Jun 15th, 2017
We make up songs. A jumpsuited man trimming hedges with a chainsaw stops to answer Fable's "What is that?" with a tutorial on how the chain turns and severs....
Feb 08th, 2017
I think of the roundness of the word off my lips when whispered to Fable, the full-bodied us-ness that sweetens its core. I think of the history fluttering like...
Sep 30th, 2016
About three years ago, a year into motherhood and five or six into life here in Portland, I started…
Oct 16th, 2014
I don’t do a lot of round ups around here, but you all know how I feel about fall…
May 07th, 2014
Portland has taught me the secret to spring. Spring in Portland is a fickle, lovely, dubious thing, here and…
Mar 17th, 2014
I came home last Saturday evening exhausted and cynical, wearing the day-stale clothes of a weekend conference, a commitment…
Nov 13th, 2013
Well kids, there’s a rumor floating around the internet that I’ve got this whole parenting thing all figured out…
Nov 08th, 2013
The day the post goes viral, we are dealing with a different kind of virus altogether. The baby doesn’t…
Aug 23rd, 2013
Summer is winding down, so this will be our final installment of Summer in the City. Coming in the…
Aug 09th, 2013
Saturday, August 10th All Day: Alberta Street Fair, NE Alberta Street, FREE Bite of Oregon, Waterfront Park, soooo…