Category: Neighbor Stories

“I decided to go trekking in Nepal in the early 1990s. I was in my 30s at that time and living in Seattle. I felt there was a lot of superficiality around me - fake people and fake things. I noticed ...

“In the 70s, my former husband and I just stumbled on Eastern Oregon as we were traveling from Wyoming looking for a homestead. This was back in the days of 'back to the land' but we were very seriou...

“In the 70s, my former husband and I just stumbled on Eastern Oregon as we were traveling from Wyoming looking for a homestead. This was back in the days of 'back to the land' but we were very seriou...

“Being a father and a husband is something that, for a long time, I didn't think I would ever be able to achieve. I was lost in addiction to methamphetamines for 18 years. Addiction is not a place th...

“My father owned an apple orchard in Guatemala. It was big and he had several workers. He would sell apples at the Mercado, the market in the town of Quetzaltenango. My dad had his orchard and his bu...