by Matthew Johnson | Nov 6, 2025 | Essay
Written in Thorns by Lila J. Cutter Written in Thorns Then round about that place there grew a hedge of thorns thicker every year… —”Sleeping Beauty,” The Brothers Grimm In 1992, architect Michael Brill...
by Matthew Johnson | Jul 10, 2025 | Uncategorized
Dreams of a Portland Watershed by Sam Olson Dreams of a Portland Watershed Through gullies we made a wilderness of, Arnold Creek raised us with its thickets. There were gutted, flipped-over cars. Mildew-coated homes abandoned mid-build. Fern-roofed sheds spilling...
by Matthew Johnson | Jul 9, 2025 | Uncategorized
Curiosity Killed the Cat by Kaz Hatch Curiosity the Cat Killed Not the early fall’s field mice,snitching through tallow grass tall and crisping, Not a sparrow or a swallow or a red-striped snake,unwound and left limp on the doorstep, No grasshopper that zipped into...