Into the Woods in Ski Oregon
Read about my cross country skiing adventures in “Into the Woods” in Ski Oregon, page 12
A Better View
Awhile back, I promised I’d post this essay, which was published in Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Magic of Mothers and Daughters this year. It’s all about the antics which ensued when Chicken Noodle and I traveled together when she was two. Seems especially appropriate given our recent mother-daughter quest to Hawaii (which was…
Brave on the Page: Oregon Writers on Craft and the Creative Life
The new book Brave on the Page, released today, features interviews with 15 Oregon authors, one of whom is me. Thank you, editor Laura Stanfill, for producing such a fantastic collection, and for including me! Here’s more info: Brave on the Page: Oregon Writers on Craft and the Creative Life will be released on Monday, October…
BendFilm in Travel Oregon
BendFilm Fest heading our way in two Twenty years ago, I interviewed Frank Nutter, then and now president of the Re affordable-health.info Assn. weeks! Here”s what I wrote about my favorite event for Travel Oregon.
Four Slept in the Cuckoo’s Nest in Travel Oregon
My post on The Sylvia Beach Hotel”s newest room on the Travel Oregon blog. I”ve been visiting the Sylvia Beach Hotel since it”s beginnings 25 years ago. I’ve honeymooned there, family gathered there, watched my mother and stepfather get married there, written book chapters and essays there, read books and drank beer and napped to the…
August Book Gig in Bend
August 30, Nature of Words, 224 NW Oregon, Bend, 6 p.m.
Signing Books at Klindt's Saturday
Very much looking forward to signing books at Klindts”s Bookstore in The Dalles this Saturday July 14 from 11 – 1 p.m. Here”s the bit about this awesome place from my book “Day Trips From Portland: Getaway Ideas for the Local Traveler.” Klindt’s Booksellers. 315 East 2nd St.; (541) 296-3355; www.klindtsbooks.com. Given that you are…
New Editor of Central Oregon Magazine = Me
I’ve said this before, but man o man, the last 18 months have been quite a ride! July 1 marked the first anniversary of the publication of Chance of Sun: An Oregon Memoir. The day was also my first on the job as the editor of Central Oregon Magazine. That’s Editor with a capital E.…