Family Friendly Resorts in Horizon Air
My article Family Friendly Resorts is out in the Alaska Airlines Horizon Air Edition. Happy Summer Resort-going!
Powell's Was A Blast
The bookstore rep said the turnout was twice normal, they sold every copy of Day Trips From Portland they had in the store, and they invited me back for my next book, Chance of Sun, to publish Aug. 1. Even better were the long-lost family members and friends who showed up! I think I might…
"Day Trips From Portland" Reading at Powell's on Monday
I’ll be reading from and signing my “Day Trips From Portland: Getaway Ideas for the Local Traveler” books at Powell’s on Hawthorne, 3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd., Portland, Oregon, this coming Monday the 20th at 7:30 p.m. Would love to see some friendly faces! We’re going out for a drinkipoo after! In other news, I…
My Winning Essay Out in Oregon Quarterly Magazine
The Summer Issue of Oregon Quarterly Magazine, now available in print and online, features my essay, “The Friday’s Trilogy,” which won the Northwest Perspectives Essay Contest this year. The essay is also a chapter in my upcoming book, Chance of Sun: An Oregon Memoir. A girl comes of age in Oregon in the 1970s and 80s,…
Recent Words of Wisdom From the Four-Year Old
Mom, where are you going tonight? To a restaurant downtown. That’s boring. Where do you think I should go, Boo? London. Mom, I told you, we have to a-gree, not un-gree. Mom, I love you. I love you to the lamp, and then to space, and then back to the floor. But I…
My Book at Powell's!
continue accumulating “Day Trips From Portland: Getaway Ideas for the Local Traveler” at Powell’s Books in Portland, Oregon! Thanks to Stephanie for photographing! Next event: June 20 at Powell’s on Hawthorne, 7:30 p.m. And…”Chance of Sun”, my memoir about growing up in Oregon, releases August…
Reading at Camalli Books Tonight
7 p.m. Camalli Books in Bend, reading and signing for Day Trips From Portland: Getaway Ideas for the Local Traveler. Wine and snacks provided! 🙂 See you there!
Day Trips From Portland, Oregon Releases Today!
Day Trips from Portland, Oregon: Getaway Ideas for the Local Traveler releases today from Globe Pequot Press! Day Trips from Portland, Oregon is your guide to hundreds of exciting things to do, see, and discover in northwest Oregon and southwest Washington. This book is rich with tips on where to eat, shop and stop in…
Anacondas in Oregon on the Travel Oregon Blog
Swamps Invade Oregon Coast Aquarium is on the Travel Oregon Blog
Oregon Quarterly Essay Contest Reading Tomorrow!
I will be reading my essay “The Friday”s Trilogy”, which won the 2011 Oregon Quarterly Essay Contest, tomorrow night on the University of Oregon campus, Gerlinger Alumni Lounge, 7 p.m. The event is free and open to everyone! See here for details. P.S. Two weeks until the release of my travel guidebook, “Day Trips From Portland”!…