The Gonzo Oregon Truth!
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What’s a conspiracy theory you actually find believable? I like a good conspiracy theory. Not because I believe every wild-eyed bastard with a YouTube channel and a corkboard covered in red string has cracked the code of the universe from his mother’s basement. But because sometimes the official story arrives wearing shoes that are just […]
What is your favorite quote? End of the Tunnel “We are all wired into a survival trip now. No more of the speed that fueled the Sixties. That was the fatal flaw in Tim Leary’s whole circus act. He crashed around America selling “consciousness expansion” like it was a roadside hot-dog special, never once giving […]
Morning arrived the way it always should — without an alarm clock. No notifications. No emails. No fluorescent office lights humming like angry insects working themselves up to a full swarm. Just the soft hiss of the Willamette slipping past camp while the first light filtered through the cottonwoods. The river had traded yesterday’s gold […]
The old river has been here longer than any of us. Long before Oregon had borders. Long before there was a Corvallis or an Albany or some poor bastard in a fluorescent vest explaining where the boat ramp is. The Kalapuya knew these waters when the only traffic was cedar canoes and salmon thick enough […]
What’s a promise you made to yourself that you’ve actually kept? What’s a Promise You Made to Yourself That You’ve Actually Kept? There was a version of me—some soft, delusional bastard with a head full of unfinished notebooks and a liver already filing formal complaints—who carried around a dangerous idea like a loaded pistol with […]
Do you think everything happens for a reason? Does Everything Happen for a Reason? There was a time when I’d answer that question without hesitation. Absolutely. Everything happens for a reason. It was a comforting philosophy—simple enough to fit on a coffee mug or stitched onto a throw pillow in some overpriced boutique. Every heartbreak […]
Do you think we’re shaped more by our experiences or by who we are? I’d like to believe we’re born with the rough sketch of who we’re supposed to be. A few lines on a blank page. A temperament. A curiosity. Maybe a stubborn streak if we’re lucky. But the real artist is experience. Life […]
What’s a chapter of your life you’d title “The Hard Years” — and what got you through it? The Hard Years People always ask about the hard years, as if suffering arrives with a clean beginning and a polite ending. Like some miserable season you can circle on a calendar. I envy those people. I […]
Are you a lifelong learner? Being an Honest Accounting of What Actually Taught Me Anything, and Why the Hardest Lessons Never Came With a Diploma Attached Absolutely. Not because I collect degrees or hang certificates on a wall like trophies from a war that was mostly paperwork. Hell, half the people with a wall full […]
What’s a lesson you’ve learned recently that shifted your perspective? A lesson I’ve learned recently is that sometimes the hardest truth is also the one that finally sets you straight: Not everyone you lose is meant to be mourned the same way. That has shifted something in me. I think for most of my life, […]
