Harry and his Soul-Mate and their Beloved-Non-Binary-Offspring went backpacking for four days in the Sisters Wilderness. Such getaways from the surveillance of today’s mega-commerce provide H and S-M and B-N-B-O with respite from incessant ads and corporate-sponsored news. [Read More]
In My Back Yard
We are so deeply shrouded that we are unaware even of the Beauty that surrounds us. Suddenly, we are startled aware by a flock of peeps (Sandpipers), flying in an orchestrated synchronicity.
Seekers on the Range
We wanted to crack through the crust of everyday transactions, tap into the cultural magma of our continent. [Read More]
Six Eras
From up here, the little village packs in more and more till tempers rise. The brown old rock looms over hunters of tranquility, rare to find elsewhere. And peace…how they look for a moment of peace. [Read More]
Hell-Mouth High
Why did North American mass-consumer culture elect to abandon its youth to bash their way through the pubertal wilderness without meaningful mentorship and a supportive community to embrace them when they emerge as new adults? [Read More]
Learning to Swim
I am one of the few people living on the north Oregon coast with direct ancestry to slavery from Africa. Fewer than two percent of the north coast population is African-American. [Read More]
11/9
America’s presidential elections are grand sporting events. Since my youth I’ve heard people talk about Republicans and Democrats as if they’re arch-rivals in football. The drawbacks of this two-team league became blatantly clear to many of us when they nominated Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.
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Everlast
Medicine smoke circles
Over me
Rising
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The Latitudes of Formidable Civility
The DNA of Nordic culture is manifest in eqalitarian leadership. Decency is achieved by following that example, so the summer print edition of the Upper Left Edge combines tributes to Denmark, Finland , Iceland, Norway, and Sweden (plus a special bonus country at the end).
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Artist’s Statement for Nordic Edition
I chose to depict illustrations rooted in nature because of the role the natural world plays in our lives, especially to the Northerners in Europe. [Read More]
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