Yeah, I know it has been awhile, but good things take time, patience is a virtue, etc. The Our Portland Story Volume 1 book is actually wrapping up. Final edits to pages are being made by generous designers, my editor is pouring over every last detail, and a new website that I designed is being programmed by the talented, Andrew Barden.

I am hoping this will all come together in time for an end-of-July launch.

Seen here is a sample of the current cover art and design comps for the new website. Let me know what you think! If you want to stay tuned on updates, please make sure you sign up for our e-newsletter.

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Our Portland Story Volume 1 is part coffee-table book, part yearbook, and part insider’s travel guide, but is all about Portland by Portlanders. Our Portland Story sought submissions of text and images from Portlanders of all walks of life that together capture many different aspects of the city at this place in time. Stories submitted for consideration included historical reflections of Portland’s past, accounts of a memorable tattoo, observations from a Portland bus ride, and the story of a scooter riding mom wearing pink.

The final book will be a cross section of community views and values told through personal stories and images.