“As I tell people, this is the Wild West. It really is. It’s the last bastion of independent people.” So says Wayne Statler regarding his ODOT coworkers. Statler is Project Manager for Region 1 (read: Multnomah, Clackamas, and Washington counties) …
Current Occupation: Hospital administrator and freelance writer Former Occupation: Hospital administrator and freelance writer Carolyn Gregory has published poems and music reviews in American Poetry Review, Seattle Review, Off the Coast, Main Street Rag, Bellowing Ark, Wilderness House Literary Review, …
Current occupation: grant writer Former occupation: I’ve held a variety of jobs, including management consultant, conservation project director, legal secretary, policy researcher, sales rep., deck crew, canvasser, and farm worker Contact Information: After several big city and small town adventures …
Current occupation: grant writer Former occupation: I’ve held a variety of jobs, including management consultant, conservation project director, legal secretary, policy researcher, sales rep., deck crew, canvasser, and farm worker Contact Information: After several big city and small town adventures …
Current Occupation: Vice President of Advancement and Marketing, Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA Former Occupation: Various: development writer, Lecturer in English at Penn State, landscape crew foreman, garden designer, sales rep for a water quality company, package handler. Contact Information: I …
Current Occupation: Stay-home father / novelist/ student pursuing teaching credentials Former Occupation: Broiler attendant/Dishwasher/MSN Tech Support Representative/mining corporation microfiche filer/student/telemarketer/pan-handler/delivery driver/thief/Medical Transcriptionist/cook/secretary/graveyard shift Alzheimer’s ward caregiver/sandwich artist… Contact Information: Ray Succre currently lives on the southern Oregon coast with his …
Current Occupation: Salem, Oregon freelance writer/editor Former Occupation: I worked for several years in corporate and marketing communications for a large insurance company. Contact Information: After years of writing about loss ratios, risks, new products and dealing with organizational politics, …
Current Occupation: Substitute Teacher Former Occupation: Special Education Assistant/ Social Rec. Coach Contact Information: Lauren Henley is a full-time graduate student and a part time substitute teacher at various high schools in Northern California. She has worked as a waitress, …
Current Occupation: English teacher, Newport High School, Newport, Oregon Former Occupation: Sportswriter Contact Information: Matt Love grew up in Oregon City and is the publisher of Nestucca Spit Press and author/editor of The Beaver State Trilogy, Citadel of the Spirit: …
Current Occupation: Professor of Creative Writing and English Former Occupation: Busboy Contact Information: Kenneth Pobo teaches at Widener University in Pennsylvania. Catch his radio show, Obscure Oldies, on Saturdays from 6-8pm EST at WDNR.com. He likes to garden, listen to …
For years, I had a hankering to interview Matt McCormack of Portland’s premier typewriter repair shop: Ace Typewriter. Matt doesn’t mince words and isn’t much for long monologues. A typical conversation with Matt revolves around your busted typewriter. He clips …