by Shannon Ables Portland writer The Simply Luxurious Life. Almost as much as I love organizing and building my wardrobe, I love the arrival of spring as it means I get to shop for my yard and garden. And the good news is that it is far less draining on […]

. by Crystal Kupper, Crystal’s Cliffnotes Salem Writer “That singer’s full of crap,” Nick mumbled. He yawned, head-butting his pillow into the perfect resting place, trying to steal one more minute’s rest. I rolled over, carefully switching Avinly from one side to the other. At 7:30 in the morning after […]

by Jamie Brazil, Portland Her blog Author of Prince Charming, Inc. I’ve shopped and loved garage sale for decades now.  I’m a self-styled expert in the new-to-me treasure hunt. And I also know there are there are three types of sales to avoid at all cost… plus, I’ve got a […]

  Dori Clark Oregon writer Roses and Thorns Blog I’ve found that people with addictions do better overcoming them with a support group to hold them accountable.  I recently discovered that I have an addiction, and so I’m openly confessing to it in this forum with the hope that you […]

Fiona Brown Oregon Blog Earth Monkey Moms Once upon a time there was a lady whose parents loved her very much. Christmastime was just around the corner when the parents said to the lady, ‘What would you like for Christmas? Make a list for us’. Being the good and dutiful […]

Oregon author Michal Ann McArthur has had big success with new book Choking on a Camel.  The Kindle version went up for free Monday (May 20). By Tuesday, it had hit #1 in literary fiction, #1 in Christian fiction, and #1 in Christian books. Yowzer! The book is still free […]

Thanksgiving Reunion with returning Afghanistan—A Mother’s Prayer Revisited Olivia C. Rossi, RN, MSN, ACSM Your Personal Trainer Previously I told you about my son’s friend who was injured in Afghanistan. His name is Chris. It happened in August. A rocket hit his bunker and he was bombarded by shrapnel. Hee […]

by Shannon Ables Portland writer The Simply Luxurious Life. Portland, Oregon, can be described in a handful of ways depending upon your predilections for weather, ideology and geographic inclination. As someone who has lived in Portland before and visited it regularly throughout my life, I have come to appreciate it […]

Welby O’Brien, Oregon writer Love our vets blog LOVE OUR VETS: Restoring Hope for Families of Veterans with PTSD by Welby O’Brien will be FREE ($0.00!) (normally $9.99) for 2 days: Tuesday May 21 and Wednesday May 22 on Amazon in the Kindle version. To everyone! Please spread the word! […]

Avoid Design on an Impluse by Julie Nolta Julie Nolta Design Ever gone to the grocery store without a shopping list when you’re REALLY hungry, and you end up buying stuff that you don’t need just because it looked good at the time? Well, the same thing can happen when […]