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Fri Jun 19th, 2009 by pattyjo | no comments

in transit | You can't sleep here

THE OLD WOMAN IS SLEEPING. Her eyes are closed and her chin sits on the top of her bundle of possessions. Her hands dangle in her lap, arms rest on her thighs. She sits heavily on the blue metal bench. Her gray hair is neatly fashioned in a tight bun on the top of her head. The woman wears no... »»MORE


Sun Apr 5th, 2009 by Jay Thiemeyer | no comments

jay\'s marginal notes | Poshines cafe and Fri Open Mic

I'M INTERESTED IN ANYONE'S INPUT regarding Poshines Cafe at 8189 N Denver. They facilitated a writing group for teens from the area with Write Around Portland in '07 and the upshot is a regular Friday night Open Mic reading. I haven't been yet but intend to check it out. Thank god someone is doing something for the kids. With ongoing... »»MORE


Fri Mar 27th, 2009 by tsalagi red | no comments

memory & dream | Keep Oregon Historical Society budget intact

LACK OF ACCESS TO OUR state's historical documents diminishes us. Not only writers and historians suffer, but everyone who reads, or goes to school, or needs to be informed about the world prior to us. In other words, everyone. The Oregon Historical Society is scheduled to reopen on April 2nd with drastically curtailed hours: one to five pm on Thursday,... »»MORE


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    duane poncyDuane Poncy blogs as Tsalagi Red. He is a novelist living in Portland, Oregon. He is currently working on a science fiction trilogy, Sweetland. He is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation (OK).
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    duane poncyPatricia J. McLean blogs as Pattyjo. She is a social worker, poet, and novelist living in Portland, Oregon. She is co-author with Duane Poncy of Bartlett House, a mystery novel and The Germaine Truth, an experimental web fiction.
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    jay thiemeyerJay Thiemeyer is a Portland, Oregon activist, poet, and writer. Jay is the co-host of KBOO radio's "Hole in the Bucket" and is the author of a poetry chapbook, Marginal Notes. He lives in St. Johns.
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