Category: Collage of Life
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The Writing Hour: Downtown Nordstrom is my Breakfast at Tiffany’s
By Neva Knott First, a little writing process/challenge overview. A few days ago, I started this category of The Writing Hour because I’d grumbled to a friend I wasn’t getting any writing done…and he reminded me, just do it for an hour a day. Knowing he was/is right, I took up the challenge. Diligently, the…
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The Daily Writing Hour: Portland, not Portlandia
By Neva Knott Two days ago, a friend reminded me to write for an hour a day…this is what I have to say today… Last night, we hosted a band, The Screamin’ Geezers, at my bar. Two of the members fronted long-ago-known Portland punk bands, The Confidentials and Sado-Nation (early 1980s). These bands played the…
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Collage of life…saving cards and reading them years later
By Neva Knott I’ve been going through those boxes… you know, the boxes stuffed in a closet while moving or while reallocating space in your home. Today I found my basket of cards, overflowing and priceless. I picked it up and thought, do I still want these? Instead of making a snap decision, I sat…