writing
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Portland, Oregon is a walker’s city. Lovely neighborhoods, like Mississippi, Hawthorne, the Alphabet District, and Division/Clinton dot the city and make Portland feel like a collective of small towns, each representing a kaleidoscope of businesses and residences. Growing up in SW Portland, the eastside of Portland seemed as far away as Australia. But, after living…
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Boom! Lights went out and sirens wailed. That’s what people remembered on that beautiful fall afternoon. I went to turn on the light switch, because I thought the light bulb burnt out, but nothing happened. Then, my husband came downstairs, “Did the power go out?” “I think so,” I replied. “I also heard tons of…
Throughlines 