Foxglove Moments
Memories out of Season
Coming into the Heartland
I came to Lower Columbia Community Action Program in 1999 as the new...Read More...A Writer's Journal
Why We Write: Samuel Johnson
“No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money.” Samuel...Read More...A Northman's Reveries
Early morning thoughts of Donald (“Don”) Trump in a parallel universe
Another day starting, and glad he was still here to see it, though some...Read More...WordFest News
WordFest hosts first-ever 'Book Pitch' for local authors
WordFest invites local authors to promote their books at its next event on the first Tuesday, December 3, 6:00-8:00 pm, at the Cassava Coffeehouse, 1333...Read More
Latest Book Review
Hawking
Graphic novels: A different reading experience I’m not sure why it’s taken me this long to read a graphic novel. Maybe they seemed too comic book-ish and juvenile. This...Read More...Book Chat Update
October 2019 - A chat with Jill Kelly
Portland editor and novelist Jill Kelly talks with Book Chat host Alan Rose about the ins, outs and in-betweens of editing books for...Read More