Writing Archives 2020-2021 Crows and Other Good Medicine: A Vertigo Recovery Project
When the crows caw more than ordinary, I have come to expect rain. I like the rain. And I like crows. The…
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Writing Archives 2020-2021 
Writing Archives 2020-2021 Quilling Promises Into Hope
The thing with promises is that, as well-intentioned as I might be in making one, usually I am left pacing around trying…
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Writing Archives 2020-2021 Road Trip 2019 Part IV: Going Home Again
There have been moments in life when I have thought, I will never feel like this in the same way, not ever…
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Writing Archives 2020-2021 Road Trip 2019 Part V: Purpose and Discovery
You are on your own personal expedition of life. You earned it. I hope you’re journaling, because it’s important that you record…
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Writing Archives 2020-2021 Road Trip 2019 Part VI: A Log on Rivers and Lakes
Following scenic byways and highways across the country from Oregon to Ohio and back, I drove along and across more than two…
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Writing Archives 2020-2021 Road Trip 2019 Part III: Oregon-Bound Weather and Wayfinding
On May 28, I set sail on the SS Badger across Lake Michigan. The Storm Prediction Center issued another enhanced risk for…
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Writing Archives 2020-2021 Road Trip 2019 Part I: Follow the Rivers and Red, Rutted Roads
I always knew that there were some things about me no one could understand without seeing the places where I grew up.…
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Writing Archives 2020-2021 Road Trip 2019 Part II: Ohio-Bound Weather and Wayfinding
Driving across the country from Oregon to Ohio during the two-week period of a prolonged series of destructive tornadoes and frequent roaring…
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Writing Archives 2018-2019 Sunrise in Our Hearts
My beautiful friend Miya died in February. Cancer. She had been diagnosed in December. The end came several months sooner than anyone expected. I…
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Writing Archives 2018-2019 Indian Fry Bread and Wojapi Recipes
Included here are two traditional Native American recipes: one for Indian Fry Bread and the other for Wojapi, a thick berry sauce. Wojapi is…
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