and lets you win the first one only if you ask.
he/him · Tacoma, Washington · Reply to rashid-omondi.
notion. example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from anyone verified.
Also runs in Tacoma Thursdays.
RC1-03
Dolores “Lola” Brandvold. Retired ferry purser. Hosts the Port Ellery table at the Mariners’ Hall on Thursdays, with the crokinole board her father built. Keeps the kettle on and the rules short.
she/her · Port Ellery · Reply to lola-brandvold.
carrd. example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from anyone verified.
Also runs in Port Ellery Thursdays.
RC1-04
Bao Tran. Civil engineer at the water bureau. Hosts the Portland table on Thursdays in a community center on the east side. Long strategy games, and short ones when it gets late.
he/him · Portland, Oregon · Reply to bao-tran.
example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from anyone verified.
Also runs in Portland Thursdays and Big Game Day.
RC1-05
Imre Kovács. Crane operator at the harbor. Plays go most evenings, and will learn anything with a rulebook shorter than a ferry ride.
he/him · Port Ellery · Reply to imre-kovacs.
example Email verifiedTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Port Ellery Thursdays.
RC1-06
Theo Lindqvist. Moved here in August for a remote job. Plays drums badly and enthusiastically. Looking for people to walk, eat and play with.
he/him · Port Ellery · Reply to theo-lindqvist.
carrd. example Email verifiedTakes messages from anyone verified.
Also runs in Chess After Close, New in Town, Friday Subs, Start a Band: Port Ellery, Ada Quillon’s Listeners, Release Night: Kitchen Light at the Ferry Room, Friday 16 October and Port Ellery Thursdays.
RC1-07
Philippa “Pip” Albright. Retired bookkeeper. Cribbage, hearts, euchre and any trick-taking game you care to name. Brings lemon bars to the Olympia table and a spare deck to everything.
she/her · Olympia, Washington · Reply to pip-albright.
carrd. example Email verifiedTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Olympia Thursdays and Big Game Day.
RC1-08
Odalys Fuentes. Credit-union accountant in Salem. Keeps Big Game Day: the hall, the tables, the snack jar, and the note of who chipped in for the domain. Brings mahjong tiles and teaches anyone who sits down.
she/her · Salem, Oregon · Reply to odalys-fuentes.
notion. example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from anyone verified.
Also runs in Big Game Day.
RC1-09
Mahlet Bekele. Emergency nurse on nights, so my Thursdays off are sacred. Co-op games, where the whole table wins or loses together. Quiet tables preferred.
she/her · Tacoma, Washington · Reply to mahlet-bekele.
notion. example Email verifiedTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Tacoma Thursdays and Big Game Day.
RC1-10
Yumi Hatano. Payroll accountant in Tacoma. Tile-laying games, word games, and puns I will not apologize for. Has a car and a spare seat on Thursdays.
she/her · Tacoma, Washington · Reply to yumi-hatano.
example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from anyone verified.
Also runs in Tacoma Thursdays.
RC1-11
Oriol Puig. Architect in Portland. Draws the maps for one-shot role-playing games at the Portland table, and runs one most months. New players especially welcome.
he/him · Portland, Oregon · Reply to oriol-puig.
carrd. example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from anyone verified.
Also runs in Portland Thursdays.
RC1-12
Anouk Visser. Partner to Tamsin, friend to Gabe, metamour to a very good cat. Translator from Dutch. Here for friends first.
she/her · Port Ellery · Reply to anouk-visser.
notion. example Email verifiedTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Port Ellery Thursdays.
RC1-13
Kiri Walsh. Library science student. Hosts a house show about once a season, if the neighbors agree. Has forty folding chairs and one very patient cat.
they/them · Tacoma, Washington · Reply to kiri-walsh.
carrd. example Email verifiedTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Ada Quillon’s Listeners, Tacoma Thursdays and Big Game Day.
RC1-14
Felipe Arce. Forklift driver on early shifts, so I leave the Portland table by nine. Brings the loudest party game in the building and apologizes to the next room. Learning my grandmother’s card games in Spanish.
he/him · Portland, Oregon · Reply to felipe-arce.
example Email verifiedTakes messages from anyone verified.
Also runs in Portland Thursdays.
RC1-15
Ansel Moreau. Ranger at a state park near Olympia. Long war games and slow strategy games, the kind that take a whole Saturday. Happy to teach, happier to lose well.
he/him · Olympia, Washington · Reply to ansel-moreau.
notion. example Email verifiedTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Olympia Thursdays.
RC1-16
Marek Dvořák. Retired machinist in Eugene. There is no Rain Check table in Eugene yet, so I drive north for Big Game Day with two empty seats. Would like to start a Thursday table here if four people want one.
he/him · Eugene, Oregon · Reply to marek-dvorak.
example Email verifiedTakes messages from anyone verified.
Also runs in Big Game Day.
RC1-17
Yusra Haddad. Arrived from Amman last spring for a hospital job. Would like to practice English out loud, and teach a little Arabic back.
she/her · Port Ellery · Reply to yusra-h.
notion. example Email verifiedTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Conversation Partners, Any Language, New in Town and Port Ellery Thursdays.
RC1-18
Verna Coombs. Retired seamstress in Salem. Mahjong with my sisters on Tuesdays, anything at all on game day. I don’t drive after dark, so I ask for a ride home.
she/her · Salem, Oregon · Reply to verna-coombs.
carrd. example Email verifiedTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Big Game Day.
18 ads, each placed by the person in it · The column’s file · Rain Check
Port Ellery ThursdaysRain Check
Kept byDolores “Lola” BrandvoldSigned in with OAuthImre KovácsEmail verifiedpublic · universal opt-in · board-games · game-night · rain-check · port-ellery
The Rain Check table in Port Ellery: Thursdays at 6:30 in the evening at the Mariners’ Hall, upstairs, with the crokinole board and a kettle. Drop in with or without a game. Say yes here if you would like the others at this table to be able to find you, on Thursday or any day.
RC2-01
Dolores “Lola” Brandvold. Retired ferry purser. Hosts the Port Ellery table at the Mariners’ Hall on Thursdays, with the crokinole board her father built. Keeps the kettle on and the rules short.
she/her · Port Ellery · Reply to lola-brandvold.
carrd. example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from anyone verified.
Also runs in Rain Check: Everyone.
RC2-02
Imre Kovács. Crane operator at the harbor. Plays go most evenings, and will learn anything with a rulebook shorter than a ferry ride.
he/him · Port Ellery · Reply to imre-kovacs.
example Email verifiedTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Rain Check: Everyone.
RC2-03
Theo Lindqvist. Moved here in August for a remote job. Plays drums badly and enthusiastically. Looking for people to walk, eat and play with.
he/him · Port Ellery · Reply to theo-lindqvist.
carrd. example Email verifiedTakes messages from anyone verified.
Also runs in Chess After Close, New in Town, Friday Subs, Start a Band: Port Ellery, Ada Quillon’s Listeners, Release Night: Kitchen Light at the Ferry Room, Friday 16 October and Rain Check: Everyone.
RC2-04
Anouk Visser. Partner to Tamsin, friend to Gabe, metamour to a very good cat. Translator from Dutch. Here for friends first.
she/her · Port Ellery · Reply to anouk-visser.
notion. example Email verifiedTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Rain Check: Everyone.
RC2-05
Yusra Haddad. Arrived from Amman last spring for a hospital job. Would like to practice English out loud, and teach a little Arabic back.
she/her · Port Ellery · Reply to yusra-h.
notion. example Email verifiedTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Conversation Partners, Any Language, New in Town and Rain Check: Everyone.
5 ads, each placed by the person in it · The column’s file · Rain Check
Olympia ThursdaysRain Check
Kept byFern AchterbergSigned in with OAuthPhilippa “Pip” AlbrightEmail verifiedpublic · universal opt-in · board-games · game-night · rain-check · olympia
The Rain Check table in Olympia, where it started: Thursdays at 6:30 in the evening in a church hall on the west side, with lemon bars. Drop in with or without a game. Say yes here if you would like the others at this table to be able to find you.
RC3-01
Fern Achterberg. School librarian in Olympia. Started Rain Check in 2019 with six people and a folding table, and hosts the Olympia table on Thursdays. Keeps the Pool with Rashid, so it never rests on one person.
she/her · Olympia, Washington · Reply to fern-achterberg.
example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from anyone verified.
Also runs in Rain Check: Everyone and Big Game Day.
RC3-02
Philippa “Pip” Albright. Retired bookkeeper. Cribbage, hearts, euchre and any trick-taking game you care to name. Brings lemon bars to the Olympia table and a spare deck to everything.
she/her · Olympia, Washington · Reply to pip-albright.
carrd. example Email verifiedTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Rain Check: Everyone and Big Game Day.
RC3-03
Ansel Moreau. Ranger at a state park near Olympia. Long war games and slow strategy games, the kind that take a whole Saturday. Happy to teach, happier to lose well.
he/him · Olympia, Washington · Reply to ansel-moreau.
notion. example Email verifiedTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Rain Check: Everyone.
3 ads, each placed by the person in it · The column’s file · Rain Check
Tacoma ThursdaysRain Check
Kept byRashid OmondiSigned in with OAuthMahlet BekeleEmail verifiedpublic · universal opt-in · board-games · game-night · rain-check · tacoma
The Rain Check table in Tacoma: Thursdays at 7 in the evening in the meeting room of a branch library downtown, until it closes at nine. Quiet games at one end, loud ones at the other. Say yes here if you would like the others at this table to be able to find you.
RC4-01
Rashid Omondi. Teaches middle-school math in Tacoma and hosts the Tacoma table on Thursdays. Will teach you any game in ten minutes, and lets you win the first one only if you ask.
he/him · Tacoma, Washington · Reply to rashid-omondi.
notion. example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from anyone verified.
Also runs in Rain Check: Everyone.
RC4-02
Mahlet Bekele. Emergency nurse on nights, so my Thursdays off are sacred. Co-op games, where the whole table wins or loses together. Quiet tables preferred.
she/her · Tacoma, Washington · Reply to mahlet-bekele.
notion. example Email verifiedTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Rain Check: Everyone and Big Game Day.
RC4-03
Yumi Hatano. Payroll accountant in Tacoma. Tile-laying games, word games, and puns I will not apologize for. Has a car and a spare seat on Thursdays.
she/her · Tacoma, Washington · Reply to yumi-hatano.
example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from anyone verified.
Also runs in Rain Check: Everyone.
RC4-04
Kiri Walsh. Library science student. Hosts a house show about once a season, if the neighbors agree. Has forty folding chairs and one very patient cat.
they/them · Tacoma, Washington · Reply to kiri-walsh.
carrd. example Email verifiedTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Ada Quillon’s Listeners, Rain Check: Everyone and Big Game Day.
4 ads, each placed by the person in it · The column’s file · Rain Check
Portland ThursdaysRain Check
Kept byBao TranSigned in with OAuthOriol PuigSigned in with OAuthpublic · universal opt-in · board-games · game-night · rain-check · portland · role-playing
The Rain Check table in Portland: Thursdays at 6:30 in the evening at a community center on the east side, with a one-shot role-playing game most months. Say yes here if you would like the others at this table to be able to find you.
