Oregon Stories

Brief Description: This collection of over 150 personal narratives from everyday Oregonians explores the thoughts, feelings, and experiences of the people who live in this unique state. Biographical Note:"Oregon Stories" is a compilation of writing submitted by Oregonians to the Oregon Stories project. The book was compiled and edited by the master's degree students at Ooligan Press, the student-run publishing house at Portland State University. Brief Description: This collection of over 150 personal narratives from everyday Oregonians explores the thoughts, feelings, and experiences of the people who live in this unique state. "Oregon Stories" shows why people love this state and why Oregonians strive to keep it unique and beautiful while celebrating its rich history and diverse experiences. Drawing from the Oregon150?s Oregon Stories project, this book collects the histories of the people that make this place home.

Contributor Bio:  Stafford, Kim Kim Stafford has taught since 1979 at Lewis and Clark College, where he is the founding director of the Northwest Writing Institute and codirector of the Documentary Studies program. He also serves as the literary executor for the estate of William Stafford. He has worked as an oral historian, letterpress printer, editor, photographer, teacher, and visiting writer in communities and colleges across the country, and in Italy, Scotland, and Bhutan. Stafford has published a dozen books of poetry and prose, including The Muses Among Us: Eloquent Listening and Other Pleasures of the Writer's Craft; Early Morning: Remembering My Father, William Stafford; and Having Everything Right: Essays of Place. He has received two National Endowment for the Arts fellowships, the Oregon Governor's Arts Award, and a Western States Book Award. He lives in Portland, Oregon, with his wife and children.