Carolyn Fillmore, Author at The NW Local Paper

A Northern Water Snake basks on a log in a Philadelphia creek, showcasing its patterned body and thick build.

Snake on the Water

August 25, 2025 Carolyn Fillmore 0

Philly’s creekside rockstar gets its moment in the sun. [more…]

Eastern Painted Turtle basking on a sunlit log surrounded by lily pads

Nature’s Splashy Sunbathers

July 9, 2025 Carolyn Fillmore 0

Meet summer’s favorite shell-ebrity, the Eastern Painted Turtle. [more…]

Collage of Penn’s 1685 Treaty trade goods quiz items, including wampum belt, red cloth, tobacco pipe, gimblet, jaw harp, and barrel of salt with a bold red question mark in the center

Penn’s Treaty Trivia: The Quiz

July 5, 2025 Carolyn Fillmore 0

Test your colonial lingo IQ and discover the surprising stories behind the goods in Penn’s 1685 land deal. [more…]

Raccoon with mischievous expression and clasped paws, symbolizing the spirit of grassroots subversion

On Sabotage

June 19, 2025 Carolyn Fillmore 0

The art of nonviolent noncompliance. [more…]

Protester holding a sign that reads “We’re the People You Swore to Protect” at a peaceful demonstration, with flags and other protest signs in the background

Reign Check

June 18, 2025 Carolyn Fillmore 0

No Kings Day turnouts were too big to ignore. [more…]

Carolyn Sutton smiling in a bright green hoodie with her camera, standing by the Schuylkill River under the Twin Bridges in East Falls.

A Community Original

June 12, 2025 Carolyn Fillmore 0

Remembering the inimitable Carolyn Card Sutton (1946 – 2025) [more…]

Silhouetted couple sitting on a bench under a glowing lamp in a wooded park at night

Solstice Story

June 1, 2025 Carolyn Fillmore 0

A hot June night in the wild Wissahickon [more…]

A person in a dark shirt holds an aged brown book titled “FAFO: A MEMOIR” in large stamped letters.

Read This When They Come

May 17, 2025 Carolyn Fillmore 1

The famous poem’s backstory is a roadmap to remember [more…]

Outdoors

Ticked Off? Get It Tested!

May 14, 2025 Carolyn Fillmore 0

Free lab in PA helps you outsmart tick-borne disease [more…]

A wide-eyed baby sits in a vintage stroller, reaching for a baby bottle filled with buggy, spoiled milk — a darkly humorous nod to unsafe dairy in history.

Formula for Disaster

April 21, 2025 Carolyn Fillmore 0

When shady dairies put profits over babies, America paid the price. How a 19th-century milk scandal killed 8,000 children and sparked food safety laws. [more…]