Rocky Butte

There is a castle on top of Rocky Butte in Portland, OR; I checked it out with my friend and local guide, Bill. This winter has been unusually clear for Oregon so I go some pretty good shots of Mt. Hood (the pointy one) and Mt. St Helens (the blunt one). My Jeep in the last picture is sitting with the suspension bottom'd out because I have just about everything I own stuffed in it to prepare for my move back to the midwest.

Notes on a Discourse with a Lit Review

Computer's Internet yousdparts@gmail.com RE: Submissionz	8/16/11
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Hi! Here’re my submissions. I have my cover letter and stuff below and in the attachment.

Sinking

It saddens us to know that one day, possibly soon, our garbage disposal will leave its earthly bonds, becoming another in a long legacy of appliances whose souls this house has claimed. Last month the George Forman Grill jumped off the counter to its death. A similar fate occurred on a dark night some days later to the weather radio and the boom box. Lovers, they leapt off the shelf together, leaving smashed bits of plastic and silicon in the carpet to remind any bare foot passerby of their sacrifice. We replace what we can but no warranty covers a broken heart.

The World’s Fastest Bike Currier

Over the weekend, I passed a gaggle of young ladies on their way to the bars. The draft wind I produced was such that as I passed, it blew all the young women’s clothes off. I made my delivery and to avoid scandal returned the same way, blowing the their clothes back on. True story.

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Computer's Internet yousdparts@gmail.com RE: Whoopsie	8/17/11
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hey dudes,

Your lit mag looks baller. I just submitted a couple pieces to it, but after I did so I looked at my cover letter and realized I wrote "to" instead of "too". Here's what I wrote originally:

HI,
I graduated with a BA in creative writing and now I can't find no job. It's alright though because I rob banks. If you want me to not rob the bank in your town feel free to give me a job, but nothing to hard and it better pay well. 
We'll be in touch.

See what I mean? I feel like a total dumbass now. I even proofread like 4 times. Had my mom look over it too. Anyway, please don't make fun of me because I fucked up my cover letter. 

Love,

Scott

HOOT info@hootreview.com RE: RE: Whoopsie
8/17/11
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Hey Scott--

Don't worry, we won't judge you. We might have though, if you hadn't sent your corrections. What really would have been disastrous is if you had used "your" instead of "you're" or vice versa. That error is pretty much unforgivable.

Anyway--We're looking forward to reading your pieces. Thanks again for correcting the typo, and for submitting to HOOT in the first place.

Amanda

HOOT info@hootreview.com via email.submishmash.com  RE: [Hoot] “sinking” and “the worlds fastest bike currier” submission	9/18/11
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Dear Scott Wilson, 

How are you? This is Dorian Geisler and Amanda Vacharat, the editors of HOOT. We really appreciated--and enjoyed--your submission. Unfortunately, we were not able to include…