about sam
Sam Fletcher is the editor of Salish Current, a nonprofit news organization in northwest Washington. His short fiction has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and has received three honorable mentions from the Writers of the Future contest. He is the editor of ‘Ike Papalua: Science Fiction & Fantasy Stories from the Hawaiian Islands (Mutual Publishing, 2023) and author of Legend of Ira Hill (Moxie, 2024).
Tagging nearly complete on most elusive Salish sharks | Salish Current | July, 2025
Deception Pass visitors feel ‘spirit’ calling them | Whidbey News-Times | January, 2025
Combat-decorated aviators found among Growler wreckage | Whidbey News-Times | October, 2024
Signed, sealed and delivered: Rehabilitated pups reintroduced to City Beach | Whidbey News-Times | September, 2024
Study shows local health impacts from Growler noise | Salish Current | June, 2024
More than coffee: Swinomish Native shares family history and wisdom | Whidbey News-Times | May, 2024
What tighter federal PFAS mandates mean for local contaminated communities | Salish Current | May, 2024
Whidbey bats’ behavior likely slowing the spread of disease | Whidbey News-Times | May, 2024
Keeping the faith: Whidbey chaplain reflects on his years of service | Whidbey News-Times | March, 2024 *Third Place Winner WNPA 2024 Better Newspaper Contest for Long Personality Profile*
‘They Treat People Like Flotsam’ | Earth Island Journal | February, 2024
Sasquatch researcher calls Whidbey home | Whidbey News-Times | February, 2024 *Second Place Winner WNPA 2024 Better Newspaper Contest for News of the Weird*
Whidbey diver-turned-citizen scientist provides ongoing data | Whidbey News-Times | February, 2024 *Third Place Winner WNPA 2024 Better Newspaper Contest for Short Feature*
The Last Hope For Hawaiian Pollinators | Earth Island Journal | July, 2022
Meet the Climbing Fish of 'Akaka Falls | Atlas Obscura | April, 2022
Washington Fish and Wildlife traps doves to prepare for hunting season | Seattle Times | July, 2021
In Grant County, drugs come from all over, and heroin is the worst, says sheriff’s office | Seattle Times | April, 2021
Roller coaster to recovery: Local pygmy rabbit effort shows alarming numbers | Columbia Basin Herald | February, 2021
A near-century of remediation: Public works haunted by old Grant County landfill | Columbia Basin Herald | March, 2021 *First Place Winner WNPA 2021 Better Newspaper Contest for Long News Story*
Setting fire for frogs: Prescribed burn makes way for endangered amphibian | Columbia Basin Herald | March, 2021
From threatened to endangered | Columbia Basin Herald | February, 2021
Bigfoot Doesn't Care If You Believe | Klipsun Magazine | February, 2020
A Fungal Fix? | Medium | October, 2019 | *curated*
How the World’s Largest Octopus Went From Cryptid to Protected | Atlas Obscura | May, 2024
August, 2024 | First Light | Moxie | *Writers of the Future Honorable Mention*
June, 2024 | U-44 | Engen Books
May, 2023 | Blues of Eu | Mutual Publishing
April, 2022 | Psionic Thread | Simultaneous Times
July, 2021 | Dae After Death | Eerie River Publishing
July, 2021 | The Gecko Kingdom | upstreet Magazine | *Pushcart Prize Nominee*
March, 2021 | Morgan's Story | Eerie River Publishing
June, 2020 | Suspend | New Orbit Magazine
June, 2019 | Pause | Cloaked Press | *Writers of the Future Honorable Mention*
