This past weekend I attended a West Coast Writer’s Convention called Potlatch 17. It serves as an outlet and a gathering for Clarion and Clarion West attendees and alumni. A potlatch is a PacNorthwest native american gathering that happened when…
Category: Publications
Review: IdeaSpotting
This review was originally written for DIYPlanner.com in 2006. I’m reposting it here to generate more interest. Written by Sam Harrison Published by How Books ISBN 1581808003 Lately I’ve been trying to find new ways to push my mind into…
Unknown Realms
Unknown Realms was written in 2007 as my NaNoWriMo entry. I used to publish the entire drafts of my works to the site but as I’m editing to get them published, I’ve pulled the stories down. Instead I am offering…
Under a Ritual Sky
Under a Ritual Sky was written in 2006 as my NaNoWriMo entry. I used to publish the entire drafts of my works to the site but as I’m editing to get them published, I’ve pulled the stories down. Instead I…
Seasons of the Order
Seasons of the Order was written in 2005 as my NaNoWriMo entry. I used to publish the entire drafts of my works to the site but as I’m editing to get them published, I’ve pulled the stories down. Instead I…
Uncharted Territory
Uncharted Territory was written in 2004 as my NaNoWriMo entry. This is both a novel and a multimedia project that is still uncompleted. The art projects include designing a map of the islands this story takes place, creating books, art…
Speech Honoring Mother Earth
Bee yan ilti’, shima’. You have spoken, my mother. That you, the Earth, above and below, are the embodiment of us all. As with the beat of the drum, you breathe life into us all. From the soil came the…
A c i d T e s t
December 11, 1996 Soc 360 He pulled the cassette tape case out from the inside of his jacket and for the first time in my life I got to see what a hit of acid truly looked like. All my…
Native American Religions: An Overview
September 30, 1995 History 408 There are more than 300 known Native American tribes living on the North American continent. Each with their own unique world view, belief system, rituals and ceremonies. The Indians of the great Pacific Northwest are…
The Wishram : Then and Now, An Ethnohistory
August 27, 1995 Hist 408 First discovered in 1775, by Bruno de Hezeta, later named by the American Robert Gray in 1792 (Lang 1992 : 4) the Columbia River was the most densely populated in Indian tribes (Zuker, et.al. 1983…