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Color Guard opens the Pearly Gates

November 12, 2021 by Watt Childress 8 Comments

Behold home’s holy regalia,
heaven’s earthbow — team chroma.
These robes hold souls with
sweeps of breath-giving glory.
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Filed Under: Art, Culture, Featured Writing, Nature, Poetry, Spirit

More Than Allies

July 30, 2021 by Watt Childress 5 Comments

She led me into a room packed with family and the Holy Ghost, then gestured toward an old man seated in the pit of raw grief. I hunkered down beside him and yelled the first words that came though my heart. [Read More]

Filed Under: Culture, Featured Writing, Nature, Spirit Tagged With: cedar, Ceremony, climate change, marriage, Medicine, tobacco

Relampago en la Republica de Poemas

March 4, 2021 by Watt Childress 2 Comments

Les doy este circuito de letras cargadas por los recuerdos de nuestra amiga, la señora Ursula K. Le Guin, quien fusionó palabras en nuevos mundos brillantes. [leer más]

Filed Under: Art, Books, Culture, Featured Writing, Poetry, Spirit Tagged With: Benjamin Franklin, Diana Bellessi, Dolly Parton, hillbilly, lyric essay, Pátzcuaro, Saint Lucia, Thunderstone, Ursula K. Le Guin

Vision of an Afterlife

February 11, 2021 by Steven Mayer 2 Comments

Imagine the “Big One” had come and gone on a dark, cold winter night on Oregon’s coast. [Read More]

Filed Under: Featured Writing, Healing, Nature, Spirit

Ave Chingada

December 23, 2020 by Watt Childress 2 Comments

Trained up in the Bible Belt, I’ve heard many righteous hellfire sermons rebuking the Whore of Babylon. I don’t recall much mention of the Pimp. [Read More]

Filed Under: Culture, Featured Writing, Poetry, Spirit Tagged With: Andrew Johnson, Annunciation, Babylon, Chattel Slavery, Christ, Condor, Constantine, Eagle, Francis Ellen Watkins Harper, James Henley Thornwell, Jesus, Malinchi, Mars, Mary, Octavio Paz

One Cup of Tea

November 15, 2020 by Lila Danielle 1 Comment

Perhaps, someday…
when the shattering is complete,
we will sit in each other’s company again,
rest in the space of shared silence.
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Filed Under: Poetry, Spirit, ULE

Night Vision

September 4, 2020 by Watt Childress 8 Comments

With the world in tumult, on many fronts, this year’s transition toward the dusky months adds layers of worry. We need medicine to help us navigate the darkness. [Read More]

Filed Under: Culture, Featured Writing, Nature, Spirit Tagged With: Barred Owl, Ceremony, Medicine, Oregon Coast, Tourism

Fundamental to Existence

May 14, 2020 by Darrell Clukey 2 Comments

During the past few decades, with Hubble’s help, science has upended previous knowledge about the cosmos by probing deeper than ever into the origins of the universe. [Read More]

Filed Under: Featured Writing, Nature, Spirit Tagged With: Big Bang

Living the Moment

April 22, 2020 by Darrell Clukey 1 Comment

The solitude of social distancing turned off the volume of the working world leaving me at sea. But in my alone time I learned to listen to a whispering inner voice; and finally, now, hear what is true. [Read More]

Filed Under: Featured Writing, Healing, Nature, Spirit Tagged With: coronavirus, distancing

Nearly Everyone

April 17, 2020 by Steven Mayer 2 Comments

When I engage people, they touch my life and help me to become a better human being. They invariably teach me so much, and life is more fulfilling. [Read More]

Filed Under: Featured Writing, Healing, Spirit Tagged With: beach, greeting, Nelson Bay

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Readers’ Comments

  • Carol Newman
    May 13, 2026 at 3:18 pm
    on Opening the Book of Indigenous Grief
    Deep gratitude for your learnings and teachings dear Cliff.
  • Maranne
    April 25, 2026 at 8:01 am
    on Opening the Book of Indigenous Grief
    Wow… Taylor: a deep poetic Ponca man. So full…overflowing with wisdom, with heart, with courage to share. I’m thankful for
  • Watt Childress
    April 22, 2026 at 6:12 pm
    on Opening the Book of Indigenous Grief
    Thank you for these beautiful words that go straight to the heart of healing.
  • R²
    January 7, 2026 at 7:19 am
    on Smart travel money helps care for places we love
    Couldn't agree with you more. We're dealing with that all right now trying to get the air museum in tillamook
  • Pam Wade
    December 6, 2025 at 8:29 am
    on Adventures with author Charles de Lint
    The first work I read by Charles de Lint was Greenmantle followed by Moonheart. Since then there has not been
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