RC5-01
Bao Tran. Civil engineer at the water bureau. Hosts the Portland table on Thursdays in a community center on the east side. Long strategy games, and short ones when it gets late.
he/him · Portland, Oregon · Reply to bao-tran.
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Also runs in Rain Check: Everyone and Big Game Day.
RC5-02
Oriol Puig. Architect in Portland. Draws the maps for one-shot role-playing games at the Portland table, and runs one most months. New players especially welcome.
he/him · Portland, Oregon · Reply to oriol-puig.
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Also runs in Rain Check: Everyone.
RC5-03
Felipe Arce. Forklift driver on early shifts, so I leave the Portland table by nine. Brings the loudest party game in the building and apologizes to the next room. Learning my grandmother’s card games in Spanish.
he/him · Portland, Oregon · Reply to felipe-arce.
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Also runs in Rain Check: Everyone.
3 ads, each placed by the person in it · The column’s file · Rain Check
Big Game DayRain Check
Kept byOdalys FuentesSigned in with OAuthFern AchterbergSigned in with OAuthpublic · universal opt-in · board-games · game-day · rain-check · rides · lending
Rain Check’s Big Game Day: the second Saturday of every month, ten in the morning to ten at night, all four tables in one hall. October’s is Saturday 10 October in a grange hall south of Olympia. Say yes here to be findable for rides, seats and games to lend or borrow on the day.
RC6-01
Odalys Fuentes. Credit-union accountant in Salem. Keeps Big Game Day: the hall, the tables, the snack jar, and the note of who chipped in for the domain. Brings mahjong tiles and teaches anyone who sits down.
she/her · Salem, Oregon · Reply to odalys-fuentes.
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Also runs in Rain Check: Everyone.
RC6-02
Fern Achterberg. School librarian in Olympia. Started Rain Check in 2019 with six people and a folding table, and hosts the Olympia table on Thursdays. Keeps the Pool with Rashid, so it never rests on one person.
she/her · Olympia, Washington · Reply to fern-achterberg.
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Also runs in Rain Check: Everyone and Olympia Thursdays.
RC6-03
Bao Tran. Civil engineer at the water bureau. Hosts the Portland table on Thursdays in a community center on the east side. Long strategy games, and short ones when it gets late.
he/him · Portland, Oregon · Reply to bao-tran.
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Also runs in Rain Check: Everyone and Portland Thursdays.
RC6-04
Philippa “Pip” Albright. Retired bookkeeper. Cribbage, hearts, euchre and any trick-taking game you care to name. Brings lemon bars to the Olympia table and a spare deck to everything.
she/her · Olympia, Washington · Reply to pip-albright.
carrd. example Email verifiedTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Rain Check: Everyone and Olympia Thursdays.
RC6-05
Mahlet Bekele. Emergency nurse on nights, so my Thursdays off are sacred. Co-op games, where the whole table wins or loses together. Quiet tables preferred.
she/her · Tacoma, Washington · Reply to mahlet-bekele.
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Also runs in Rain Check: Everyone and Tacoma Thursdays.
RC6-06
Kiri Walsh. Library science student. Hosts a house show about once a season, if the neighbors agree. Has forty folding chairs and one very patient cat.
they/them · Tacoma, Washington · Reply to kiri-walsh.
carrd. example Email verifiedTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Ada Quillon’s Listeners, Rain Check: Everyone and Tacoma Thursdays.
RC6-07
Marek Dvořák. Retired machinist in Eugene. There is no Rain Check table in Eugene yet, so I drive north for Big Game Day with two empty seats. Would like to start a Thursday table here if four people want one.
he/him · Eugene, Oregon · Reply to marek-dvorak.
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Also runs in Rain Check: Everyone.
RC6-08
Verna Coombs. Retired seamstress in Salem. Mahjong with my sisters on Tuesdays, anything at all on game day. I don’t drive after dark, so I ask for a ride home.
she/her · Salem, Oregon · Reply to verna-coombs.
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Also runs in Rain Check: Everyone.
8 ads, each placed by the person in it · The column’s file · Rain Check
The climbing gym and the run
Belay partners, the regulars at the bouldering wall, people new to climbing, and a Saturday run from the front doors. Drip Line’s own page also describes Thursday Night: Women and Nonbinary Climbers, which is unlisted, so it never prints. 4 columns, 21 ads.
Belay PartnersDrip Line
Kept byPilar EcheverríaSigned in with OAuthEmil KowalczykSigned in with OAuthpublic · vouching required · climbing · belay · partners
Climbers who passed a staff belay check at Drip Line and would like to be asked to climb, most often on Saturday mornings. The check is our vouch in this Pool and nowhere else: one of us watched you tie in, belay, catch a fall and lower, once, here. Say what you climb and when, in your own words. Nobody pays to be here or to be introduced.
DL1-01
Roberto “Beto” Aguilar. Electrician. At the bouldering wall most Tuesday nights, and glad to catch anyone on a rope on Saturdays. Leads 5.10 and falls off 5.11 cheerfully.
he/him · Seattle, Washington · Reply to beto-aguilar.
carrd. example Vouched for by the curatorTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Tuesday Regulars.
DL1-02
André Baptiste. Middle-school science teacher. Leads in the gym, and would like a steady Saturday partner who does not mind a slow warm-up.
he/him · Seattle, Washington · Reply to andre-baptiste.
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Also runs in Tuesday Regulars.
DL1-03
Signe Dahl. Retired ferry engineer, 64. Runs the easy 5 km, then top ropes until lunch. Takes belay asks only from people the gym has checked, and would rather talk at the run than by message.
she/her · Seattle, Washington · Reply to signe-dahl.
notion. example Vouched for by the curatorTakes messages from people a curator vouched for in the same Pool.
Also runs in The Saturday Run.
DL1-04
Maya Lindgren. My climbing page. Nurse practitioner. Top ropes and leads in the gym when the crags are wet, which is most weekends. Looking for a Saturday partner around 5.9 to 5.10 who likes a long warm-up. Sometimes runs the 10 km first.
she/her · Seattle, Washington · Reply to docs.
example/ d/ maya-lindgren-climbing Vouched for by the curatorTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in The Saturday Run.
DL1-05
Jules Marín. Barista on early shifts, so Tuesday is the late night. Boulders, top ropes, and will belay anyone who has been checked.
they/them · Seattle, Washington · Reply to jules-marin.
example Vouched for by the curatorTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Tuesday Regulars.
DL1-06
Fatima Al-Sayed. Took the intro class in August and learn-to-belay in September. Passed the belay check and would like a patient partner on a Saturday or a Thursday.
she/her · Seattle, Washington · Reply to fatima-alsayed.
notion. example Vouched for by the curatorTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in New to Climbing.
6 ads, each placed by the person in it · The column’s file · Drip Line
Tuesday RegularsDrip Line
Kept byHugo SandovalSigned in with OAuthLark TanakaSigned in with OAuthpublic · universal opt-in · bouldering · climbing · friendship · regulars
People who boulder at Drip Line most weeks, often on Tuesday nights, and would like the other regulars to know their name. No rope, so no check needed. Say when you usually come and what you like to work on. We list people in the order they said yes, never by what they climb.
DL2-01
Hugo Sandoval. Head route setter at Drip Line. Resets the walls on the last Monday of the month, then spends Tuesday night at the bouldering wall watching people find the new problems.
he/him · Seattle, Washington · Reply to hugo-sandoval.
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DL2-02
Roberto “Beto” Aguilar. Electrician. At the bouldering wall most Tuesday nights, and glad to catch anyone on a rope on Saturdays. Leads 5.10 and falls off 5.11 cheerfully.
he/him · Seattle, Washington · Reply to beto-aguilar.
carrd. example Email verifiedTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Belay Partners.
DL2-03
Tomoko Hirano. Graphic designer. Boulders on Tuesdays and on first and third Thursdays, mostly slabs, and likes to talk a problem through before trying it.
she/her · Seattle, Washington · Reply to tomoko-hirano.
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DL2-04
Jules Marín. Barista on early shifts, so Tuesday is the late night. Boulders, top ropes, and will belay anyone who has been checked.
they/them · Seattle, Washington · Reply to jules-marin.
example Email verifiedTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Belay Partners.
DL2-05
André Baptiste. Middle-school science teacher. Leads in the gym, and would like a steady Saturday partner who does not mind a slow warm-up.
he/him · Seattle, Washington · Reply to andre-baptiste.
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Also runs in Belay Partners.
DL2-06
Pavel Horák. Bookkeeper, 47. Tried bouldering in August on a friend’s guest pass and came back the next Tuesday. Would like to know which problems are the kind ones.
he/him · Seattle, Washington · Reply to pavel-horak.
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Also runs in New to Climbing.
6 ads, each placed by the person in it · The column’s file · Drip Line
The Saturday RunDrip Line
Kept byWinnie OtienoEmail verifiedCass WhitakerSigned in with OAuthpublic · universal opt-in · running · friendship · regulars
Saturday at eight from the front doors of Drip Line: a flat loop along the water, 5 or 10 km, and coffee after. Three paces leave together: easy, about 7:00 a kilometer or slower; steady, about 6:00; quick, about 5:00. Free, rain or shine, and open to anyone, member or not. Say your usual pace in your own words, so someone at your pace can find you. Nobody is timed, ranked or counted.
DL3-01
Winnie Otieno. Started the Saturday Run with four people and a thermos. Runs with the easy group so nobody runs alone. Climbs a little, and comes for the coffee after.
she/her · Seattle, Washington · Reply to winnie-otieno.
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DL3-02
Cass Whitaker. Owns Drip Line. Opened it in an old brick trolley barn because the crags are wet most of the year. Runs with the steady group on Saturdays.
she/her · Seattle, Washington · Reply to cass-whitaker.
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DL3-03
Ray Castillo. Retired letter carrier, 68. Does not climb. Runs the 5 km with the easy group at about 8:00 a kilometer, and stays for the coffee.
he/him · Seattle, Washington · Reply to ray-castillo.
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DL3-04
Arjun Pillai. My running page. Family medicine resident on strange hours. Runs the 10 km with the steady group, around 6:00 a kilometer, and is happy to go slower and talk.
he/him · Seattle, Washington · Reply to arjun-pillai.
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DL3-05
Noa Friedman. Night-shift nurse, so eight on Saturday is late for me. Runs the 10 km with the quick group, around 5:00 a kilometer, and is glad to drop back and talk.
she/her · Seattle, Washington · Reply to noa-friedman.
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DL3-06
Signe Dahl. Retired ferry engineer, 64. Runs the easy 5 km, then top ropes until lunch. Takes belay asks only from people the gym has checked, and would rather talk at the run than by message.
she/her · Seattle, Washington · Reply to signe-dahl.
notion. example Email verifiedTakes messages from people a curator vouched for in the same Pool.
Also runs in Belay Partners.
