Stories

Relying heavily on a cane adorned with a silver dragon’s head, a hunched over Michael Jones leads a group of tourists through Portland’s “Chinatown” district. Jones, a historian, has spent his life trying to uncover the hidden past of Portland’s … Continue reading →

Mason Welsh speaks in archetypes. “This guy is kinda my Luke Skywalker character,” he says as he lays out a series of sketches on the floor of his home in Springfield, Oregon. In one frame, a character points a gun … Continue reading →

When Brittany and Joey Horner got engaged four years ago, their friends and families were concerned. Joey was 20, about to move from Oregon to Montana and still searching for his place in the world. At 18, Brittany was about … Continue reading →

Dylan Schwartz first discovered the instability of the U.S. dollar while researching The Great Depression for a project in high school. “The problem was the intentional and willful manipulation of the nation’s money supply,” says Schwartz. “The most shocking thing … Continue reading →

At the foot of the Siskiyou Mountains, perched in spaces more appropriately occupied by birds’ nests, eighteen cozy, wood-crafted treehouses rest soundly on the branches of conifers. Tucked between two sturdy limbs, fifteen feet above the ground, a couple emerges … Continue reading →

Strolling into the Eugene Mattress Company on an autumn afternoon, Kris Riek, Pete Benson, and Deborah Benson are not discreet that they are buying a king-size bed suitable for three. “We find that a queen is quite nicely big enough … Continue reading →

On a cool, cloudy afternoon in the backyard of Eugene’s Edison Elementary School, a small group of parents and children toil in grassy fields, their shovels knifing through the dampened grass to reveal dark soil beneath. No one shies away … Continue reading →

On its face, Colin Robson’s Pacific City bungalow is unassuming. Outside, an etched wooden plaque reads “Ruby’s Beach House,” named after his grandmother, who owned the home and kept it in the family. An excitable German Shepherd-Husky mix named Lacey … Continue reading →

“Just chant the Hare Krishna mantra and be happy,” says Jnana (gah-nuh), a 39-year-old Hare Krishna devotee who founded and now oversees the Hare Krishna Consciousness Center in Eugene, Oregon. “It’s really so simple.” Jnana opens the Hare Krishna Consciousness … Continue reading →

TRIGGER WARNING: This content deals with accounts of sexual assault and may be triggering to some people. *Name has been changed to protect identity. *Sarah can’t sleep on a raised bed—there’s enough space for a person to hide underneath. The … Continue reading →