One time when I was fourteen or fifteen I took a mixture of drugs: marijuana, acid, mushrooms, morning glory seeds, some other herbal “legal” seed, and a disc of mescaline. I was out late, probably snuck out of my house, and was smoking cigarettes with some friends at Dunkin Donuts which is now a Starbucks. […]
Today they are picking in our orchard again. There are people milling around and dust is drifting around the oak trees. Huge tractors are pulling bushels and bushels of cherries out of the trees. The wind is moderate and is making the orchard go shushshsh. There are times that the birds sound louder than usual. […]
There used to be a house in this picture. Between that holly tree and the monstrous ugly building in the background stood a little perfect house that I used to live in. I only lived there for three years, but they were huge years. Suddenly the space that so much happened in is completely gone. […]
One of the best times of year in Portland is the false spring of February. The sun is out, it feels warm after so many cold gray winter days, and the idea of summer begins to be realistic. I love it for two reasons: one, it is the perfect temperature, and two, it is going […]
Meditation for August 18, 2016 Oregonian Support and Grief Group “Welcome to the Oregonian Support and Grief Group. This is a safe place where we can air our grievances and fears about people moving here and belittling us. We’ll start with any newcomers.” “Hello, my name is Tre, and I have lived in Portland since […]
Meditation for April 29th, 2016 Welcome It’s raining right now and you hope that it gets sunny soon? Well, you moved here and it rains here all the time so why would you expect it to be nice ever? It rains here. You moved here. Your expectations for a sunnier, warmer climate are unrealistic. Either […]
Meditation for March 19th, 2016 Rain People love the sun. They feel like they need it, and in some ways they do. People look out the window to see rain they sigh and feel trapped and stuck inside. The sun soothes a person even if they have no plans outside. Now that it has been […]
Meditation for February 29th, 2016 Judgment We are born with certain instincts that help us survive – if we were hunter-gatherers ten thousand years ago. These instincts are still helpful today, but if used moderately. One of these instincts is being judgmental. We sometimes need to listen to that voice in our head that suggests […]