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About Vera Haddan

Vera Haddan lives on Oregon’s North Coast — surrounded by tall trees and cool ocean air. She's an abstract minimalist with a disquieting interpretation of reality. She writes because it makes her happy.

Essence

August 26, 2014 by Vera Haddan 1 Comment

Noy Phon (family name presented first) leaves Uncle’s body on July 6. Phon is Uncle’s essence. Uncle is unconscious and will remain so throughout his passing. Phon, being a fan of Jonathan Livingston Seagull, seizes the opportunity to extend his experience. He, a novice for sure, can fly high and fast in his imagination — […]

Filed Under: Spirit, ULE

Get Lit at the Beach, Cannon Beach

April 23, 2013 by Vera Haddan 1 Comment

Gathering, surrounded by, story writers, story tellers and story readers is like bathing in lavender salts — lingering into contentment, absorbing a lifestyle, humming.

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Filed Under: Art, Books, ULE, Uncategorized

Bear and Moose

January 7, 2013 by Vera Haddan 3 Comments

Bear drank a carbonated beverage — root beer.
Then,
He tied a rope —
One end to his waist,
The other to Moose.

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Filed Under: Poetry, ULE, Uncategorized

Butterfly Net’s Catch

September 19, 2012 by Vera Haddan 1 Comment

Soaking in black raspberry vanilla scented water, classical poetry in song repairs Millie’s parched spirit. Her what the hell is it all about thoughts swirl clockwise — she pokes her big toe in the stopper’s loop pulling upward letting small amounts of water escape. The bathtub’s plumbing makes a ravenous sucking sound.

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Filed Under: Fiction, Poetry, ULE Tagged With: Andrea Bocelli, Bailey's Irish Cream, boxer shorts, Breakfast Blend, Downy, Laneda Avenue, Millie Brown, revised tsunami probability map

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  • 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
  • Watt Childress
    June 6, 2026 at 4:18 pm
    on Reverend Billy wants Oregon to Legalize Potlucks
    I imagine most members of city and county governments here on the coast support open community potlucks. It would help
  • Watt Childress
    June 6, 2026 at 4:13 pm
    on Reverend Billy wants Oregon to Legalize Potlucks
    I'd like to believe it would never get to that point, where someone would be penalized with a fine and/or
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