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Thoughts on Teaching a Homelessness Writing Workshop
I recently taught a writing workshop in Astoria on the topic of homelessness.
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Bed of Roses
Elmer and I cruised I-5 toward the Southern Oregon Coast on a sunny Saturday morning. The socialist jazz station broadcast its weekly bossa nova show…
Jul 24
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Another Husky
Elmer and I turned a corner and stepped off the sidewalk down to the bark chip trail. We'd walked for almost an hour through the park and seen the…
Jul 22
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Riparian Rage
The television meteorologists predicted a fourth straight day of record-breaking, triple-digit heat. The forecast today called for a high of 105…
Jul 17
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A Piece of Art
For several months, a piece of renegade art mounted to a power pole magnetized my attention whenever Elmer and I passed it on our morning walks. I…
Jul 15
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Troubadour
Saturday. Elmer and I took the long way around the park, meandering through the recently-mowed playing fields because we had all the time in the world…
Jul 10
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Newspaper Delivery
Sunday at dawn in Portland. Elmer the husky and I had prowled the park and stopped to watch the baby ducks zigzag on what used to serve as a casting…
Jul 8
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A Gift of Sunglasses
I am sitting at picnic table outside a dive bar in my neighborhood. I am writing this in real time as I sip a local IPA.
Jul 3
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Mark Still Alive
“Sweet Jesus! You're alive!” I yelled at Mark as he sat in front of the grocery store hawking the newspaper that advocates for the homeless. “Yeah, I'm…
Jul 1
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June 2024
Sun Tan Homeless Man
Not too long ago, a new homeless man moved into the neighborhood.
Jun 27
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A Workout?
For six months, a rare white Toyota van from the 80s in pristine condition, with Oregon license plates and legal tags, appeared at the park in the late…
Jun 25
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Narcan Angel
One of my favorite bartenders in my neighborhood dive stood behind the bar and filled me in on the latest stories about the homeless men and women who…
Jun 19
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