At the start of 2021, Write Around Portland added this resource and advocacy section as a new part of our monthly e-newsletter.   It grew out of conversations with our community, and from our racial equity self-assessment and racial equity plan. It came from our core mission to change lives; and from our values of […]

Being a part of this community has changed me; made me a better person in so many ways.  —Allison Specter Dear Write Around Portland community,  It is with both an excited and a heavy heart that I write to you to share the news that after 5+ years as Write Around Portland’s Development Director I will be […]

Touch of Life Walking through autumn leaves on a narrow deserted path where silence is allowed. My shadow follows behind me and at times I can catch it walking beside me, because of the trees on every side. Looking down at my feet kept my mind at bay seeing the shapes and colors that captured […]

Weekly writing prompts encouraged you to ‘break’ from life a bit and just write. It’s fun to see what comes out of the brain and heart! —Kari Baher Kari Baher participated in our spring 2021 hybrid online and by-mail workshop at Friendly House for members of Friendly House’s community, recreation and education (CRE) program. Read […]