DL3-07
Maya Lindgren. My climbing page. Nurse practitioner. Top ropes and leads in the gym when the crags are wet, which is most weekends. Looking for a Saturday partner around 5.9 to 5.10 who likes a long warm-up. Sometimes runs the 10 km first.
she/her · Seattle, Washington · Reply to docs.
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Also runs in Belay Partners.
7 ads, each placed by the person in it · The column’s file · Drip Line
New to ClimbingDrip Line
Kept byLark TanakaSigned in with OAuthPilar EcheverríaSigned in with OAuthpublic · universal opt-in · climbing · new-to-climbing · friendship
People in their first months of climbing at Drip Line: after the intro class, before or after a belay check, or bouldering only. Ask the questions you think are obvious; staff read this Pool and answer. Being here needs no check and says nothing about how you climb.
DL4-01
Fatima Al-Sayed. Took the intro class in August and learn-to-belay in September. Passed the belay check and would like a patient partner on a Saturday or a Thursday.
she/her · Seattle, Washington · Reply to fatima-alsayed.
notion. example Email verifiedTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Belay Partners.
DL4-02
Pavel Horák. Bookkeeper, 47. Tried bouldering in August on a friend’s guest pass and came back the next Tuesday. Would like to know which problems are the kind ones.
he/him · Seattle, Washington · Reply to pavel-horak.
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Also runs in Tuesday Regulars.
2 ads, each placed by the person in it · The column’s file · Drip Line
The festival
Everyone who said yes at Slack Water, this year and last, and the sessions, the crew and the rides home. 5 columns, 43 ads.
Slack Water 2026Slack Water
Kept byMarit HalvorsenSigned in with OAuthBirdie NovakSigned in with OAuthpublic · universal opt-in · festival · slack-water · folk · maritime-music · friendship
Everyone at Slack Water 2026, 28 to 30 August on the Port Ellery waterfront, who said yes, for the weekend and after. The QR on each badge asked; nobody was listed by buying a ticket. Find the person you talked to at the fiddle workshop, or at the rope-splicing table, next week or next month. Leave any time. This Pool is not for selling anything to anyone.
SW1-01
Marit Halvorsen. Director of the Slack Water Festival, which eleven months a year is her and a desk above the chandlery. Books the stages and asks the harbor nicely for the parking lot.
she/her · Port Ellery · Reply to marit-halvorsen.
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Also runs in Slack Water 2025.
SW1-02
Sébastien “Seb” Marchand. Fiddler. Learned tunes from his grandfather in Québec and from library recordings in Olympia. Plays old-time and French-Canadian tunes, and wants people to play them with in any month of the year.
he/him · Olympia, Washington · Reply to seb-marchand.
carrd. example Email verifiedTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Slack Water 2025, Session Players and Rides Home.
SW1-03
Birdie Novak. Ran the info tent and the lost and found at Slack Water for six summers. Keeps the festival’s Pool between festivals, which is the same job with fewer umbrellas.
she/her · Port Ellery · Reply to birdie-novak.
carrd. example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from anyone verified.
Also runs in Slack Water 2025 and Crew and Volunteers.
SW1-04
Callum Rees. Leads the shanty sing at dusk and keeps the session tent. Plays concertina slowly enough that anyone can join in.
he/him · Port Ellery · Reply to callum-rees.
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Also runs in Slack Water 2025 and Session Players.
SW1-05
Guadalupe “Lupe” Serrano. Volunteer coordinator at Slack Water. Shifts, wristbands, sunscreen, and a folding chair for anyone who needs one.
she/her · Port Ellery · Reply to lupe-serrano.
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Also runs in Crew and Volunteers.
SW1-06
Kofi Mensah. Trumpet and flugelhorn. Reads charts, writes horn lines, shows up early.
he/him · Port Ellery · Reply to kofi-mensah.
example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Horns and Strings for Records, Slack Water 2025 and Session Players.
SW1-07
Beatriz Nunes. Violinist from Coimbra, living in Port Ellery. Plays strings for anyone’s record and writes letters in Portuguese to anyone learning it.
she/her · Port Ellery · Reply to bea-nunes.
notion. example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Horns and Strings for Records, Português ↔ English, Slack Water 2025 and Session Players.
SW1-08
Mae Castellano. Drummer. Jazz on weeknights, punk on weekends, whatever you need on Friday. Keeps sticks in the car.
she/they · Port Ellery · Reply to maecastellano.
bandcamp. example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Friday Subs, Start a Band: Port Ellery and Session Players.
SW1-09
Darío Méndez. Bass player from Veracruz, eleven years in Port Ellery. Subs on short notice. Wants his written English to sound like his spoken English.
he/him · Port Ellery · Reply to dario-bajo.
bandcamp. example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Conversation Partners, Any Language, Friday Subs, Start a Band: Port Ellery, Español ↔ English and Session Players.
SW1-10
Wes Adeyemi. Front-of-house sound for the Ferry Room. Fixes toasters at Fix-It Friday when there is no show.
he/him · Port Ellery · Reply to wes-mixes.
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Also runs in Fix-It Friday Volunteers, Door and Sound Crew and Crew and Volunteers.
SW1-11
Esther Kwan. Teaches middle-school music in Eugene. Plays upright bass in a string band and finds a session at every festival she goes to.
she/her · Eugene, Oregon · Reply to esther-kwan.
carrd. example Email verifiedTakes messages from anyone verified.
Also runs in Session Players and Rides Home.
SW1-12
Ruby Tamura. Sings shanties with a Tuesday-night crew in Seattle. Drove down alone with two empty seats and would rather not drive back alone.
she/her · Seattle, Washington · Reply to ruby-tamura.
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Also runs in Rides Home.
SW1-13
Ada Quillon. Writes songs on a nylon-string guitar. Wants honest ears on her demos and will return the favor.
she/her · Port Ellery · Reply to ada-quillon.
bandcamp. example Email verifiedTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Start a Band: Port Ellery and Songwriters’ Demo Swap.
SW1-14
Moss Delaney. Builds wooden rowing boats in a shared shop in Portland. Came for the boatbuilding demo and stayed for the music. The bus does not run on Sunday night.
they/them · Portland, Oregon · Reply to moss-delaney.
notion. example Email verifiedTakes messages from anyone verified.
Also runs in Rides Home.
SW1-15
June Okafor. Retired shipyard electrician. Saves seeds from the same tomatoes her mother grew. Walks the harbor loop most mornings.
she/her · Port Ellery · Reply to june-okafor.
notion. example Email verifiedTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Tuesday Morning Walkers, Seed and Cutting Swap, Fix-It Friday Volunteers, Circular Correspondents, Release Night: Kitchen Light at the Ferry Room, Friday 16 October and Crew and Volunteers.
SW1-16
Nell Brody. Librarian’s assistant, 33, bisexual. Knits in the back row of every show at the Ferry Room.
she/her · Port Ellery · Reply to nell-brody.
carrd. example Email verifiedTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
SW1-17
Gideon Park. High school band director on sabbatical. Plays piano at parties if asked twice.
he/him · Port Ellery · Reply to gideon-park.
notion. example Email verifiedTakes messages from people a curator vouched for in the same Pool, and only once both have said so.
Also runs in Songwriters’ Demo Swap and Session Players.
SW1-18
Elena Vasquez. Runs Fix-It Friday in the library basement. Solder, glue, patience.
she/her · Port Ellery · Reply to elena-v.
notion. example Email verifiedTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Seed and Cutting Swap, Fix-It Friday Volunteers and Crew and Volunteers.
18 ads, each placed by the person in it · The column’s file · Slack Water
Slack Water 2025Slack Water
Kept byMarit HalvorsenSigned in with OAuthpublic · universal opt-in · festival · slack-water · folk · maritime-music · friendshipDormant
Dormant since 24 September: its curator has taken no action for 90 days (§9.1). Its members are choosing a new keeper until 8 October (§9.3). The ads still stand.
Everyone at Slack Water 2025, 29 to 31 August on the Port Ellery waterfront, who said yes. The festival is over and this Pool stays, so you can find each other. Slack Water 2026 has a Pool of its own.
SW2-01
Marit Halvorsen. Director of the Slack Water Festival, which eleven months a year is her and a desk above the chandlery. Books the stages and asks the harbor nicely for the parking lot.
she/her · Port Ellery · Reply to marit-halvorsen.
example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from anyone verified.
Also runs in Slack Water 2026.
SW2-02
Birdie Novak. Ran the info tent and the lost and found at Slack Water for six summers. Keeps the festival’s Pool between festivals, which is the same job with fewer umbrellas.
she/her · Port Ellery · Reply to birdie-novak.
carrd. example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from anyone verified.
Also runs in Slack Water 2026 and Crew and Volunteers.
SW2-03
Callum Rees. Leads the shanty sing at dusk and keeps the session tent. Plays concertina slowly enough that anyone can join in.
he/him · Port Ellery · Reply to callum-rees.
notion. example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from anyone verified.
Also runs in Slack Water 2026 and Session Players.
SW2-04
Kofi Mensah. Trumpet and flugelhorn. Reads charts, writes horn lines, shows up early.
he/him · Port Ellery · Reply to kofi-mensah.
example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Horns and Strings for Records, Slack Water 2026 and Session Players.
SW2-05
Beatriz Nunes. Violinist from Coimbra, living in Port Ellery. Plays strings for anyone’s record and writes letters in Portuguese to anyone learning it.
she/her · Port Ellery · Reply to bea-nunes.
notion. example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Horns and Strings for Records, Português ↔ English, Slack Water 2026 and Session Players.
SW2-06
Sébastien “Seb” Marchand. Fiddler. Learned tunes from his grandfather in Québec and from library recordings in Olympia. Plays old-time and French-Canadian tunes, and wants people to play them with in any month of the year.
he/him · Olympia, Washington · Reply to seb-marchand.
carrd. example Email verifiedTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Slack Water 2026, Session Players and Rides Home.
SW2-07
Oswaldo “Ozzie” Reyes. Runs Neap Tide Records. Has introduced more bands than any app, mostly by saying “you two should talk” at the counter.
he/him · Port Ellery · Reply to neaptide-ozzie.
notion. example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from anyone verified.
Also runs in Founding Curators (planned).
7 ads, each placed by the person in it · The column’s file · Slack Water
Session PlayersSlack Water
Kept byCallum ReesSigned in with OAuthBeatriz NunesSigned in with OAuthpublic · universal opt-in · session · folk · fiddle · shanties · music
Musicians who would like to be asked into a session, at Slack Water and between festivals: old-time and French-Canadian fiddle tunes, Irish, string band, and shanties at dusk. Say what you play and what you would like to play. Sessions are free, and nobody is paid through this Pool.
SW3-01
Callum Rees. Leads the shanty sing at dusk and keeps the session tent. Plays concertina slowly enough that anyone can join in.
he/him · Port Ellery · Reply to callum-rees.
notion. example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from anyone verified.
Also runs in Slack Water 2026 and Slack Water 2025.
