Mayor Keith Wilson of Portland, Oregon, ran for office on a platform of ending unsheltered homelessness. That sounds great, doesn’t it? A wonderful goal. Based on his actual policies and actions, though, what he really meant was end visible homelessness. …
I was thinking that I might take some photos on my walk tomorrow to show you Portland in all of its overcast autumn glory, but you don’t need to see images of our tree-lined streets and our community gardens and …
Hey folks, I hope that your summer is going well! I’ve been working with some great writers in coaching sessions and manuscript consultations, and will now take August off to focus exclusively on my own projects and to absolutely glut …
I’ve been volunteering with Street Roots since April. They publish a weekly newspaper sold by people experiencing homelessness and poverty. They do important work to provide a source of income to people who need it, but it’s also a terrific …
The cognitive dissonance of our current collective nightmare is getting to me. It’s not that I had my head in the sand about the rise of fascism. I’ve done a lot of organizing against it and made a lot of …
I sent the following email to my teaching, consulting, and coaching mailing list this morning. I suspect that it might interest a number of you, as well, so am sharing it here. If you are on that list and also …
I took a walk the other day to Broadway Books to pick up my friend Mindy’s new book. As I set out, I was thinking about how welcome I’ve always felt walking into that bookstore, both under the past ownership …
Portland walks: North on NE 20th Ave to NE Broadway Read more »
I’ve been doing a lot of silent screaming lately. Maybe you have, too. Things in the United States are bad, overwhelmingly so, and are bound to get worse before we either pull ourselves out of this authoritarian pit or fail …
This is the second post in a series of walks around Portland, Oregon. I walk through the city every day anyway, so I figured…why not bring you with me? Once a month, or maybe a bit more often, you’ll get …
This is the first in a series of walks around Portland, Oregon. I walk through the city every day anyway, so I figured…why not bring you with me? Once a month, or maybe a bit more often, you’ll get a …