Creative Kids
Editor’s note: Our young reporter developed the questions for this interview. The words in [brackets] were added by the editor, who was also present at the interview. Many thanks to Miles English for his willingness to be interviewed!
Hi. I am the kid who wrote the article on why I love Beaumont-Wilshire in the last BWNA newsletter. In this newsletter, I interviewed Miles English, the owner of Puddletown Games & Puzzles, our awesome local game and puzzle store. I love the store and wanted to learn more about it, so I asked Miles some questions. I hope you like learning about Puddletown as much as I did. Look below to see the questions and answers. Goodbye for now!
When did you open the store? 1 year and 8 months ago. [From the interview date, March 9].
Why did you name your business Puddletown? Because no one uses the name. [When you start a business, you must make sure no one has that name for a website, but also be sure no one uses the name on Instagram, Facebook, and other social media platforms.]
What made you want to start Puddletown? I was tired of my previous job. [Also, I enjoy playing board games and puzzles with my family, so I thought it would be fun to have a business selling them to other families.]
Why did you locate your business in Beaumont-Wilshire? Because there were no game stores here. [On a map I marked the locations of game stores in Portland. There was a big hole right in the middle, and Beaumont-Wilshire was in it.]
Do you like running a business? Yes, but there are some times of stress, [but other times are fun and exciting.]
What do you most love about Puddletown? I like the community that we are forming, [with repeat customers, and on Thursday nights customers come in and play games here.]
What is your favorite game or toy in the store? King of Tokyo. [I wish every family had a copy.]
What didn’t I ask that you want to tell our readers? We have a rental wall filled with games people can try out before buying.
For more information visit puddletowngames.com. Find Puddletown Games & Puzzles at 4120 NE Fremont St.
Max Shannon is almost 10 years old. He likes to draw, ski, mountain bike, and play basketball and baseball. He likes to sing and knows a lot of ’80s music.
Hey, Beaumont-Wilshire kids!
Do you have a story to tell or want to be a reporter? A poem bursting from your heart? A drawing you’d like to share? A comic or graphic novel you’d like to see published on our pages? If so, bring it on!
Please email Editor@BWNApdx.org with your idea or your draft submission, and we’ll run it in Creative Kids as space allows.