Category Archives: Oregon

Carpe Diem: Take a Hike

Posted on May 5, 2019 by SharonJoss

Great day for a hike this weekend. Temps in the 70s, and birds are everywhere you look; the gorgeous greens of Oregon are at their lushest best in the springtime. I went out to Cooper Mountain Nature Park this morning … Continue reading →

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Blue Skies & Writing Weather

Posted on September 21, 2015 by SharonJoss

The autumn equinox arrives this week (Tuesday or Wednesday, depending on where you live), marking some of the most spectacular weather of the year. To my mind, the bluest skies of the year come with the first days of fall, … Continue reading →

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Return from the Land of Writers

Posted on October 27, 2014 by SharonJoss

I’m back from another excellent/exhausting/exhilarating week in Lincoln City, or as I like to think of it, the Land of Writers. I took an eight-day-long class on the business of writing, which, as it turns out, is a lot more … Continue reading →

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Writing at the Coast

Posted on October 29, 2013 by SharonJoss

I’m baaack. From a nine-day sojourn to Lincoln City for an intensive Science Fiction writing workshop, taught by award-winning author and editor, Kristine Rusch.  Wrote four shorts and a little a technique exercise that mutated into a flash fiction piece.  Read … Continue reading →

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July is Berry Good to ME!!!

Posted on July 21, 2013 by SharonJoss

I moved back to the beautiful green landscape of Oregon eight months ago, and every day that passes I am gladder than ever that I made the decision to return.  However, since I haven’t lived here since I was a … Continue reading →

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SFWA Pacific Northwest Reading Series

Posted on January 31, 2013 by SharonJoss

Last night, I attended the first of the SFWA Pacific Northwest Reading Series of 2013.  Three authors gave readings from their works.  Portland area writers Gra’ Linnaea (a Stoker award nominee) read the opening of a YA fantasy story he’s … Continue reading →

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