As a patron of my local library system, I have access to Library2go. (I didn’t pick the name.) Though Library2go’s collection is paltry because publishers suck, it has gems like Deb Perelman’s Smitten Kitchen Cookbook. Inside, I found the recipe for these maple bacon biscuits. (If you can’t get the book right now, there are… Continue reading Maple bacon biscuits à la Smitten Kitchen
Visual vignettes for character and plot genesis
I write some of my best work as vignettes. When I conceptualize events that happen in a story, I build focused scenes with a certain mood and destination in mind. I extrapolate from there to make the scene. vignette: a brief evocative description, account, or episode Oxford Dictionary of English/New Oxford American Dictionary There are… Continue reading Visual vignettes for character and plot genesis
The hook-up
Chemeketa board ups tuition amid enrollment slump, imperiled state funding
I wrote a piece for the Salem Reporter and The Courier about the recent unanimous vote of Chemeketa Community College’s Board of Education to increase the tuition and fees levied against students.
Chemeketa Earth Day 2018
Photos by Dylan Umsted (me). Captions contributed by Nolan Good and Megan Stewart.
What It Takes
A set of photos about what it takes to go to college. A group assignment for Multimedia Journalism (JNL-240). Captions contributed by Svetlana Goloviznina, Nolan Good, Megan Stewart, and Dylan Umsted. Photos taken by me, released under CC BY-SA 4.0 International.
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datarep: Thirty years of major flooding in the United States
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4alarmfirecracker: Shoot + @screenshotsofdespair (1/?)
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murphmanfa: sandvichette: vigilantespanties: Fred Rogers Acceptance Speech – 1997 Our neighbor didn’t die, he was just needed someplace else. He took a moment that was about recognizing him and turned it into a moment to recognize everyone who was there and everyone who made it possible for him to do what he does. If you… Continue reading Untitled
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roskiiart: mirror-night: aconfusedbird: i’ve watched this 20 times now. each time is better than the last @peacelovetrombones (Source: https://roskiiart.tumblr.com/)