On Thursday, I adopted a 45 pound pit bull mix from The Oregon Humane Society. He was a stray in California that was brought up to Portland and…

A friend died last week at the age of 38. He had his first and last heart attack.

Death is something that tempts us to make sense of. It tempts us to say things about how someone could have lived longer if they were not who they were. Or if there was a cure for their condition, they…

During the process of deciding to move I’ve had a lot of people ask why, and in almost every case, because I’m a bad or impatient storyteller, I summarize that I want to live somewhere with more access to the outdoors. This is true, but its not a satisfactory…