I placed both of my hands on top of the engine and closed my eyes tightly and pretended to pray. I yelled “Heeeeal!” and I pulled my arms off the lawnmower as if a mysterious energy had pushed me back. [Read More]
Hollywood Dreams
I was sitting on my favorite barstool in my favorite café, reading a book and nursing my diet-coke when a heavyset man of about twenty-five walked in wearing brown baggy shorts, sloppy sneakers and a surplus army jacket at least two sizes too big. [Read More]
The Truth About Denying Your Truth
The truth about denying your truth is that it sucks. It’s detrimental and I believe the difference between life and death. [Read More]
Let’s Remodel the Housing Market
Before we rush to enlarge our urban footprint, we should make more efficient use of our existing built environment. [Read More]
Argentine Asado on the Nehalem River Ranch
How lucky we are to live here and be in life with this community.
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Bringing Birth Home
It’s usually the middle of the night when I drive to my client’s house after hearing she is in labor. [Read More]
Soul-Searching with Civic Boosters
Once upon a rainy day Matt Love (author and publisher of Nestucca Spit Press) and Jack Harris (co-founder and co-owner of Fort George Brewery) had a conversation about gentrification in Astoria. [Read More]
Home/Less
Remember that poverty isn’t a crime, but denying people access to basic human needs should be. [Read More]
Leaving Smog-iago
Chileans feel ownership and pride towards Patagonia while recognizing that it’s a destination largely frequented by non-Chilean tourists. [Read More]
Chilean Musings
More than anything else, venturing sola—on foot or or on public transportation—has left me breathlessly and expansively happy as I begin exploring Santiago. [Read More]
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