SW3-02
Beatriz Nunes. Violinist from Coimbra, living in Port Ellery. Plays strings for anyone’s record and writes letters in Portuguese to anyone learning it.
she/her · Port Ellery · Reply to bea-nunes.
notion. example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Horns and Strings for Records, Português ↔ English, Slack Water 2026 and Slack Water 2025.
SW3-03
Sébastien “Seb” Marchand. Fiddler. Learned tunes from his grandfather in Québec and from library recordings in Olympia. Plays old-time and French-Canadian tunes, and wants people to play them with in any month of the year.
he/him · Olympia, Washington · Reply to seb-marchand.
carrd. example Email verifiedTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Slack Water 2026, Slack Water 2025 and Rides Home.
SW3-04
Kofi Mensah. Trumpet and flugelhorn. Reads charts, writes horn lines, shows up early.
he/him · Port Ellery · Reply to kofi-mensah.
example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Horns and Strings for Records, Slack Water 2026 and Slack Water 2025.
SW3-05
Esther Kwan. Teaches middle-school music in Eugene. Plays upright bass in a string band and finds a session at every festival she goes to.
she/her · Eugene, Oregon · Reply to esther-kwan.
carrd. example Email verifiedTakes messages from anyone verified.
Also runs in Slack Water 2026 and Rides Home.
SW3-06
Mae Castellano. Drummer. Jazz on weeknights, punk on weekends, whatever you need on Friday. Keeps sticks in the car.
she/they · Port Ellery · Reply to maecastellano.
bandcamp. example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Friday Subs, Start a Band: Port Ellery and Slack Water 2026.
SW3-07
Darío Méndez. Bass player from Veracruz, eleven years in Port Ellery. Subs on short notice. Wants his written English to sound like his spoken English.
he/him · Port Ellery · Reply to dario-bajo.
bandcamp. example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Conversation Partners, Any Language, Friday Subs, Start a Band: Port Ellery, Español ↔ English and Slack Water 2026.
SW3-08
Gideon Park. High school band director on sabbatical. Plays piano at parties if asked twice.
he/him · Port Ellery · Reply to gideon-park.
notion. example Email verifiedTakes messages from people a curator vouched for in the same Pool, and only once both have said so.
Also runs in Songwriters’ Demo Swap and Slack Water 2026.
8 ads, each placed by the person in it · The column’s file · Slack Water
Crew and VolunteersSlack Water
Kept byGuadalupe “Lupe” SerranoSigned in with OAuthWes AdeyemiSigned in with OAuthpublic · curator-only adds · volunteering · crew · sound · festival-crew
People who worked a shift at Slack Water: the gates, the info tent, stage crew, sound, and the cleanup on Monday. Next year’s shifts start here. Volunteers get a weekend pass. Nobody pays, and nobody is paid, through this Pool.
SW4-01
Guadalupe “Lupe” Serrano. Volunteer coordinator at Slack Water. Shifts, wristbands, sunscreen, and a folding chair for anyone who needs one.
she/her · Port Ellery · Reply to lupe-serrano.
example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from anyone verified.
Also runs in Slack Water 2026.
SW4-02
Wes Adeyemi. Front-of-house sound for the Ferry Room. Fixes toasters at Fix-It Friday when there is no show.
he/him · Port Ellery · Reply to wes-mixes.
example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Fix-It Friday Volunteers, Door and Sound Crew and Slack Water 2026.
SW4-03
Birdie Novak. Ran the info tent and the lost and found at Slack Water for six summers. Keeps the festival’s Pool between festivals, which is the same job with fewer umbrellas.
she/her · Port Ellery · Reply to birdie-novak.
carrd. example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from anyone verified.
Also runs in Slack Water 2026 and Slack Water 2025.
SW4-04
Elena Vasquez. Runs Fix-It Friday in the library basement. Solder, glue, patience.
she/her · Port Ellery · Reply to elena-v.
notion. example Email verifiedTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Seed and Cutting Swap, Fix-It Friday Volunteers and Slack Water 2026.
SW4-05
June Okafor. Retired shipyard electrician. Saves seeds from the same tomatoes her mother grew. Walks the harbor loop most mornings.
she/her · Port Ellery · Reply to june-okafor.
notion. example Email verifiedTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Tuesday Morning Walkers, Seed and Cutting Swap, Fix-It Friday Volunteers, Circular Correspondents, Release Night: Kitchen Light at the Ferry Room, Friday 16 October and Slack Water 2026.
5 ads, each placed by the person in it · The column’s file · Slack Water
Rides HomeSlack Water
Kept byBram de WitEmail verifiedpublic · universal opt-in · carpool · rides
Rides home from Slack Water on Sunday night and Monday morning: Portland, Seattle, Olympia, Eugene and inland. Say where you are going and how many seats you have, or that you need one. Split gas, never fares. This Pool is busy one night a year and asleep the rest.
SW5-01
Bram de Wit. Commutes to the coast for work three days a week. Has a car with four empty seats.
he/him · Port Ellery · Reply to bram-dewit.
carrd. example Email verifiedTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Carpool to the Coast.
SW5-02
Ruby Tamura. Sings shanties with a Tuesday-night crew in Seattle. Drove down alone with two empty seats and would rather not drive back alone.
she/her · Seattle, Washington · Reply to ruby-tamura.
example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from anyone verified.
Also runs in Slack Water 2026.
SW5-03
Sébastien “Seb” Marchand. Fiddler. Learned tunes from his grandfather in Québec and from library recordings in Olympia. Plays old-time and French-Canadian tunes, and wants people to play them with in any month of the year.
he/him · Olympia, Washington · Reply to seb-marchand.
carrd. example Email verifiedTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Slack Water 2026, Slack Water 2025 and Session Players.
SW5-04
Esther Kwan. Teaches middle-school music in Eugene. Plays upright bass in a string band and finds a session at every festival she goes to.
she/her · Eugene, Oregon · Reply to esther-kwan.
carrd. example Email verifiedTakes messages from anyone verified.
Also runs in Slack Water 2026 and Session Players.
SW5-05
Moss Delaney. Builds wooden rowing boats in a shared shop in Portland. Came for the boatbuilding demo and stayed for the music. The bus does not run on Sunday night.
they/them · Portland, Oregon · Reply to moss-delaney.
notion. example Email verifiedTakes messages from anyone verified.
Also runs in Slack Water 2026.
5 ads, each placed by the person in it · The column’s file · Slack Water
Music
Bandmates, Friday fill-ins, session players and the crew who run the door. 5 columns, 12 ads.
Friday SubsFerry Room Players
Kept byLena BrightwaterSigned in with OAuthpublic · universal opt-in · sub · drums · bass · keys · guitar · music
Players who will fill in on short notice for bills at the Ferry Room. Paid by the band or the door, never by this Pool. Say yes ahead of time with an auto-accept rule, or answer each ask as it comes.
FR1-01
Mae Castellano. Drummer. Jazz on weeknights, punk on weekends, whatever you need on Friday. Keeps sticks in the car.
she/they · Port Ellery · Reply to maecastellano.
bandcamp. example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Start a Band: Port Ellery, Slack Water 2026 and Session Players.
FR1-02
Darío Méndez. Bass player from Veracruz, eleven years in Port Ellery. Subs on short notice. Wants his written English to sound like his spoken English.
he/him · Port Ellery · Reply to dario-bajo.
bandcamp. example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Conversation Partners, Any Language, Start a Band: Port Ellery, Español ↔ English, Slack Water 2026 and Session Players.
FR1-03
Theo Lindqvist. Moved here in August for a remote job. Plays drums badly and enthusiastically. Looking for people to walk, eat and play with.
he/him · Port Ellery · Reply to theo-lindqvist.
carrd. example Email verifiedTakes messages from anyone verified.
Also runs in Chess After Close, New in Town, Start a Band: Port Ellery, Ada Quillon’s Listeners, Release Night: Kitchen Light at the Ferry Room, Friday 16 October, Rain Check: Everyone and Port Ellery Thursdays.
3 ads, each placed by the person in it · The column’s file · Ferry Room Players
Start a Band: Port ElleryFerry Room Players
Kept byOswaldo “Ozzie” ReyesSigned in with OAuthpublic · universal opt-in · band · music · friendship
People who want to start a band, join one, or finally play the songs they have been writing. Say what you play and what you like. Ozzie at Neap Tide keeps it.
FR2-01
Theo Lindqvist. Moved here in August for a remote job. Plays drums badly and enthusiastically. Looking for people to walk, eat and play with.
he/him · Port Ellery · Reply to theo-lindqvist.
carrd. example Email verifiedTakes messages from anyone verified.
Also runs in Chess After Close, New in Town, Friday Subs, Ada Quillon’s Listeners, Release Night: Kitchen Light at the Ferry Room, Friday 16 October, Rain Check: Everyone and Port Ellery Thursdays.
FR2-02
Ada Quillon. Writes songs on a nylon-string guitar. Wants honest ears on her demos and will return the favor.
she/her · Port Ellery · Reply to ada-quillon.
bandcamp. example Email verifiedTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Songwriters’ Demo Swap and Slack Water 2026.
FR2-03
Darío Méndez. Bass player from Veracruz, eleven years in Port Ellery. Subs on short notice. Wants his written English to sound like his spoken English.
he/him · Port Ellery · Reply to dario-bajo.
bandcamp. example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Conversation Partners, Any Language, Friday Subs, Español ↔ English, Slack Water 2026 and Session Players.
FR2-04
Mae Castellano. Drummer. Jazz on weeknights, punk on weekends, whatever you need on Friday. Keeps sticks in the car.
she/they · Port Ellery · Reply to maecastellano.
bandcamp. example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Friday Subs, Slack Water 2026 and Session Players.
4 ads, each placed by the person in it · The column’s file · Ferry Room Players
Horns and Strings for RecordsFerry Room Players
Kept byOswaldo “Ozzie” ReyesSigned in with OAuthLena BrightwaterSigned in with OAuthpublic · universal opt-in · horns · strings · session · music
Horn and string players for local records and shows. Rates are between you and the band. The Pool only makes the introduction.
FR3-01
Kofi Mensah. Trumpet and flugelhorn. Reads charts, writes horn lines, shows up early.
he/him · Port Ellery · Reply to kofi-mensah.
example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Slack Water 2026, Slack Water 2025 and Session Players.
FR3-02
Beatriz Nunes. Violinist from Coimbra, living in Port Ellery. Plays strings for anyone’s record and writes letters in Portuguese to anyone learning it.
she/her · Port Ellery · Reply to bea-nunes.
notion. example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Português ↔ English, Slack Water 2026, Slack Water 2025 and Session Players.
2 ads, each placed by the person in it · The column’s file · Ferry Room Players
Songwriters’ Demo SwapFerry Room Players
Kept byOswaldo “Ozzie” ReyesSigned in with OAuthpublic · universal opt-in · songwriting · demos · music
Trade rough demos and honest notes. One for one. Links to your own page, never uploads here.
FR4-01
Ada Quillon. Writes songs on a nylon-string guitar. Wants honest ears on her demos and will return the favor.
she/her · Port Ellery · Reply to ada-quillon.
bandcamp. example Email verifiedTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Start a Band: Port Ellery and Slack Water 2026.
