26 March 2014 We intended to make our last full day in Vancouver a rather lazy day, with a couple of leisurely strolls through relatively nearby neighborhoods and a bit of casual souvenir shopping. And that’s pretty much how it started, with a morning walk through Yaletown, which feels very much like Portland’s Pearl District,Continue reading “Yet another travelogue: Vancouver, BC, Day 4”
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Yet another travelogue: Vancouver, BC, Day 3
25 March 2014 I’ve written about this before, but my paternal grandfather was a merchant ship captain — technically still is, since he remains a master mariner, though he’s in his 90s and has been retired for decades now. His father was also a master mariner, as was his father before him. And so on,Continue reading “Yet another travelogue: Vancouver, BC, Day 3”
Yet another travelogue: Vancouver, BC, Day 2
24 March 2014 We woke early this morning because the weather was supposed to be wonderful again and we wanted to beat the crowds to Stanley Park. We needn’t have worried — the weather was wonderful but still a bit cool and overcast, and it’s a Monday, so the park wasn’t crowded at all. Still,Continue reading “Yet another travelogue: Vancouver, BC, Day 2”
Yet another travelogue: Vancouver, BC, Day 1
Jennifer and I are on Spring Break, and we’ve decided to blow town for Vancouver, BC. We actually have a history of heading north for Spring Break, rather than south like so many of our friends and colleagues. What can I say: Having grown up in Texas and lived almost three years in the MiddleContinue reading “Yet another travelogue: Vancouver, BC, Day 1”
Some thoughts on a term completed
My community college is on the quarter system, and we just finished the winter term. And I always finish a composition class with an essay exam. I went through some of the reasons a couple of years ago, but here’s the short version: I value reflection in writing, and I like to see my studentsContinue reading “Some thoughts on a term completed”
A little bird told me to tweet
I’m not a Luddite. But I am ridiculously slow to adopt new tech things. Before I bought my first smartphone last August, I was still using an old prepaid flip phone — in 2013. The only two game consoles in my house are a PS1 (yes, that’s a 1) and a SuperNES (yes, that’s aContinue reading “A little bird told me to tweet”
I’m reading at Smallpressapalooza #7
Another reading in Portland, Oregon, so apologies to any readers not lucky enough to live in the vicinity of my beautiful city. But this one’s a big one, so if you’re anywhere within driving (or, hell, flying) distance, it’ll be worth the trip. I’m talking about the seventh annual Smallpressapalooza, hosted by Powell’s City ofContinue reading “I’m reading at Smallpressapalooza #7”
Joy Harjo at Pacific Northwest College of Art
Last night, Joy Harjo was at Pacific Northwest College of Art, where I teach literature and composition. She was giving the 2014 Edelman Lecture, though she said she dislikes the idea of a “lecture” and, in fact, drifted in and out of “lecture” mode, mixing in storytelling, poetry, advice on making art, and an original songContinue reading “Joy Harjo at Pacific Northwest College of Art”
New review of Box Cutters
I just learned that Spencer Dew has written a new review of Box Cutters; it appears in the March issue of decomP magazine. Dew’s comments are humbling: This opening story shows Snoek-Brown at the height of power, mastering the sort of casual, interior ramble that puts us, as readers, inside the skull and soul ofContinue reading “New review of Box Cutters“
Ink Noise in Portland, March 7
Just a short reminder that if you’re in Portland, OR, tomorrow night (March 7) around 8 pm, you should head over to the Jade Lounge in the southeast for the Ink Noise Review reading series. I’ll be joining a bunch of poets, including my friend John Sibley Williams, for an evening of beer and literature.Continue reading “Ink Noise in Portland, March 7”
Samuel Snoek-Brown 