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And the Portland Finalists Are…
Posted on September 8, 2009 by sledgehammerpdx
After a week of voting, readers have elected Portland’s top three stories: 1. “One Stone Stands Out” by Lani Jo Leigh 2. “Dead Air” by Ignatius and Myrna 3. “In Passing” by Alan Dubinsky Sledgehammer Seattle, you better get ready! The top three stories from each city will compete for the grand prize package. Congratulations, [...]
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Dead Air
Posted on August 31, 2009 by sledgehammerpdx
2009 story submission by “Ignatius and Myrna” (Josh Gross and Carly Nairn) No matter how many electricians were called in to address the problem, the lights had flickered in the news writer’s pit at CWBC for more than twenty years. People joked that it was the ghost of the former nightly news anchor Reed Bancroft, [...]
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One Stone Stands Out
Posted on August 31, 2009 by sledgehammerpdx
2009 story submission by Lani Jo Leigh Three o’clock on this Memorial Day afternoon, I’m having a beer in the Queen of Hearts. It’s a neighborhood bar across the street from the community center where Eugene and I used to go swimming three or four times a week. One time I even got him to [...]
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In Passing
Posted on August 31, 2009 by sledgehammerpdx
2009 story submission by “Smarmy of One” (Alan Dubinsky) The alarm chirps at 6:00am. Jack, the boy, the man, the stuck-in-between casualty of pubescence, gropes with a blind hand. He keeps his face buried in the pillow for as long as possible before lifting his head to silence the clock. The red “6:04” taunts him [...]
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