Continue Reading Flash in the Pan 1: a sudden spasmodic effort that accomplishes nothing 2: one that appears promising but turns out to be disappointing or worthless – Merriam Webster William Merritt…
Continue Reading Art on the Road: Correlations in Corvallis. cor·re·la·tion – /ˌkôrəˈlāSH(ə)n/ a mutual relationship or connection between two or more things. the process of establishing a relationship or connection between two or…
Continue Reading Agnotology “Guns symbolize the power of a minority over the majority, and they’ve become the icons of a party that has become a…
Continue Reading Drying Out The sun was out. The sky was blue. Puffy white clouds. Miracle of miracles, after these endless rains, the cold, a May…
Continue Reading Simmerdim I am besotted, yes, besotted with a recently released music album, Simmerdim – Curlew sounds. Simmerdim is the name for the…
Continue Reading Kids Who Die by Langston Hughes This is for the kids who die,Black and white,For kids will die certainly.The old and rich will live on awhile,As…
Continue Reading Numbers, anyone? Want to come for a walk? Amble through wet meadows and woods where even the air takes on a green sheen? Hawthorne, elderberry…
Continue Reading … so the darkness may glitter. “Hope doesn’t preclude feeling sadness or frustration or anger or any other emotion that makes total sense. Hope isn’t an emotion, you…
Continue Reading Happy Birthday, Ken Hochfeld! We had it all planned. My friend had an exhibition of his latest work at Lightbox Gallery in Astoria. I was to…
Continue Reading Exquisite Gorge II: Making the World a Better Place. “If you are not willing to see more than is visible, you won’t see anything.” – Ruth Bernhard (1905-2006). Ruth Bernhard’s words tugged…