FR4-02
Gideon Park. High school band director on sabbatical. Plays piano at parties if asked twice.
he/him · Port Ellery · Reply to gideon-park.
notion. example Email verifiedTakes messages from people a curator vouched for in the same Pool, and only once both have said so.
Also runs in Slack Water 2026 and Session Players.
2 ads, each placed by the person in it · The column’s file · Ferry Room Players
Door and Sound CrewFerry Room Players
Kept byWes AdeyemiSigned in with OAuthLena BrightwaterSigned in with OAuthpublic · universal opt-in · crew · sound · volunteering · music
Volunteers who work the door, the merch table and the monitor mix, in exchange for the show. Training on the first Monday.
FR5-01
Wes Adeyemi. Front-of-house sound for the Ferry Room. Fixes toasters at Fix-It Friday when there is no show.
he/him · Port Ellery · Reply to wes-mixes.
example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Fix-It Friday Volunteers, Slack Water 2026 and Crew and Volunteers.
1 ad, each placed by the person in it · The column’s file · Ferry Room Players
A songwriter’s listeners
People who listen to one songwriter and would like to find each other, and a small Pool for each show on the tour that has one. 4 columns, 20 ads.
Ada Quillon’s ListenersAda Quillon
Kept byAda QuillonEmail verifiedNoemi CastroEmail verifiedpublic · universal opt-in · music · listening · friendship · songwriting
People who listen to Ada Quillon’s songs and would like to find each other: in their own town, at a show, or on the way to one. You are listed only with your yes, by your own page, in your own words. Ada keeps the list; she does not own it. Nobody pays to be here, nobody is ranked, and the list is never sold.
AQ1-01
Noemi Castro. Keeps a listening party in the back room of a used bookshop, first Thursday of the month. Co-keeps Ada’s list of listeners, so it never rests on one person.
she/her · Olympia, Washington · Reply to noemi-castro.
example Email verifiedTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
AQ1-02
Theo Lindqvist. Moved here in August for a remote job. Plays drums badly and enthusiastically. Looking for people to walk, eat and play with.
he/him · Port Ellery · Reply to theo-lindqvist.
carrd. example Email verifiedTakes messages from anyone verified.
Also runs in Chess After Close, New in Town, Friday Subs, Start a Band: Port Ellery, Release Night: Kitchen Light at the Ferry Room, Friday 16 October, Rain Check: Everyone and Port Ellery Thursdays.
AQ1-03
Consuelo “Connie” Arroyo. Sells tickets at the ferry terminal. First heard Ada play at Fix-It Friday while someone rewired her amp. Would like a few people to sit with at shows.
she/her · Port Ellery · Reply to connie-arroyo.
carrd. example Email verifiedTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Release Night: Kitchen Light at the Ferry Room, Friday 16 October.
AQ1-04
Bastian Holt. Repairs guitars in a shop behind a hardware store. Restrung Ada’s nylon-string once, an hour before a show, and has followed her songs since. Plays badly and listens well.
he/him · Tacoma, Washington · Reply to bastian-holt.
example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in House Show in Tacoma, Saturday 17 October.
AQ1-05
Soraya Blum. Maternity nurse on nights. Ada’s songs are what I play on the drive home at seven in the morning. Happy to share a ride to any show within two hours.
she/her · Tacoma, Washington · Reply to soraya-blum.
notion. example Email verifiedTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in House Show in Tacoma, Saturday 17 October.
AQ1-06
Anneliese Strom. Runs a Sunday listening club at a record shop: one record, start to finish, phones away, talk after. Kitchen Light is on the list for October.
she/her · Seattle, Washington · Reply to anneliese-strom.
example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from anyone verified.
AQ1-07
Augustin Delacroix. Retired ferry deckhand. Moved inland to be near the grandchildren and misses the harbor. The record helps. Looking for someone to go to the Portland show with.
he/him · Portland, Oregon · Reply to augustin-delacroix.
carrd. example Email verifiedTakes messages from anyone verified.
Also runs in Portland, Friday 23 October.
AQ1-08
Ye-jin Seo. Illustrator. Drew a lyric sheet for one of Ada’s songs without being asked, and was thanked on the record. Would like to draw at shows with other people who draw.
she/her · Portland, Oregon · Reply to yejin-seo.
example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Portland, Friday 23 October.
AQ1-09
Idris Bello. Drives the night bus routes. Writes lyrics on the break-room whiteboard and wipes them off before the day shift. Came for the songs, stayed for the letter.
he/him · Seattle, Washington · Reply to idris-bello.
notion. example Email verifiedTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in House Show in Tacoma, Saturday 17 October.
AQ1-10
Kiri Walsh. Library science student. Hosts a house show about once a season, if the neighbors agree. Has forty folding chairs and one very patient cat.
they/them · Tacoma, Washington · Reply to kiri-walsh.
carrd. example Email verifiedTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Rain Check: Everyone, Tacoma Thursdays and Big Game Day.
AQ1-11
Tobin Fairweather. Student at the university. Has a van with two spare seats for any show within three hours, and strong opinions about which song should close a set.
he/him · Bellingham, Washington · Reply to tobin-fairweather.
carrd. example Email verifiedTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
AQ1-12
Marguerite Oyelaran. Choir alto and kitchen-table songwriter. Would like to trade songs with other listeners, one for one, honest notes welcome.
she/her · Eugene, Oregon · Reply to marguerite-oyelaran.
notion. example Email verifiedTakes messages from anyone verified, and only once both have said so.
12 ads, each placed by the person in it · The column’s file · Ada Quillon
Release Night: Kitchen Light at the Ferry Room, Friday 16 OctoberAda Quillon
Kept byAda QuillonEmail verifiedLena BrightwaterSigned in with OAuthpublic · universal opt-in · music · show · kitchen-light
Who is coming to the release show for Kitchen Light at the Ferry Room in Port Ellery, on Friday 16 October 2026, doors at seven. Say yes if you would like the others coming to be able to find you, before the show or after it.
AQ2-01
Theo Lindqvist. Moved here in August for a remote job. Plays drums badly and enthusiastically. Looking for people to walk, eat and play with.
he/him · Port Ellery · Reply to theo-lindqvist.
carrd. example Email verifiedTakes messages from anyone verified.
Also runs in Chess After Close, New in Town, Friday Subs, Start a Band: Port Ellery, Ada Quillon’s Listeners, Rain Check: Everyone and Port Ellery Thursdays.
AQ2-02
Consuelo “Connie” Arroyo. Sells tickets at the ferry terminal. First heard Ada play at Fix-It Friday while someone rewired her amp. Would like a few people to sit with at shows.
she/her · Port Ellery · Reply to connie-arroyo.
carrd. example Email verifiedTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Ada Quillon’s Listeners.
AQ2-03
June Okafor. Retired shipyard electrician. Saves seeds from the same tomatoes her mother grew. Walks the harbor loop most mornings.
she/her · Port Ellery · Reply to june-okafor.
notion. example Email verifiedTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Tuesday Morning Walkers, Seed and Cutting Swap, Fix-It Friday Volunteers, Circular Correspondents, Slack Water 2026 and Crew and Volunteers.
3 ads, each placed by the person in it · The column’s file · Ada Quillon
House Show in Tacoma, Saturday 17 OctoberAda Quillon
Kept byAda QuillonEmail verifiedKiri WalshEmail verifiedpublic · universal opt-in · music · show · house-show · kitchen-light
Who is coming to Ada’s house show in Tacoma on Saturday 17 October 2026, in Kiri Walsh’s living room. The room holds about forty. Kiri sends the address by email to people who said yes; it is not in this file. Pay what you can at the door, and all of it goes to Ada.
AQ3-01
Soraya Blum. Maternity nurse on nights. Ada’s songs are what I play on the drive home at seven in the morning. Happy to share a ride to any show within two hours.
she/her · Tacoma, Washington · Reply to soraya-blum.
notion. example Email verifiedTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Ada Quillon’s Listeners.
AQ3-02
Bastian Holt. Repairs guitars in a shop behind a hardware store. Restrung Ada’s nylon-string once, an hour before a show, and has followed her songs since. Plays badly and listens well.
he/him · Tacoma, Washington · Reply to bastian-holt.
example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Ada Quillon’s Listeners.
AQ3-03
Idris Bello. Drives the night bus routes. Writes lyrics on the break-room whiteboard and wipes them off before the day shift. Came for the songs, stayed for the letter.
he/him · Seattle, Washington · Reply to idris-bello.
notion. example Email verifiedTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Ada Quillon’s Listeners.
3 ads, each placed by the person in it · The column’s file · Ada Quillon
Portland, Friday 23 OctoberAda Quillon
Kept byAda QuillonEmail verifiedpublic · universal opt-in · music · show · kitchen-light
Who is coming to Ada’s show in Portland on Friday 23 October 2026, in an upstairs room on the east side with sixty seats. Say yes if you would like to find someone to go with, or to say hello to afterward.
AQ4-01
Augustin Delacroix. Retired ferry deckhand. Moved inland to be near the grandchildren and misses the harbor. The record helps. Looking for someone to go to the Portland show with.
he/him · Portland, Oregon · Reply to augustin-delacroix.
carrd. example Email verifiedTakes messages from anyone verified.
Also runs in Ada Quillon’s Listeners.
AQ4-02
Ye-jin Seo. Illustrator. Drew a lyric sheet for one of Ada’s songs without being asked, and was thanked on the record. Would like to draw at shows with other people who draw.
she/her · Portland, Oregon · Reply to yejin-seo.
example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Ada Quillon’s Listeners.
2 ads, each placed by the person in it · The column’s file · Ada Quillon
Letters and languages
Conversation partners and pen pals, one language pair to a column. 5 columns, 15 ads.
Conversation Partners, Any LanguageThe Board
Kept byRosa Delgado-ParkSigned in with OAuthpublic · vouching required · conversation · language-exchange · friendship
Practice a language out loud with someone who speaks it, and trade back. Meets in study room B or anywhere you both like. Staff meet each person once at the desk and vouch for them before they are listed.
BD3-01
Priya Raman. Nurse on night shifts, so evenings at the library are her mornings. Plays a patient game of chess and speaks Tamil and English.
she/her · Port Ellery · Reply to docs.
example/ d/ priya-raman Vouched for by the curatorTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Chess After Close.
BD3-02
Darío Méndez. Bass player from Veracruz, eleven years in Port Ellery. Subs on short notice. Wants his written English to sound like his spoken English.
he/him · Port Ellery · Reply to dario-bajo.
bandcamp. example Vouched for by the curatorTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Friday Subs, Start a Band: Port Ellery, Español ↔ English, Slack Water 2026 and Session Players.
BD3-03
Yusra Haddad. Arrived from Amman last spring for a hospital job. Would like to practice English out loud, and teach a little Arabic back.
she/her · Port Ellery · Reply to yusra-h.
notion. example Vouched for by the curatorTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in New in Town, Rain Check: Everyone and Port Ellery Thursdays.
