Three things. First one is a letter I received from Shawn H. Zinszer, Chief, Regulatory Branch, Army Corps of Engineers, for the Commander, Jose L. Aguilar, Colonel, District Commander. It was dated September 8, 2014 and was sent via snail mail from the Army Corps’ Portland district office. It was in response to an email […]
Poem for Iraq
Iraq
I imagine you a desert flower,
succulent and needle-sharp
on the cracking white earth. The color
of mango, or a woman’s wet lips.
A Tasty Find: A Review of Pacific Northwest Forgaging by Douglas Deur
Normally I am one of those readers who skips the preface and introduction, wanting to get right to the heart of the matter. For some reason, I didn’t follow my normal pattern with the book, “Pacific Northwest Foraging” by Douglas Deur. And am I glad! The preface and introduction to this book deftly paint a […]
The Dignity of Decay and Dispossession: The Poetry of Travis Champ
As a teenager visiting Spain, I encountered a series of still-life paintings that astonished me. Instead of the usual perfect fruits laid out in state on starched tablecloths or gilded plates, galaxies of mold damaged these fruits, the tablecloths had been scorched in the act of ironing them, and the plates were cracked. I stood […]
X Marks le Spot
Currently, the photo “X Marks le Spot” is on display in the Intersections show at the Cannon Beach Gallery. The link to the show site is here: http://cannonbeacharts.org/intersections. The show includes some coastal dignitaries, including: Sally Lackaff, Janet Bland, Barbara Temple-Ayres, Susan Walsh, Liza Jones, Marilyn Joyce, Allyn Cantor, and myself.
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Essence
Noy Phon (family name presented first) leaves Uncle’s body on July 6. Phon is Uncle’s essence. Uncle is unconscious and will remain so throughout his passing. Phon, being a fan of Jonathan Livingston Seagull, seizes the opportunity to extend his experience. He, a novice for sure, can fly high and fast in his imagination — […]
A Humble Man Defies Gravity
John William “Bill” Hammons April 25, 1948 – August 6, 2014 With wide grin and electric blue eyes, John “Bill” Hammons greeted his Creator on the 6th of August. Born in Reno and raised in the wilds of urban San Bernardino, Bill learned practical skills, a love of tools, guns, the desert, and fishing, a […]
Velella Velella
Say for example, that you are a poet, and you want to write about a particular type of purple jellyfish washing ashore on the beaches of the Pacific Northwest of the United States of America. And this particular jellyfish has a perfect name… Velella Velella. A poets dream. Say it aloud…. Velella Velella. Romantic, yes? […]
Art & Physics: Parallel Visions in Space, Time, and Light by Leonard Shlain
Last summer, I started reading Art & Physics on the recommendation of my son, who actually read it at the suggestion of a teacher a few years ago. Bottom line – get this book, even if you only look at the pictures. There’s a lot of great art in it, and the illustrations explaining the physics concepts are excellent. [Read more]
Supreme Consensus
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) recently ended its latest term with a flurry of important decisions, including the much-discussed (and ridiculed) Hobby Lobby case, ruling that women could be denied contraceptive coverage under the Affordable Health Care Act if their employer stated that they were religiously against contraception. As in so many […]
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