Mapping Home, Tracing Change
What archival maps show about where I grew up.
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Stones in a Stream
"Stones in a Stream," Talking River Review, Issue 53 (Fall 2022): 125,
The stones of my memory, and in my life, cannot be avoided any more than rain can avoid rivers. They take up space. They force action. No, they demand reaction. They do not interact, they impose.
Diving Deep with Rachel Carson:
Revisiting Rachel Carson's classic--no, not Silent Spring!
William O. Douglas (1898-1980)
"William O. Douglas (1898-1980)," Oregon Encyclopedia (September 2022).
William O. Douglas (1898-1980)Although he hailed from the State of Washington, William O. Douglas represented the greater Pacific Northwest on the national stage as a U.S. Supreme Court ass…The Oregon Encyclopedia LogoAdam M. Sowards
Glimpsing Equality
Tracing an old experiment in a local landscape.
A Year (1872) in Three Acts
A Year of Enduring Symbols, 1872.
Reckoning with "Reckoning"--Taking Bearings (The Wild Card) by Adam M. Sowards - Issue #5
Thinking about one of my favorite words.
A few prefatory words
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