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Just Suppose

July 31, 2016 by Catherine M. Gardner Leave a Comment

Just suppose all the small and not so small gestures we make toward each other in the course of a day were completely selfless. [Read More]

Filed Under: Spirit, ULE

A Flickering Heartbeat

June 19, 2016 by H. Marion 1 Comment

The storm
is brewing,
I can feel it.
[Read More]

Filed Under: Poetry, ULE Tagged With: Insomnia, Melancholy, Poetry, Ramblings

Bards of a Feather

May 31, 2016 by Tony Farrenkopf Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Books, Photography, ULE

Susie

May 3, 2016 by Mary Lou McAuley 1 Comment

I knew him.
He had an old dog
named Susie.
[Read More]

Filed Under: Poetry, ULE

Note from the Cottage with Roof Replaced

April 14, 2016 by Rob Gourley 3 Comments

Perhaps it’s silly to mention
from my far-flung harbor region ….
The tri-color ink-drawn delight
of four geese running to take flight….

[Read More]

Filed Under: Nature, Poetry, ULE Tagged With: Clamming, Instructions, Motherhood

Ecotone

March 13, 2016 by Nancy Slavin 1 Comment

A natural zone between land and sea
where life holds to rock while waves work to wash life clean…

[Read More]

Filed Under: Nature, Poetry, ULE

Where I Belong

March 10, 2016 by Gregory Zschomler Leave a Comment

Toes cold in the sea, numb to the pain
Ambling along, no striving for gain

[Read More]

Filed Under: Poetry, Spirit, ULE

Amen

February 1, 2016 by Carol Vanderford 1 Comment

Sometimes I just don’t want to be
The gracious woman
Anymore.

Filed Under: Poetry, ULE

Final Plea to Save the Homesteader Forest

December 19, 2015 by Gwendolyn Endicott 2 Comments

We are up to the wire on saving the Homesteader forest. But I am told it is not over until the auction.

Filed Under: Nature, ULE Tagged With: Doug Decker, Homesteader Forest, Homesteader Tract, Liz Dent, Oregon Department of Forestry

Tres Haiku

December 9, 2015 by T H Savaht 2 Comments

poems speak like otters
on their backs cracking clams
always opening

Filed Under: Poetry, ULE

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Memoir

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Open Letter for Creation’s Caregivers

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Readers’ Comments

  • Watt Childress
    July 2, 2026 at 7:45 am
    on Every Patronus Will Lead Our Parade
    Fills my heart with joy that you read this Michael. The musical synchronicities in this piece really moved me as
  • Michael Simpson
    July 1, 2026 at 7:34 pm
    on Every Patronus Will Lead Our Parade
    A lovely expression of the true American experience. Thank you, patriot!
  • 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
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