3 ads, each placed by the person in it · The column’s file · The Board
Español ↔ EnglishCorreo Lento
Kept byValeria OrtizSigned in with OAuthpublic · universal opt-in · language-exchange · spanish · english · letters
Cartas lentas entre quienes aprenden español y quienes aprenden inglés. Slow letters between Spanish learners and English learners. One letter a week at most, in both languages, corrections welcome.
CL1-01
Valeria Ortiz. Coordina Correo Lento desde Oaxaca. Teaches the co-op’s paid Spanish classes; the letters are free.
she/her · Oaxaca, Mexico · Reply to valeria-ortiz.
notion. example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from anyone verified.
Also runs in Founding Curators (planned).
CL1-02
Tom Brennan. Secondary school chemistry teacher learning Spanish for a sabbatical year. Writes long, slow letters. Escribo cartas largas.
he/him · Cork, Ireland · Reply to tom-brennan.
carrd. example Email verifiedTakes messages from people in a Pool with them, and only once both have said so.
CL1-03
Lucía Ferrer. Ilustradora. Quiero escribir en inglés sin miedo. I draw in the margins of every letter.
she/her · Valencia, Spain · Reply to lucia-ferrer.
notion. example Email verifiedTakes messages from people in a Pool with them, and only once both have said so.
CL1-04
Darío Méndez. Bass player from Veracruz, eleven years in Port Ellery. Subs on short notice. Wants his written English to sound like his spoken English.
he/him · Port Ellery · Reply to dario-bajo.
bandcamp. example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Conversation Partners, Any Language, Friday Subs, Start a Band: Port Ellery, Slack Water 2026 and Session Players.
4 ads, each placed by the person in it · The column’s file · Correo Lento
Português ↔ EnglishCorreo Lento
Kept byJoão Batista LimaSigned in with OAuthValeria OrtizSigned in with OAuthpublic · universal opt-in · language-exchange · portuguese · english · letters
Cartas lentas entre quem aprende português e quem aprende inglês. Slow letters between Portuguese and English learners, European or Brazilian, heritage learners especially welcome.
CL2-01
João Batista Lima. Engenheiro de trânsito. I write about buses, football and my mother’s cooking, in English that improves every month.
he/him · Belo Horizonte, Brazil · Reply to joao-lima.
carrd. example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from people in a Pool with them, and only once both have said so.
CL2-02
Greta Holm. Hospital pharmacist learning Portuguese because her grandmother never taught her. Aprendendo devagar.
she/her · Minneapolis, Minnesota · Reply to greta-holm.
example Email verifiedTakes messages from people in a Pool with them, and only once both have said so.
CL2-03
Ana Luísa Couto. Bookbinder. Escrevo à mão e fotografo a carta. Happy to write to heritage learners.
she/her · Porto, Portugal · Reply to analu-couto.
notion. example Email verifiedTakes messages from people in a Pool with them, and only once both have said so.
CL2-04
Beatriz Nunes. Violinist from Coimbra, living in Port Ellery. Plays strings for anyone’s record and writes letters in Portuguese to anyone learning it.
she/her · Port Ellery · Reply to bea-nunes.
notion. example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Horns and Strings for Records, Slack Water 2026, Slack Water 2025 and Session Players.
4 ads, each placed by the person in it · The column’s file · Correo Lento
Français ↔ EnglishCorreo Lento
Kept byValeria OrtizSigned in with OAuthpublic · universal opt-in · language-exchange · french · english · letters
Des lettres lentes entre apprenants du français et de l’anglais. Slow letters between French and English learners, from Lyon to Accra.
CL3-01
Amélie Roux. Sound designer for theater. J’écris en anglais le dimanche. Loves slow correspondence and bad puns in two languages.
she/her · Lyon, France · Reply to amelie-roux.
notion. example Email verifiedTakes messages from people in a Pool with them, and only once both have said so.
CL3-02
Samuel Osei. Logistics planner learning French because half his clients speak it. Writes on Sunday evenings.
he/him · Accra, Ghana · Reply to samuel-osei.
example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from people in a Pool with them, and only once both have said so.
2 ads, each placed by the person in it · The column’s file · Correo Lento
Tagalog ↔ EnglishCorreo Lento
Kept byRizal SantosSigned in with OAuthpublic · universal opt-in · language-exchange · tagalog · english · letters
Mabagal na liham para sa mga nag-aaral ng Tagalog. Slow letters for heritage learners relearning Tagalog, and for teachers in the Philippines who would like to write back in English.
CL4-01
Rizal Santos. High school teacher. Writes to Filipino-Americans relearning Tagalog, and corrects gently. Dahan-dahan lang.
he/him · Cebu City, Philippines · Reply to rizal-santos.
example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from people in a Pool with them, and only once both have said so.
CL4-02
Carmela Dizon. Heritage learner. Understood every word her lola said and answered in English. Trying to answer in Tagalog now.
she/her · Daly City, California · Reply to carmela-dizon.
carrd. example Email verifiedTakes messages from people in a Pool with them, and only once both have said so.
2 ads, each placed by the person in it · The column’s file · Correo Lento
Trades
People who vouch for work they saw done, and whom anyone may ask for a referral. Seen Work’s own page also describes Seen Work: Harbor Trades, which is unlisted, so it never prints. 1 column, 2 ads.
Seen Work CuratorsSeen Work
Kept byDelphine ArceneauxSigned in with OAuthRigoberto “Rigo” PazSigned in with OAuthpublic · curator-only adds · trades · referrals · curating
The two curators of Seen Work, listed so any contractor, homeowner or tradesperson can find one to ask. Write with the job, the trade and the dates. A curator asks the people they know first, and introduces only those who say yes. It costs nothing, on either side.
SN1-01
Delphine Arceneaux. Curator at Seen Work. Ran job sites around the harbor for thirty years as a superintendent and retired last spring. Still carries a flashlight to look behind things.
she/her · Port Ellery · Reply to delphine-arceneaux.
example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from anyone verified.
SN1-02
Rigoberto “Rigo” Paz. Curator at Seen Work. Pipefitter and plumber, and steward at the Harbor Trades Hall. Will tell you who does good work and who does fast work, and which is which.
he/him · Port Ellery · Reply to rigo-paz.
notion. example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from anyone verified.
2 ads, each placed by the person in it · The column’s file · Seen Work
Mentors
First-generation graduates who volunteer to be found by the students coming after them. Midspan’s own page also describes Midspan Students, which is invite-only, so it never prints. 2 columns, 10 ads.
Midspan MentorsMidspan
Kept byDesmond OyelaranSigned in with OAuthJosefina “Fina” ArriagaSigned in with OAuthpublic · vouching required · mentorship · first-generation
People who were the first in their families to go to college, now working, who would like to meet one Ellery Coast student at a time. A coordinator meets every mentor before listing them. Mentors are public so students can see who is out there; nobody writes to anyone until a coordinator has asked both people and both have said yes. Everyone here is 18 or older.
MS1-01
Hieu Tran. Diesel mechanic for the county road department. Diesel technology at Ellery Coast, then two years as an apprentice. First in my family to finish anything past high school. I did not ask my instructors for help, and I should have.
he/him · Port Ellery · Reply to hieu-tran.
example Vouched for by the curatorTakes messages from anyone verified, and only once both have said so.
MS1-02
Wes Adeyemi. Front-of-house sound at the Ferry Room. First in my family past high school: the audio technology certificate at Ellery Coast. Ask me about certificates, apprenticeships, and asking an instructor for help before you are behind.
he/him · Port Ellery · Reply to wes-mixes.
example/ mentoring Vouched for by the curatorTakes messages from anyone verified, and only once both have said so.
MS1-03
Lorena Castañeda. Bookkeeper for the harbor co-op. First in my family to go to college: accounting at Cape Tarrow, a transfer degree, and a bachelor’s finished online at thirty-four. I can read a financial aid letter with you line by line.
she/her · Port Ellery · Reply to lorena-castaneda.
carrd. example Vouched for by the curatorTakes messages from anyone verified, and only once both have said so.
Also runs in Cape Tarrow First-Gen Alumni.
MS1-04
Priya Raman. Nurse on night shifts at the hospital in Port Ellery. First in my family to go to college: prerequisites at Cape Tarrow College while I worked as an aide, then nursing school. Happy to talk about prerequisites, clinical placements, and studying around a job.
she/her · Port Ellery · Reply to docs.
example/ d/ priya-raman-mentoring Vouched for by the curatorTakes messages from anyone verified, and only once both have said so.
Also runs in Cape Tarrow First-Gen Alumni.
MS1-05
Maribel Soto. Fourth-grade teacher. Started at Cape Tarrow College at nineteen while working at the cannery, transferred, and came home to teach. Will talk about transfer, student teaching, and explaining to your family what you do all day.
she/her · Cape Tarrow · Reply to maribel-soto.
notion. example Vouched for by the curatorTakes messages from anyone verified, and only once both have said so.
Also runs in Cape Tarrow First-Gen Alumni.
5 ads, each placed by the person in it · The column’s file · Midspan
Cape Tarrow First-Gen AlumniCape Tarrow Alumni
Kept byBertrand LomaxSigned in with OAuthpublic · universal opt-in · mentorship · first-generation · alumni · careers
Graduates of Cape Tarrow College who were the first in their families to go to college, and who are glad to talk to students who are. Public on purpose, so any college on the coast can show students who is out there. Each person decides who may write to them. No recruiting, no selling, nothing to pay.
CT1-01
Priya Raman. Nurse on night shifts at the hospital in Port Ellery. First in my family to go to college: prerequisites at Cape Tarrow College while I worked as an aide, then nursing school. Happy to talk about prerequisites, clinical placements, and studying around a job.
she/her · Port Ellery · Reply to docs.
example/ d/ priya-raman-mentoring Email verifiedTakes messages from anyone verified, and only once both have said so.
Also runs in Midspan Mentors.
CT1-02
Lorena Castañeda. Bookkeeper for the harbor co-op. First in my family to go to college: accounting at Cape Tarrow, a transfer degree, and a bachelor’s finished online at thirty-four. I can read a financial aid letter with you line by line.
she/her · Port Ellery · Reply to lorena-castaneda.
carrd. example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from anyone verified, and only once both have said so.
Also runs in Midspan Mentors.
CT1-03
Maribel Soto. Fourth-grade teacher. Started at Cape Tarrow College at nineteen while working at the cannery, transferred, and came home to teach. Will talk about transfer, student teaching, and explaining to your family what you do all day.
she/her · Cape Tarrow · Reply to maribel-soto.
notion. example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from anyone verified, and only once both have said so.
Also runs in Midspan Mentors.
CT1-04
Cormac Doyle. Forestry technician with the state. First in my family to go to college; I went back at twenty-six. Good on field jobs, summer crews, and what to do when the first semester goes badly.
he/him · Cape Tarrow · Reply to cormac-doyle.
carrd. example Email verifiedTakes messages from anyone verified, and only once both have said so.
CT1-05
Abebe Girma. Respiratory therapist. Came to the coast for work on a fishing boat, took one night class at Cape Tarrow, then another. First in my family to go to college. Ask me about the science prerequisites, and about being older than your classmates.
he/him · Port Ellery · Reply to abebe-girma.
example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from anyone verified, and only once both have said so.
