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Shells on the Shore

February 8, 2019 by John Morris 1 Comment

On the wrack line, scanning the shore for plastic debris with a shoulder bag and gloves, the mind wanders far. It might be meditative except my thoughts don’t always trend expansively. Alarm, disgust, bewilderment… misanthropy intrudes despite the beautiful surroundings of sea, shore and sky. [Read More]

Filed Under: Art, Featured Writing, Nature

Leave a light on

December 29, 2018 by Dan Haag 3 Comments

Folks from every corner of the country had heard the name and knew its mission. I’ve lost count of the number of times a visitor told me their first stop during a visit to Manzanita was to CARTM.

Filed Under: Nature, Politics, ULE

In My Back Yard

October 15, 2018 by Gwendolyn Endicott Leave a Comment

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.

Filed Under: Culture, Featured Writing, Nature

The Parable of the Waters

August 21, 2018 by Lolly Champion 1 Comment

And it came to pass all the waters of the planet roared
to the God of the Universe and Handmaiden Moon. [Read More]

Filed Under: Nature, Poetry, Spirit, ULE

Flash the Northern Flicker

August 8, 2018 by A.M. Laissig Leave a Comment

“My goodness, Flash. You’re a mess.” Flossie, his mate, began to pick small bits of grass, and who knows what else, from his ruffled feathers. “What happened to you?” [Read More]

Filed Under: Featured Writing, Fiction, Nature

Seekers on the Range

April 26, 2018 by Watt Childress Leave a Comment

We wanted to crack through the crust of everyday transactions, tap into the cultural magma of our continent. [Read More]

Filed Under: Culture, Featured Writing, Nature

Once a Nursery Rhyme

April 14, 2018 by john marshall Leave a Comment

I hold my head and wonder,
An oasis of beauty opens in front of me,
Marshland, wetland
How little there is left.
[Read More]

Filed Under: Nature, ULE

Unclear Cuts 3: Before and After

April 11, 2018 by Margaret Hammitt-McDonald 8 Comments

As Onandaga Chief Oren Lyons testified at the United Nations in 1993, “We don’t call a tree a resource. We don’t call a fish a resource. We don’t call a bison a resource. We call them our relatives.” [Read More]

Filed Under: Featured Writing, Nature

Minus Tide

March 22, 2018 by Rob Gourley Leave a Comment

Uneven runnels between larger outcrops
deepen, getting out to the surf-spray edge,
where waves confront black rocks in loud wallops.
[Read More]

Filed Under: Nature, Poetry, ULE

Learning to Swim

March 12, 2018 by LaNicia Duke 1 Comment

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]

Filed Under: Culture, Featured Writing, Nature

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