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Month: May 2017

Ferries: the Willamette to the Mekong

May 30, 2017May 30, 2017 / dedemontgomery / 3 Comments

Our dad loved ferries. We grew up ferrying across the Willamette River on the Canby Ferry, and back when I was little, we crossed the mouth of the Columbia by ferry between Astoria and Washington's Long Beach Peninsula. While I have been lucky to work a few times in Thailand, it really wasn't until this … Continue reading Ferries: the Willamette to the Mekong

Crazy politics: a time to write

May 15, 2017May 15, 2017 / dedemontgomery / Leave a comment

Shortly after the November 2016 presidential election, I began a novel. Two factors intersected at virtually the same time. First, I had finished my final editing of My Music Man with the ultimate "send" of my manuscript to the publisher. But even bigger, was my obsessive brain becoming unhealthily addicted to the news. My spirit … Continue reading Crazy politics: a time to write

Oregon’s visitor from the sky: the Willamette Meteorite

May 2, 2017January 18, 2021 / dedemontgomery / 2 Comments

Most West Linners, at least those who have been here for awhile, likely know at least a little bit about a famed humongous piece of iron that sits today in the American Museum of Natural History in NYC. And if you happened to know nothing, but were out walking the paved trail that meanders along … Continue reading Oregon’s visitor from the sky: the Willamette Meteorite

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