Katherine's room

Seeking a roommate for a furnished/unfurnished room in a small shared house that overlooks the Burke-Gilman bike trail and offers a modest view of Lake Washington. The upstairs is pretty much wood floors. It’s great for those who like to travel the Burke-Gilman bike trail, but you can walk to Sandpoint Way and catch a bus to the light rail from there. There is a front deck with a grill on which I’ve cooked a lot of salmon. Since the pandemic, I’m often in the Bay Area, so, at least for right now, you’d have a lot of privacy.

I hope for one person who is comfortable with old houses and accustomed to the things you do when you live in a house, like gardening (weeding, mostly), getting the trash out for pickup, making sure the house is secure when you leave, and so on . The kitchen is small and the house is all electric. I can provide a rice cooker, a food processor, and other kitchen amenities.

• LGBTQ welcome
• Bicycles welcome
• Two blocks to 75 bus stop, four blocks to Lake City buses
• Room currently includes one tall modern-design cabinet that should remain.
• Readers/writers welcome
• Utilities and internet (fiber) included
• FRAGRANCE-FREE (I am allergic, so can’t be flexible on this)
• No smoking or vaping
• Background check required
• First month’s rent plus deposit to start

I am mid-life, very progressive, enjoy NPR weekend shows, and work as a writer, usually remotely. I’m omnivorous but tend to fish and Indian food. I care about my civil rights and liberties, about housing and tenants rights, and am fond of the existentialists and literary criticism. I have an unfinished novel on the arts and censorship and a background in photography, filmmaking, and kiln-formed glasswork.

I am allergic/hypersensitive to most scents and scented products and ask that scented products not be brought into the house. To make this easier all around, I provide good quality soaps, detergents, shampoos and any other products that might be a problem. Typically, I purchase the items that are required from Whole Foods or other more natural markets whose inventory is more selective. Best case scenario, you’re someone who prefers not to have a lot of scents in your environment anyway.

The house is in an area of Seattle that is being heavily worked by speculators and a neighborhood watch group that does not care to have tenants in single-family homes. I hope for a supportive relationship with a roommate who, like me, is aware of and cares about tenants’ rights, housing rights and other civil rights.