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Ecotone

March 13, 2016 by Nancy Slavin 1 Comment

A natural zone between land and sea
where life holds to rock while waves work to wash life clean…

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Filed Under: Nature, Poetry, ULE

November Flood

November 8, 2015 by Nancy Slavin 2 Comments

After the flood, the salmon cut
the Wilson River, high and colored up.

Filed Under: Poetry, ULE

Women of the Wakonda Auga

October 24, 2014 by Nancy Slavin 1 Comment

The women are the river, the meandering, silent river, the quiet riffles near the bank, where a severed arm raises a finger to the sky. The men are everything else – protagonists, loggers, action, jobs, bluster, egos, wind, and rain slanting down from low, gray skies. Read More

Filed Under: Books, Culture, Featured Writing, Movies, ULE

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Memoir

February 13, 2026 By Steven Mayer Leave a Comment

End of the Street

August 4, 2025 By Steven Mayer 2 Comments

Here Try Some of This Ointment

April 17, 2024 By Watt Childress 4 Comments

We are the Luminaries

August 8, 2023 By Watt Childress 2 Comments

Open Letter for Creation’s Caregivers

June 19, 2023 By Watt Childress 5 Comments

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Readers’ Comments

  • Watt Childress
    July 2, 2026 at 7:45 am
    on Every Patronus Will Lead Our Parade
    Fills my heart with joy that you read this Michael. The musical synchronicities in this piece really moved me as
  • Michael Simpson
    July 1, 2026 at 7:34 pm
    on Every Patronus Will Lead Our Parade
    A lovely expression of the true American experience. Thank you, patriot!
  • Watt Childress
    June 13, 2026 at 2:40 pm
    on Reverend Billy wants Oregon to Legalize Potlucks
    I can see how one comes to that conclusion, given all the frustration that accompanies disempowerment. Here's a truth that
  • DHCG
    June 7, 2026 at 2:49 pm
    on Reverend Billy wants Oregon to Legalize Potlucks
    “ They could encourage togetherness by example, tee-up other practical reforms to help free folks from the overreach of top-down
  • Susan Banyas
    June 7, 2026 at 11:00 am
    on Opening the Book of Indigenous Grief
    "The future is made from grief that has been grieved." Thank you Cliff. Thank you Little People, for this gift
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