The PNW art class has come up with a list of Portland-related slang and vocabulary.
Creative Non-fiction, Essays, Writing
Thirteen Things I Would Miss About Portland
“The constant gray in the sky as if it is about to fall bulging like cotton candy, trying to reach out towards the top of Big Pink. Less somber and more a comforting backdrop to day to day life.”
Creative Non-fiction, Essays, Writing
The Upholstery of Childhood
Time flows, life swirls, and digging in your feet will only cause you to fall.
Creative Non-fiction, Essays, Writing
How to Save a Life
“I recall the moment when I almost lost my sister.”
Creative Non-fiction, Essays, Writing
The Epic Highs and Lows of High School Football: An Analysis of American Teen Media in the Modern Age
The typical teen melodrama is not made for actual teens.
Creative Non-fiction, Essays, Writing
Next Year Will be Better
“I believed I had lived in the shadow of the war in Afghanistan. I believed the end to it would revitalize America and bring forth a new political age. That sort of change would ultimately never come. “
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