Our Writers

 Crossing lines of urban and race, familial and loner, Jason Arias explores the stories behind who we are. His debut story collection is "Momentary Illumination of Objects In Motion." He lives and works in Portland, Ore. JasonAriasAuthor.com

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Steve Wechselblatt comes at writing sideways. A marketing professional for years, he started writing short stories as a hobby, and his collection shows off his slanted view:  an imagined world of mysteries and oddities. See doctorstrangelit.com.

Photo by Anna Yarrow

Diana Kirk of Portland, Ore., is an unapologetic writer whose backstory in the Pacific Northwest swings between naivete and impetuousness. A businesswoman by day, Kirk breaks many rules of the norm in her writing. See dianakirk.wordpress.com​.

Rather than tell it slant, John Calvin Hughes has a propensity to say it plain. His take on the American experience and the ethos of "happy" and "ideal" rarely withstand his straightforward telling of the truth. See his other works at johncalvinhughes.com.

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Photo by Todd Trigsted

Sally K Lehman is a Portland-based writer who follows the rules of "dangerous writing," a technique that draws readers into the micro-moments of a scene for highest impact. She frequently contributes to literary journals and is founder of a literary reading series in Portland. See sallyklehman.com.

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Douglas Storm of Bloomington, Ind., uses his appreciation of great literature to create his poems. Many of his works have the feel of a philosopher's rant. Doug is passionate about questioning myths and authority. See his work at
wfhb.org/news/interchange.

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