Brian K. Friesen

Here's mine. On the left. #berniesanders https://www.instagram.com/p/CKU_4SdB9e0/?igshid=j190xlz6jf9g

Minto Brown Park. #Salem https://www.instagram.com/p/B2Ih26SH-Kq/?igshid=1ti6y93ybi6jo

Nathan and I packed into Marion Lake today, carrying hundreds of rainbow trout for a stocking trip with #ODFW. https://www.instagram.com/p/Byv7UMahZiU/?igshid=g52rw4irmg9s

“I learned love, first, as scar.”

Wildlife Sanctuary in Salem OR https://www.instagram.com/p/BrlwAEAA3OH/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=nrhyak8pdhzj

Thanks to @abbyluschei and the @statesmanjournal for the shout-out and the quote in Sunday's article about Small Business Saturday! I had fun recommending Oregon writers to unsuspecting patrons. And @bookbinsalem employees even let me choose the music during my shift. I went with the Chieftans' Bells of Dublin Christmas album. You're welcome--or I'm sorry--depending on your holiday music tastes. (at The Book Bin - Salem) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqqQ9T3hts3/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=165ft240d7jkd

This shot from Steven Spielberg's JAWS makes me grin every time.

An excellent exploration of sentimentality and how to avoid it in your writing from Rachel Palmer at Ooligan Press

Moonrise over Cadillac. Silver lettering in the curtained window says "DEATH DOG."

Hotel Del Coronado, #Coronado #California #balboapark #SanDiegoZoo

The Cat Piano - Narrated by Nick Cave