Cherokee storyteller Robert Lewis

The Mt. Hood Cherokees invited Robert Lewis to Portland to tell us some Cherokee stories.

Clear and Cisco together make happy surf girls

Clear gave me exactly what I expected: decent, consistent speed.

Fresh air, finally

I am now free to try again to live up to my own potential.

Resolving two years ago

I spent some quality time rolling around in the lint of self pity during December and the first week of January.

Ben ain’t Heavy

Don’t you love it when art moves you?

2010 in review

Since I posted Seven Color Crystal Bolls I have been getting two or three hits a day every single day.

Dream of the chocolate ankle boots

I had one of those dreams that’s entertaining AND I remembered it. The dream starred one of my friends, so I emailed the story to her. The text of my email follows: At first you told me about how, in a bored/creative mood one evening, you had created a pair of ankle boots out of […]

Seven Color Crystal Boll!

When the flower want to oxygen and nutrition, I will help you too much.

Never Be Content

I just got off the phone with my mother. Our hour-long Wednesday morning phone calls are practically a given. God love her. No, really, my mom is awesome. Sometimes it takes a lot of effort to keep her happy, but it is so worth it. On this morning’s phone call, for example, she brought to […]

Thoughts of Ancient One / Kennewick Man

It is frustrating when groups of stereotypically “intelligent” people such as scientists are the ones furthering ignorance, discrimination, and destructive hegemony.