Category Archives: Community

Poetry is Alive and Well

Posted on December 21, 2011 by

I just returned from a reading of Cloudbank contributors, part of Portland’s Mountain Writers series at the Press Club. It was standing room only. I drank a glass of grenache and listened to ten poets read in the hush, clink … Continue reading →

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My favorite ways to stretch a dollar

Posted on November 20, 2011 by

It’s getting colder and most of the trees are now bare on our street. The darkening days have us stocking the larder, battening down the hatches, mending stockings, etc etc. This is good weather to share some of the enjoyable … Continue reading →

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What would Whitman do?

Posted on November 15, 2011 by

It is a beautiful fall day, on the cusp of winter, and I have much to be grateful for. Love. Food and shelter and warmth. Resources, health. Poetry. You can see the cold hanging in the air this morning, and … Continue reading →

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By Storylight: The Moth in Portland

Posted on February 22, 2011 by

Thursday night, The Moth came to Portland. I have to say that I didn’t know anything about it before my friends invited me to the sold-out show. The week was a busy one, and I had just enough time to … Continue reading →

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Indie Bookstore Revival!

Posted on February 11, 2011 by

Let’s hear it. How much do you love your local bookstore? What’s it like there, when’s the best time to go, who’s your favorite book-nerd-behind-the-counter, what would you do if your bookstore closed down? Inspired by this barely-glimpsed headline in … Continue reading →

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What must I do…?

Posted on February 9, 2011 by

I’ve been really curious about the Reformation lately, reading and watching whatever I can find on the subject. There’s the National Geographic article on Martin Luther, dated 1983, the 500th anniversary of his birth. It looks at the Germany he … Continue reading →

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Poem for the Week: Love Should Grow Up Like a Wild Iris in the Fields

Posted on January 17, 2011 by

On Friday, I went to a living room Eucharist and poetry reading. Walking there, I seemed to drag the whole week along behind me. I snapped at L. when he asked me questions about things I was sure I had … Continue reading →

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Hey, Hip Mama

Posted on January 14, 2011 by

I guess I’m on a zine kick. My friend Kerlin gave me a stack of Hip Mama, the parenting zine for progressive families that she co-edits with a group of other talented women. I have been reading issues back to … Continue reading →

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Sharing the Road with Elly Blue

Posted on January 12, 2011 by

I haven’t been riding my bike of late. I’ve been walking to work, taking advantage of a few extra minutes to catch up with my sister in L.A. or my dear friend in Berkeley. I’m one of those annoying people … Continue reading →

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If Fred Meyer was your neighbor…

Posted on October 14, 2010 by

Browsing one of my favorite blogger‘s archives, I came upon her meditation on a pair of articles about choosing to do it yourself. In “the work I love,” Sarah Glibert reflects on the joys and struggles of ‘radical homemaking,’ visibly … Continue reading →

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