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When relaxed, at table, new friends acquaintancing, while storminess abated outside wide windows, sipping vodka, sharing past adventures, the value of the now, the free, the aboveground, the opulence, contrasted vividly in the mind with the story being shared. New parents, in Russia, in what was, meeting the challenge of a system doomed. No opulence. … Continue reading
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Christmas stalking
A Christmas post has been on my mind, ever since we returned from a week-plus in Seattle, visiting family and friends, staying in my brother’s cool house. Richard and Manny live beside the light rail station, from whence you can whoosh toward downtown, where interesting sights abound. Since we came home, though, I haven’t had … Continue reading
Posted in adorable family units, family, friends, holiday mood, life, thankfulness
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food: the (un)process
A couple of friends who’ve been on my bloggy list from way back are taking a challenge this month. Marianne and Cherie each signed on to try making it through October eating, more or less, only whole foods. This challenge came from Andrew Wilder at Eating Rules. I am nearly sated just browsing their pictures: … Continue reading
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scents of quiet
Scooping blue tortilla chips into my sandwich bag, I fumbled a couple. As they fractured near my shoe, I admitted to myself some apprehension. Soon my friend Kathy would arrive, and I would climb into her pickup, and we would go hiking in lovely scenery, as we often have before (see here, here, and here). … Continue reading
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an unintended vehicle
Saturday morning I drove over Willamette Pass in my birthday present. So, it was a rental. I used birthday money to rent it. The Enterprise car guy didn’t have my one-up-from-compact size in stock and gave me a free upgrade. At 8:00 we headed south. My music played, and Kimi in the back seat said … Continue reading
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taste great together
I have blogged about my editor friend Lisa Ohlen Harris, and I have blogged about Gutenberg College. Now the two are coming together. Tuesday night, March 1, Lisa will speak at Gutenberg at 7:00 p.m. and read from her book, Through the Veil. Which, by the way, was nominated last month for an Oregon Book … Continue reading
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the viking will do
Last weekend the Scandinavian Festival arrived in Junction City, Oregon for its annual to-do. Since I now work in an office on the Festival’s main drag, I worked the Festival, remaining open as a baby nursing and diaper changing station. Saw lots of wee folk and their parents. Parents of a brand new little person … Continue reading
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interview: through the Ohlen Harris veil
Although my editor friend Lisa is a few years younger than I, she’s wiser regarding all things literary and nonfiction. She can tell you, after reading an essay, what sort of writing this is and what one might do to make it better. I love people like her. Sometimes editors edit because writing just hasn’t … Continue reading
guest micro story by Laura Koerner
A friend whose creative expressions mean a lot to me has agreed to allow her first cyberspace publication to happen here. I am honored to present Laura’s artful flash. Mercy for Fil Fil woke up in his usual world. It had been a life of twists and turns for sure, but being able to predict the … Continue reading
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guest blogger: Emily Smucker
Living the Unpredictable Life By Emily Smucker Spring was in the air, but you couldn’t tell by looking at my closet. I had plenty of sweaters and hoodies and knee socks, but not a single loose-fitting short-sleeved t-shirt. After all, it wasn’t t-shirt weather when I packed my bags in October to take a relatively … Continue reading
