Things On My desk
MY DESK IS THE KITCHEN TABLE.A LIST — *Exercise 001 from the brand new Substack Mondays Are Free, a reservoir of writing exercises by Ross Gay & Patrick Rosal and curated by Essence London & janan alexandra
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Eagle Creek Trail
On the last Sunday of January, David, Ryan, I set out for a hike in the Columbia River Gorge. Ryan doesn’t have any experience with the gorge – except for a young memory of hiking up to the top of Multnomah Falls in the spring of 2014. David and I only have a couple gorge …
Green River Soda
My Grandma died 15+ years ago, but when we open up her trunk that sits in the corner of this intergenerational home where we live and pull out one of her journals, we can hear her voice like she is just in the next room. We do this pretty often – reach into Grandma’s trunk …
sunset picture #######
standing at the edge of town watching the sun go downnever gets old
Fútbol: My Super Bowl Reflections
Last Sunday afternoon our family checked in with culture by turning on the TV for a football game. As we watched the Super Bowl, I found myself reflecting on the entirely different game of fútbol I watched last summer. I serve on the board of WaterAfrica, a nonprofit that raises awareness and funds for villagers …