5 ads, each placed by the person in it · The column’s file · Cape Tarrow Alumni
Support stewards
Volunteer stewards anyone can write to. The groups they vouch people into are private, and never print. 1 column, 3 ads.
Scattered Light StewardsScattered Light
Kept byInés CallowaySigned in with OAuthClare WhitfordSigned in with OAuthpublic · curator-only adds · peer-support · stewarding
Volunteer stewards who meet newcomers on a video call and vouch for them into a constellation. Stewards are peers, not clinicians, and give no medical advice. Listed publicly so anyone can find a steward to write to.
SL1-01
Inés Calloway. Steward at Scattered Light. Spent eleven years looking for one other person with her diagnosis. Now vouches for newcomers after a video call.
she/her · Tucson, Arizona · Reply to ines-calloway.
notion. example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from anyone verified.
Also runs in Founding Curators (planned).
SL1-02
Clare Whitford. Steward. Keeps the group’s shared notes on which questions to bring to appointments.
she/her · Leeds, United Kingdom · Reply to clare-whitford.
notion. example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from anyone verified.
SL1-03
Noah Feld. Steward. Trains new stewards in how to vouch without prying.
he/him · Toronto, Ontario · Reply to noah-feld.
carrd. example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from anyone verified.
3 ads, each placed by the person in it · The column’s file · Scattered Light
Personals
Dating. Date-me docs and a bookstore’s shelf of single readers, each line placed by the person in it, from a page they keep. 2 columns, 8 ads.
Date-Me Docs: CascadiaWren’s List
Kept byWren AlvarezSigned in with OAuthpublic · universal opt-in · dating · date-me-doc
Date-me docs from people in the Northwest, from British Columbia down the coast, who asked to be listed. A doc says who you are and what you want in your own words, on a page you keep. This list only points to it. No ranking, no scores, no paid placement.
WL1-01
Wren Alvarez. Keeps a list of date-me docs from the Northwest. Reads every doc before she asks. Thinks a good doc says what you are like on a Tuesday.
she/her · Portland, Oregon · Reply to wren-alvarez.
example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from anyone verified.
WL1-02
Maya Lindgren. Date-me doc. Nurse practitioner, 36, climbs on weekends, wants kids someday. My doc has a section called “Things I will not pretend to like.”
she/her · Seattle, Washington · Reply to docs.
example/ d/ maya-lindgren-date-me Email verifiedTakes messages from anyone verified, and only once both have said so.
WL1-03
Ellis Nakamura. Date-me doc. Urban planner, 39, divorced, good at soup and bad at small talk. Looking for someone to argue about transit with.
he/him · Vancouver, British Columbia · Reply to docs.
example/ d/ ellis-nakamura-date-me Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from anyone verified.
WL1-04
Farah Siddiqui. Date-me doc. Public-radio producer, 31. My doc links to three playlists and one strong opinion about breakfast.
she/her · Portland, Oregon · Reply to docs.
example/ d/ farah-siddiqui-date-me Email verifiedTakes messages from anyone verified, and only once both have said so.
4 ads, each placed by the person in it · The column’s file · Wren’s List
The Singles ShelfSecond Tide Books
Kept byImogen PrattEmail verifiedpublic · universal opt-in · dating · books
Single readers in and around Port Ellery. Write a shelf-talker about yourself the way we write them for books; we pin it by the register and list it here with your yes. Nobody pays, and we do not sell anything to anyone because of it.
ST1-01
Rafael Mendes. Marine electrician, 41. Reads history on night shifts. My shelf-talker says “recommends books whether or not you asked.”
he/him · Port Ellery · Reply to rafael-mendes.
example Email verifiedTakes messages from anyone verified.
ST1-02
Nell Brody. Librarian’s assistant, 33, bisexual. Knits in the back row of every show at the Ferry Room.
she/her · Port Ellery · Reply to nell-brody.
carrd. example Email verifiedTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
ST1-03
Ada Quillon. Writes songs on a nylon-string guitar. Wants honest ears on her demos and will return the favor.
she/her · Port Ellery · Reply to ada-quillon.
bandcamp. example Email verifiedTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
ST1-04
Kit Donovan. Ceramicist. Queer, 29, into long walks that end at a bakery. Slow to text, quick to show up.
they/them · Port Ellery · Reply to kit-donovan.
notion. example Email verifiedTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
4 ads, each placed by the person in it · The column’s file · Second Tide Books
Matchmakers
People who introduce people, and whom anyone may ask for a first conversation. 1 column, 1 ad.
Late Supper MatchmakersLate Supper
Kept byNadia FaroukSigned in with OAuthpublic · curator-only adds · matchmaking · dating
The matchmakers of Late Supper, listed so anyone can find one and ask for a first conversation. A matchmaker is a person who has met you, not a feed.
LS1-01
Nadia Farouk. Matchmaker at Late Supper. Twenty years of dinner parties before it had a name. Meets everyone in person first.
she/her · Port Ellery · Reply to nadia-farouk.
example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from anyone verified.
Also runs in Founding Curators (planned).
1 ad, each placed by the person in it · The column’s file · Late Supper
Non-monogamy
A community for people who practice consensual non-monogamy, friends first and dating when both people want it. Many Moons’ manifests say a household may run its own small Pool, with every member’s yes. None is in its file, so none is here. 2 columns, 9 ads.
Many Moons: Harbor CountiesMany Moons
Kept byLux MorenoSigned in with OAuthSøren AaltoSigned in with OAuthpublic · universal opt-in · non-monogamy · community · friendship · dating
A community for people who practice consensual non-monogamy, or are learning to, in the harbor counties. Friends first, dating when both people want it. Describe how you practice in your own words. Nothing here tells anyone who you are dating.
MM1-01
Lux Moreno. Organizer at Many Moons. Runs the monthly social and the new-to-this workshop. Polyamorous for twelve years and still learning.
they/them · Port Ellery · Reply to lux-moreno.
example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from anyone verified.
MM1-02
Søren Aalto. Co-organizer. Solo poly, a teacher, and the person who remembers everyone’s name at the social.
he/him · Port Ellery · Reply to soren-aalto.
notion. example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from anyone verified.
MM1-03
Tamsin Reyes. Nesting partner to Gabe, partner to Anouk. Garden designer. Happy to be listed as part of our household; ask either of them how that went.
she/her · Port Ellery · Reply to tamsin-reyes.
carrd. example Email verifiedTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
MM1-04
Gabe Morrow. Paramedic. Nesting partner to Tamsin. Open to dating; my partners know my page and I know theirs.
he/him · Port Ellery · Reply to gabe-morrow.
example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
MM1-05
Anouk Visser. Partner to Tamsin, friend to Gabe, metamour to a very good cat. Translator from Dutch. Here for friends first.
she/her · Port Ellery · Reply to anouk-visser.
notion. example Email verifiedTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
MM1-06
Dev Kapoor. Software tester. Relationship anarchist. I would rather describe what I want with each person than pick a label for it.
he/they · Port Ellery · Reply to dev-kapoor.
example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
MM1-07
Mae Castellano. Drummer. Jazz on weeknights, punk on weekends, whatever you need on Friday. Keeps sticks in the car.
she/they · Port Ellery · Reply to maecastellano.
bandcamp. example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
7 ads, each placed by the person in it · The column’s file · Many Moons
Solo Poly Supper ClubMany Moons
Kept bySøren AaltoSigned in with OAuthpublic · universal opt-in · non-monogamy · solo-poly · friendship
For people who practice non-monogamy without a nesting partner. A supper on the second Sunday and a list of people who get it. Friendship first.
MM2-01
Søren Aalto. Co-organizer. Solo poly, a teacher, and the person who remembers everyone’s name at the social.
he/him · Port Ellery · Reply to soren-aalto.
notion. example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from anyone verified.
MM2-02
Dev Kapoor. Software tester. Relationship anarchist. I would rather describe what I want with each person than pick a label for it.
he/they · Port Ellery · Reply to dev-kapoor.
example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
2 ads, each placed by the person in it · The column’s file · Many Moons
Chosen family
Platonic life partners, and housemates later in life. Hearthhold’s file names co-parents too, and lists no Pool for them. Its own page says that one is unlisted, so it travels from a steward and never prints. 2 columns, 6 ads.
Platonic Life PartnersHearthhold
Kept byMireille DufresneSigned in with OAuthOmar QureshiSigned in with OAuthpublic · vouching required · platonic-partnership · chosen-family
People looking for a committed partner who is not a romantic one: a shared household, shared decisions, each other’s emergency contact. Aromantic, asexual, widowed, single on purpose, and anyone else who wants this. A steward meets you before you are listed.
HH1-01
Dana Whitcombe. Aromantic, 38, a hospital pharmacist. Looking for a life partner who is not a romantic one: a household, shared decisions, each other’s emergency contact.
she/her · Port Ellery · Reply to dana-whitcombe.
carrd. example Vouched for by the curatorTakes messages from people a curator vouched for in the same Pool, and only once both have said so.
HH1-02
Leo Marchetti. Widowed at 44. I miss having someone to run a life with more than I miss romance. Carpenter, early riser, good at taxes.
he/him · Port Ellery · Reply to leo-marchetti.
example Vouched for by the curatorTakes messages from people a curator vouched for in the same Pool, and only once both have said so.
HH1-03
Sam Adebayo. Asexual, 41, a union electrician. Looking for a person to buy a house with and grow old next to.
they/them · Port Ellery · Reply to sam-adebayo.
notion. example Vouched for by the curatorTakes messages from people a curator vouched for in the same Pool, and only once both have said so.
3 ads, each placed by the person in it · The column’s file · Hearthhold
Later-Life HousematesHearthhold
Kept byOmar QureshiSigned in with OAuthpublic · universal opt-in · housemates · later-life · friendship
People fifty-five and over who would like to share a home: company in the kitchen, help with the stairs, someone who notices. Friendship, not romance, unless two people decide otherwise on their own.
HH2-01
Walt Kessler. Retired harbor master, 68. The house is too big and too quiet. I cook, I fix things, and I go to bed at nine.
he/him · Port Ellery · Reply to walt-kessler.
example Email verifiedTakes messages from anyone verified.
HH2-02
Rosalind Achebe. Retired choir director, 71. Looking for housemates who like music in the kitchen and quiet after ten.
she/her · Port Ellery · Reply to rosalind-achebe.
carrd. example Email verifiedTakes messages from anyone verified.
HH2-03
Evelyn Marsh. Retired schoolteacher, two grown sons who live far away. I would like to share a house with people who read at the table and do not mind a small sailboat in the driveway.
she/her · Port Ellery · Reply to evelyn-marsh.
carrd. example/ home Email verifiedTakes messages from people a curator vouched for in the same Pool, and only once both have said so.
3 ads, each placed by the person in it · The column’s file · Hearthhold
The apps’ own Pools
A directory, not ads. 5 Pools, 56 people.
