Monthly Archives: October 2018

Just another day in Portlandia

Posted on October 20, 2018 by Cynthia Coleman Emery

On a recent bike ride to the university, one of my commuter streets was blocked to traffic. Cyclists were steered to the sidewalk while a road crew–looking like worker-bees in their yellow, orange and black vests–loped alongside trucks and trailers. … Continue reading →

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When One is Enough

Posted on October 15, 2018 by Cynthia Coleman Emery

  The Story of the Lone Fig Our potted fig tree—the third since moving to a new house—is an adolescent Lattrula fig (Ficus carica). All summer we watered the fig, and I cooed at its growing leaves, which became the … Continue reading →

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Coyote Strikes

Posted on October 13, 2018 by Cynthia Coleman Emery

  Chipping Away at Traditions we once Trusted October is the season for Native American storytelling in Portland, where you are guaranteed to hear a tale about the trickster, Coyote. Each story has a lesson or a moral, and in … Continue reading →

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