Writing from the Perspectives of the More-than-Human World
We are not often asked to consider the lives of other beings or landscapes on their own terms. Meanwhile, literature is recognized as a rare means to enter the thoughts and feelings of people and characters different from ourselves to cultivate empathy.
What happens when we extend this practice to the more-than-human world? In this workshop, we will explore texts making this leap and play with what we discover to expand our own creative writing. Writers of all genres and backgrounds are welcome for this one-day creative writing workshop.
Please direct any questions about this workshop to: writing@hoffmanarts.org
You can register at this link: hoffmanarts.org/events/more-than-human/?
About the Instructor
Ari Blatt is an Oregon writer who primarily works as a Biologist. Her poetry, fiction and non-fiction writing can be found in Cirque, Thimble Literary, Eleventh Hour Literary, SHARK REEF, and The Corvallis Advocate. Her short stories have been nominated for the 2026 Best Small Fictions anthology prize through Alt Current Press, as well as longlisted for Uncharted Magazine’s What the Wild Carries Prize. Ari received a MFA in Creative Writing from Oregon State University— Cascades. She is a co-founder and editor for the publication Tethered Literary. Ari also teaches creative writing through Oregon Coast Community College’s Community Education offerings.
Come find all the best local foods at 117 N. Miller Street in downtown Rockaway Beach.
SNAP/EBT customers welcome.
Events this week:
Friday 4/10 from 11-4(ish) the Sharpenator will be on site to tend to your blades and knives.
Saturday 4/11 from 3-6(ish) Sunday Gravy demo/free samples. Come taste this Jersey Italian tomato sauce made by Geebee’s Kitchen out of Nehalem.
Green Coast Market is a family-run business featuring 111 (!) local vendors. Thank you for supporting local entrepreneurs!
Information can be found here
www.vari.com/sit-stand-converter-varidesk-pro-plus-36/
Price – you decide – this was donated to the Hope Chest and all proceeds from sale will go directly to the Hope Chest.
Not sure if the weight (guessing between 40 pounds)
Call or text 503-440-5311 if you are interested
sunday evening beach walk:
sand warm ’neath bare feet’
as i tread the sandy beach/
in easter sun’s glow.
feathery white clouds/
grace the afternoon blue sky/
silver sheen on sea.
and now tonight, a unique experience.
i am beyond grateful that i live in this splendid community on the beautiful north oregon coast.
a murmuration!
dunlins along horizon/
suddenly appear.
unique sighting/
never before graced my eyes/
this woman feels blessed.
then comes such color/
a splendid rosy sunset/
moving to pink the sand.
all ephemeral/
soon fading from ocean view/
moments to treasure.
om peace namaste
lucy brook
resident
nehalem bay community
“When the President of the United States has spoken of acting to end an entire civilization, anyone who’s been around that conversation, anyone who is taking part in implementing something having to do with that conversation, anyone who is hiding an action directed to that conversation; you may be involved in committing what we as modern people have defined as the worst of all crimes.
“And so we too must speak. Not only about crimes, but about their legal punishment.”
I am offering high-quality mobile pressure washing services throughout Nehalem and the surrounding areas.
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Number: 971-324-0149.
Let’s get your property looking like new again!
Read here: manzanitaconnections.substack.com/p/manzanita-connections-april-7-2026
Join us this Saturday at the Heart of Cartm Heartworks Studio
(next to the store) in Wheeler from 3-5.
Please go to the website to register your item so we know who’s coming!
Based on current United States constitutional law and Supreme Court precedent, birthright citizenship is not limited to the children of parents who are in the country legally. The 14th Amendment guarantees that, with very narrow exceptions, anyone born within the United States is automatically a citizen, regardless of their parents’ citizenship or immigration status.
Today with Globalists blessings, birthright citizenship leads to “birth tourism,” a controversial practice in which foreigners who are pregnant travel to the U.S. to give birth as a way to obtain American citizenship for their child. Over the years, federal authorities have uncovered lucrative businesses that charge tens of thousands of dollars for birth tourism services.
Chinese birth tourism involves specialized agencies, often charging $40,000 to over $100,000, that help affluent Chinese nationals travel to the U.S. to give birth. These services include visa coaching, housing, and medical care, ensuring babies secure U.S. citizenship. California is one of the most popular locations. The practice is widely scrutinized as a national security issue by US lawmakers.
The lawmakers cite reports estimating that between 750,000 and 1.5 million Chinese nationals have obtained U.S. citizenship through birthright policies and birth tourism, though federal agencies have not publicly confirmed those figures.
A Supreme Court case that could end birthright citizenship has recently thrust the issue into the spotlight. The nation’s highest court will hear oral arguments about the constitutionality of President Trump’s executive order declaring that children born in the U.S. to parents who are in the country illegally or temporarily will no longer be considered American citizens.
American citizenship is a sacred trust — not a loophole to be exploited,” Roy said. “When foreign adversaries like the Chinese Communist Party can leverage birth tourism and visa-less programs to gain influence within our borders, we must restore integrity to our immigration system and defend the sovereignty of our Republic.”
Come and get it in Pine Ridge (Manzanita). E-mail for more info.