Four apps keep Pools of their own, five in all, and each lists 9 to 24 people, 56 between them. Set as ads they would add 98 more to this paper, and each app already shows its own people in full, with each person’s own rules and verification beside them. So the paper prints each Pool as one line: who keeps it, how many said yes, how they verified, and the door. Everyone in them said yes to the app’s curators first (§5.1). Like the personals, these Pools are never joined up with anyone’s other columns.
| Pool | App | Kept by | People | How they verified | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Face Up: Cascadia | Face Up | Adaeze NwosuSigned in with OAuthBrody KaleikiniSigned in with OAuth | 22 |
| About the app The Pool’s file |
| Heartwood: Nearby | Heartwood | Harriet LundSigned in with OAuthBashir RahimiSigned in with OAuth | 23 |
| About the app The Pool’s file |
| Heartwood: Friends nearby | Heartwood | Bashir RahimiSigned in with OAuthHarriet LundSigned in with OAuth | 9 |
| About the app The Pool’s file |
| Sundial: Cascadia | Sundial | Ottilie VargaSigned in with OAuth | 20 |
| About the app The Pool’s file |
| Card Catalog: Cascadia | Card Catalog | Ambrose AchterbergSigned in with OAuth | 24 |
| About the app The Pool’s file |
Writing for this paper
Our own column, the one Pool the Circular keeps. 1 column, 4 ads.
Circular CorrespondentsThe Circular
Kept byRuth AdlerSigned in with OAuthpublic · universal opt-in · writing · editing · volunteering
People who write for the Circular: a column, a notice, a report from a Pool worth knowing about. Unpaid, credited, edited kindly. We print only what Pools publish about themselves.
CI1-01
Ruth Adler. Editor of the Circular. Spent thirty years on a city desk and still circles things in red.
she/her · Chicago, Illinois · Reply to ruth-adler.
notion. example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from anyone verified.
Also runs in Founding Curators (planned) and Writers and Researchers (planned).
CI1-02
Imani Brooks. Built the reader that prints the Circular from well-known files. Writes small tools that do one thing.
she/her · Baltimore, Maryland · Reply to imani-builds.
example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from anyone verified.
Also runs in Client Builders (planned) and Spec Readers (planned).
CI1-03
Obinna Eze. Technology reporter. Covers open protocols and the people who keep them running.
he/him · Lagos, Nigeria · Reply to obinna-eze.
example Email verifiedTakes messages from anyone verified.
Also runs in Writers and Researchers (planned).
CI1-04
June Okafor. Retired shipyard electrician. Saves seeds from the same tomatoes her mother grew. Walks the harbor loop most mornings.
she/her · Port Ellery · Reply to june-okafor.
notion. example Email verifiedTakes messages from people in a Pool with them.
Also runs in Tuesday Morning Walkers, Seed and Cutting Swap, Fix-It Friday Volunteers, Release Night: Kitchen Light at the Ferry Room, Friday 16 October, Slack Water 2026 and Crew and Volunteers.
4 ads, each placed by the person in it · The column’s file · The Circular
From the project
Planned Pools with invented members. Nothing here is open yet. 5 columns, 20 ads.
Founding CuratorsKindling (the project)
Kept byKindling maintainersSigned in with OAuthRosa Delgado-ParkSigned in with OAuthpublic · curator-only adds · curating · founding-cohortPlanned · invented members
Planned by the Kindling project, and not open. The people in it are invented, to show how it would work. The project’s own page for it.
People who already do introduction work, invited by the maintainers to run the first Pools and write down what curation is as a craft. Maintainers propose; every person still accepts or declines, and can leave within a minute. This Pool is not a waiting list for anything and nobody pays to be in it.
KP1-01
Rosa Delgado-Park. Reference librarian at the Port Ellery Free Library. Keeps the Board, vouches for patrons at the desk, and will find you any book about knots.
she/her · Port Ellery · Reply to rosa-dp.
carrd. example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from anyone verified.
Also runs in Tuesday Morning Walkers.
KP1-02
Lena Brightwater. Books the Ferry Room. Has filled a Friday bill at five in the afternoon more times than she can count.
she/her · Port Ellery · Reply to lena-books-the-ferry.
carrd. example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from anyone verified.
KP1-03
Oswaldo “Ozzie” Reyes. Runs Neap Tide Records. Has introduced more bands than any app, mostly by saying “you two should talk” at the counter.
he/him · Port Ellery · Reply to neaptide-ozzie.
notion. example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from anyone verified.
Also runs in Slack Water 2025.
KP1-04
Valeria Ortiz. Coordina Correo Lento desde Oaxaca. Teaches the co-op’s paid Spanish classes; the letters are free.
she/her · Oaxaca, Mexico · Reply to valeria-ortiz.
notion. example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from anyone verified.
Also runs in Español ↔ English.
KP1-05
Nadia Farouk. Matchmaker at Late Supper. Twenty years of dinner parties before it had a name. Meets everyone in person first.
she/her · Port Ellery · Reply to nadia-farouk.
example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from anyone verified.
Also runs in Late Supper Matchmakers.
KP1-06
Inés Calloway. Steward at Scattered Light. Spent eleven years looking for one other person with her diagnosis. Now vouches for newcomers after a video call.
she/her · Tucson, Arizona · Reply to ines-calloway.
notion. example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from anyone verified.
Also runs in Scattered Light Stewards.
KP1-07
Ruth Adler. Editor of the Circular. Spent thirty years on a city desk and still circles things in red.
she/her · Chicago, Illinois · Reply to ruth-adler.
notion. example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from anyone verified.
Also runs in Circular Correspondents and Writers and Researchers (planned).
7 ads, each placed by the person in it · The column’s file · Kindling (the project)
Client BuildersKindling (the project)
Kept byKindling maintainersSigned in with OAuthImani BrooksSigned in with OAuthpublic · universal opt-in · building · open-sourcePlanned · invented members
Planned by the Kindling project, and not open. The people in it are invented, to show how it would work. The project’s own page for it.
Developers building Kindling clients, readers, hosts and tools, in any stack. For trading notes, reviewing each other’s conformance, and finding a second pair of eyes before a release. Not for recruiting or selling.
KP2-01
Imani Brooks. Built the reader that prints the Circular from well-known files. Writes small tools that do one thing.
she/her · Baltimore, Maryland · Reply to imani-builds.
example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from anyone verified.
Also runs in Circular Correspondents and Spec Readers (planned).
KP2-02
Kai Rivera. Built the Ferry Room Players client in a weekend and has regretted nothing. Maintains the auto-accept notification code.
they/them · Oakland, California · Reply to kai-rivera.
example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from anyone verified.
KP2-03
Tobias Weiler. IndieWeb regular since the h-card days. Reads specs for ambiguity and files polite issues.
he/him · Berlin, Germany · Reply to tobias-weiler.
example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from anyone verified.
Also runs in Spec Readers (planned) and Toward a Working Group (planned).
3 ads, each placed by the person in it · The column’s file · Kindling (the project)
Spec ReadersKindling (the project)
Kept byKindling maintainersSigned in with OAuthTobias WeilerSigned in with OAuthpublic · universal opt-in · spec-review · indiewebPlanned · invented members
Planned by the Kindling project, and not open. The people in it are invented, to show how it would work. The project’s own page for it.
People who read the specification and the RFCs closely and say where they are ambiguous, missing something, or overreaching. Identity-protocol veterans and IndieWeb regulars especially. Disagreement is the point.
KP3-01
Tobias Weiler. IndieWeb regular since the h-card days. Reads specs for ambiguity and files polite issues.
he/him · Berlin, Germany · Reply to tobias-weiler.
example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from anyone verified.
Also runs in Client Builders (planned) and Toward a Working Group (planned).
KP3-02
Ingrid Solberg. Identity-protocol veteran. Reviewing the v0.2 draft for cryptographic identity.
she/her · Bergen, Norway · Reply to ingrid-solberg.
example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from anyone verified.
Also runs in Toward a Working Group (planned).
KP3-03
Imani Brooks. Built the reader that prints the Circular from well-known files. Writes small tools that do one thing.
she/her · Baltimore, Maryland · Reply to imani-builds.
example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from anyone verified.
Also runs in Circular Correspondents and Client Builders (planned).
KP3-04
Hollis Grant. Implementer of a Kindling client for rural libraries. Standing for one of the elected implementer seats.
he/him · Asheville, North Carolina · Reply to hollis-grant.
example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from anyone verified.
Also runs in Toward a Working Group (planned).
4 ads, each placed by the person in it · The column’s file · Kindling (the project)
Toward a Working GroupKindling (the project)
Kept byKindling maintainersSigned in with OAuthTobias WeilerSigned in with OAuthIngrid SolbergSigned in with OAuthpublic · vouching required · governancePlanned · invented members
Planned by the Kindling project, and not open. The people in it are invented, to show how it would work. The project’s own page for it.
People willing to stand for the Working Group that governs Kindling by v1.0: two elected implementer seats, one IndieWeb seat and a rotating advisory. Each person is vouched for by someone already here. Being in this Pool is not a seat; it is a list of people willing to serve.
KP4-01
Tobias Weiler. IndieWeb regular since the h-card days. Reads specs for ambiguity and files polite issues.
he/him · Berlin, Germany · Reply to tobias-weiler.
example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from anyone verified.
Also runs in Client Builders (planned) and Spec Readers (planned).
KP4-02
Ingrid Solberg. Identity-protocol veteran. Reviewing the v0.2 draft for cryptographic identity.
she/her · Bergen, Norway · Reply to ingrid-solberg.
example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from anyone verified.
Also runs in Spec Readers (planned).
KP4-03
Hollis Grant. Implementer of a Kindling client for rural libraries. Standing for one of the elected implementer seats.
he/him · Asheville, North Carolina · Reply to hollis-grant.
example Vouched for by the curatorTakes messages from anyone verified.
Also runs in Spec Readers (planned).
3 ads, each placed by the person in it · The column’s file · Kindling (the project)
Writers and ResearchersKindling (the project)
Kept byKindling maintainersSigned in with OAuthMei-Lin ZhouSigned in with OAuthpublic · universal opt-in · research · writing · journalismPlanned · invented members
Planned by the Kindling project, and not open. The people in it are invented, to show how it would work. The project’s own page for it.
People who write about social technology, the friendship recession and the open-protocol revival, and want to talk to the curators and builders doing the work. The maintainers answer questions here; nobody here is owed a quote.
KP5-01
Mei-Lin Zhou. Sociologist studying how adults make friends after thirty. Interested in what curation looks like as a craft.
she/her · Singapore, Singapore · Reply to meilin-zhou.
notion. example Signed in with OAuthTakes messages from anyone verified.
KP5-02
Obinna Eze. Technology reporter. Covers open protocols and the people who keep them running.
he/him · Lagos, Nigeria · Reply to obinna-eze.
example Email verifiedTakes messages from anyone verified.
Also runs in Circular Correspondents.
KP5-03
Ruth Adler. Editor of the Circular. Spent thirty years on a city desk and still circles things in red.
she/her · Chicago, Illinois · Reply to ruth-adler.
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