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”!…
The doorbell just rang. There is nothing quite as exciting as receiving a box of books with your own name on them. Yipppeee!! The actual release date for my book “Day Trips From Portland: Getaway Ideas for the Local Traveler” is May 17. There are two events scheduled so far. May 24, Camalli Books in…
Publishing May 17 is my travel guidebook, Day Trips From Portland, from Globe Pequot Press. Rediscover the simple pleasures of a day trip with Day Trips from Portland, OR. This guide is packed with hundreds of exciting things for locals and vacationers to do, see, and discover within a two-hour drive of the Portland metro area.…
A Bird’s Eye View is in the Travel Oregon online magazine.
greatly assure your Bagpipes and Brotherhood on St. Patrick’s Day is on the Travel Oregon Blog
I won the Oregon Quarterly Northwest Perspectives essay contest. I had to write that twice because I still can’t quite believe it. Yesterday I received a very unusual phone call, especially in these days of ubiquitous electronic conversation. “This is my favorite phone call of the year,” said the magazine’s editor. “You won the essay…
Check out my article Shooting Stars: Central Oregonians on the Rise in Central Oregon Magazine. I love writing profiles and had a blast writing this one about some truly inspirational people.
My Instructions for a Perfect Christmas Tree Hunting Experience is on the Travel Oregon blog.
Check out Hunting For Pumpkins in Central Oregon, in Travel Oregon. (and just look at those cute chickens!)