I am a disabled person living in Bayside Gardens who is in need of a used, but fairly newish, great condition Smart TV that I can get at a low cost or for free.
I have been disabled for over 25 years. I have only half the function I had prior to becoming disabled. I Imagine most of us have losses in life. We just learn to accept our new normals, roll with the punches and carry on. Speaking for myself, I truly feel I still have a good and fortunate life. It just has more limitations and needs than the life I had before I became disabled.
Although my dear sister may have an opposite view, I have been blessed with enough function to be independent much of the time. For this, I am beyond grateful. But the last couple of weeks is an exception. I am not managing well and I am up a creek. So, I am asking for help.
I didn’t realize until two weeks ago how much I depend on my evening routine of relaxing in my recliner that supports my neck and broken body while I enjoy streaming for a couple of hours on my tv before bed. Two weeks ago my older model Samsung suddenly became obsolete and will no longer reconnect to wifi. I didn’t realize what an important restorative that evening routine is to my ongoing ability to keep my broken body functioning instead of worsening. I have come to realize it is also among my pain management tools as well.
So, I am like a duck out of water the past two weeks. My ability to function physically is declining. Pain management is loosing ground. I am feeling sort of frantic. A Costco add for a new TV keeps wickedly grabbing my attention; smart TVs are so much more affordable now than when I last bought one years ago. But the plain truth is that buying a new Smart TV even at a good Costco price is simply out of the question for me. I am struggling to even afford adequate groceries right now.
So this is a shout out to find a good used Smart TV.
I am not asking for an older smart TV that you just want hauled away. I will have to pay money to take my old one off the wall, pay to mount its replacement and pay to carry each of them to their respective destinations. Labor around here is not cheap nor easy to line up. Getting an older Smart TV is not an answer to my prayer.
I am hoping there might be a tech type person in our community who likes to upgrade fairly often to newer and best Smart TV technology who has a fairly new smart TV model in great condition they would like to gift or sell inexpensively to me.
Thanks in advance to anyone who may be my miracle in progress.
Text preferred 503-812-2022. email ok.
Manzanita, Oregon
May 29th
Homeland
Do you feel a loss or a longing for a true feeling of homeland? Have you ever had an experience of Homeland (an essence of home) before? Inviting all forms of expression to a community Expression Night. Would you be willing to share your artistry, song, music, poem, essay, cultural or ancestral wisdom around what HOMELAND is to you? We need storytellers, voices, music, honest folks sharing their honest experience for us to connect to.
Introducing
Expression Nights
A local gathering at Wild in Manzanita, May 29th from 5:30-7:30pm. There will be soup and listening to the unique expression of a topic close to heart. Please come, please share!
If you would like to share your unique words, song, story, music this evening : Community Collaboration creates the evening…please reach out to Tenisha: somaticwholebeing@gmail.com
**Tourism: designing a stronger, more balanced future
**Food systems: food insecurity, access and affordability
**Hydrology: improving resilience to flooding and pollution and improving water quality
**Ecology: regional biodiversity, past and present ecosystems, logging impacts, and opportunities for improving watersheds
**Coastal Protection: city planning in an area with unique flooding and erosion challenges, pathways for dealing with increased risk from rising sea levels
Free admission, coffee and light refreshments will be served. All are welcome!
The event will also be accessible by Zoom at:
uoregon.zoom.us/j/97287806110
For more information go to our website www.healthywatershed.org or contact rockawaycitizen.water@gmail.com
North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection wants no more logging and pesticide use in community drinking water sources regardless of who owns the land, and wants an end to pesticide applications near where people live, work, and recreate. Safe drinking water and clean air are part of the public trust that we all are entitled to have.
#healthywatersheds #peoplevsagentorange
#stoppesticides #protectdrinkingwater #nccwp
This months topic:
Self-Care
As Lee Harris says, “Self-care is no longer a luxury, it is mandatory.”
We are being inundated with increasing energy and chaos in our world. Our nervous systems are over taxed. Self-care is an important way to not only make it through, but to grow and thrive in our rapidly changing world.
Join us to be reminded – and learn new ways – to settle our nervous systems and find joy through these trying times. Kathleen Moore will share ideas to soothe, enliven and settle into our selves.
Bring ideas of your favorite ways to calm yourself. Share in our circle. Share in our wisdom.
Your $5 contribution at the door supports the Pine Grove Community House.
Blue Water Fine Art Gallery is delighted to celebrate our April Featured Artist, de Camille, with The Ocean Bliss & Porthole Exhibition, will be on view April 10 to May 3.
Her luminous, ocean inspired paintings bring a sense of calm, color, and coastal beauty to the gallery, glowing with layered movement that captures the serenity and rhythm of the sea.
We invite you to join us for the Opening Reception on Saturday, April 11 from 4–6 PM
Spend the afternoon surrounded by de Camille’s ocean inspired paintings, connect with fellow art lovers, and enjoy light refreshments as you take in the warm, creative energy of our coastal community.
The reception is free and open to the public.
We welcome visitors throughout the exhibition to explore this serene and vibrant collection.
Stay connected with upcoming exhibitions, artist features, and community events by signing up for our newsletter at BlueWaterFineArtGallery.com.
