The Longest Out-Dan Haag
Nonfiction: I love baseball. It offers a sense of order in an often chaotic, messy world. There is poetry in its movements and strategy. Unlike other sports, where the main
America’s Sport-Laura Bailey
Nonfiction: I’m not a nationalist, but I’ll accept the label of patriot. I get teary as somebody (not me) hits the high note in the Star Spangled Banner. During our
Bonnie Laing-Malcolmson, Neahkahnie
Bonnie graduated with a BFA in painting, working as a studio artist while supporting herself fry cooking, waitressing, bartending, house painting and teaching art. She began her arts administration career
Parallel Universe–Leigh Arevalo
Fiction: “NOBLAAAAAWWWCK!!!” The obnoxious yell whizzed past her right ear toward the baseball diamond. What did he say? He sounded like the duck from the AFLAC commercials. “NOBLAAAWWWCK!” Yes. Definitely
Bye Bye, Baby!–Ellis Conklin
Fiction: “Now listen fellas, you gotta be pretty lousy to lose a hundred games. You gotta really stink up the joint, and that’s what we did. We stunk up the
Announcing the 2021 Winner of the Neahkahnie Mountain Poetry Prize
The Manzanita Writers’ Series announces the winner of the 2021 Neakahnie Mountain Poetry Prize Portland resident and regular visitor to Manzanita, Brittney Corrigan, won this year’s Poetry Prize held by
Butterflies–Karen West
Nonfiction: Like a nervous teenager about to meet her high school crush, I checked my makeup for the third time, popped an Altoid and anxiously paced the restaurant lobby. My
A New House–Lynn Steinberg
Fiction: Sylvie was in love with her adopted home of Seattle – with the moody, gray skies, the rain, the emerald green landscape. She loved the hum of the city,
Kathryn Stock, Manzanita
After a good, adventure-filled, 26-year career in Supply Chain operations with Nike, Kathryn was ready to try her hand at writing. She discovered the Writing Lounge at the Hoffman several
Candace Kramer, Manzanita
Candace has a background as a designer for Neil Kelly Remodelers in Portland and for the past 16 yrs she has worked for Windermere Realty Trust as a Broker. As part