Great new site so everyone can monitor the situation isportlandburning.com
08.10.2025 03:21 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@ktsinback.bsky.social
Writer, lapsed rocker, Portland Thorns supporterβ½οΈπΉ, WNBA fan, Regional Wine Lady (she/her), work in The Rumpus, Necessary Fiction, and other rad litmags and anthologies. Katherinesinback.Wordpress.com linktr.ee/katherinesinback
Great new site so everyone can monitor the situation isportlandburning.com
08.10.2025 03:21 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Standing behind goal on this one and my brain went from βoh darn itβs a foot wideβ to βOMG the curve!β so fast!
05.10.2025 16:49 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Not enough attention is given to the impact of displacing the food carts. I work downtown and that was the bustling center of workers and tourists alike. Now itβs an ugly barely used tower and Flock is a weak replacement.
04.10.2025 18:10 β π 27 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Life is precious and God and the Bible.
03.10.2025 21:41 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0With the current city council I donβt think theyβll get public money and they shouldnβt.
03.10.2025 16:53 β π 6 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The force of the AI advertising reminds me of the collect call campaigns of the early 90s. Ads everywhere for a product we donβt need. May AI go the way of 1-800-collectπ€
#AI
I will never watch the video. Article forever!!!
30.09.2025 03:08 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Drivers are looking at their phones constantly. I mostly walk and bike and see it downtown and everywhere. Donβt even try to hide it.
28.09.2025 22:34 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I also hope we donβt forget all the local folks whoβve spent years spreading the βportland is a hellholeβ narrative to gain short-term political power and/or social media clout.
They provided ammo to the Trump machine. They fed the false narrative and now the chickens are coming home to roost.
The Portland police are even testifying that federal agents are the aggressors. The police!
27.09.2025 15:47 β π 8 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0Ha! I wore Blundstones yesterday and decided on Tevas this morning because I want to squeeze in one last sandal day.
26.09.2025 16:38 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Maybe I shouldnβt be surprised that people are willing to sacrifice the ability to think for a climate change disaster machine writing a report for them, but I am!
25.09.2025 14:37 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0If they just keep asking nicely and sending letters Iβm sure everything will fix itself π
23.09.2025 15:15 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Finding out someone is the polar opposite of their public persona and treats both strangers and employees terribly seems a fine reason to not support them π€·ββοΈ
20.09.2025 20:07 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I first read this as "Deeply unsubscribe times." Also works!
19.09.2025 20:34 β π 6 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Iβm out here querying and getting rejected, ghosted, given hope then rejected again. Needed to hear this today!
17.09.2025 14:28 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Since I read βTiltβ I look at schools and shudder at the possibility of an earthquake.
17.09.2025 14:27 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0My first exposure to Redford and the concept of performance artπ₯
16.09.2025 13:38 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Thatβs what we think!
15.09.2025 00:45 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Oregonβs governor ordered flags at half staff for a man who thought she should be stoned to deathπ³
13.09.2025 15:37 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Donβt know what this is either and keep reading it as groper, which is likely an accurate description.
12.09.2025 19:46 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0This thread is very helpful/depressing. Thereβs a whole world I donβt know about nor do I want to spend any time thereπ³
12.09.2025 19:44 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0I GASPED when I saw this.
09.09.2025 20:02 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 3 π 0I feel like I need a cheat sheet for these devices so I know who to avoid. Otherwise I would assume itβs some sort of medical device!
08.09.2025 15:06 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0We need this!
08.09.2025 00:52 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I feel this so deeply. Thrifting mostly depresses me now because all the fun stuff has been culled and sold to vintage stores.
07.09.2025 23:09 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Really trying to focus on the positives: my novel got a full manuscript request by a terrific agent. She ultimately passed but at least I know my query letter is solid. Rejection gets a little easier but sometimes it hits hard π#writingcommunity #amquerying
07.09.2025 17:31 β π 12 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Title of my short story collection and a sadly pertinent story: βBirthday Party, Cheesecake, Jellybean, Boom!β
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