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Essay: Inheritance

May 25, 2019by Caitlin Dwyer Leave a comment

I bought a house in Portland Oregon, and it brought up a lot of questions – about privilege, about gentrification, about inherited wealth, about race, about pruning, about dreams, and […]

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Featured, Literary Journalism, Nonfiction Writing

Essay: Tiamat on the Treadmill

January 11, 2019by Caitlin Dwyer Leave a comment

Hey – it’s been a while! I had a baby last year, so the writing/publishing has been a little slow. On the other hand, motherhood is giving me a lot […]

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Featured, Nonfiction Writing

Poems: Pearl Buttons & Frog Sex

July 7, 2017by Caitlin Dwyer Leave a comment

I’ve been writing about endangered species, including the Freshwater mussel species that used to fill the Mississippi River, and various amphibians who are particularly vulnerable to disease and climate change.  […]

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Poetry

COLUMN: Writer Ruth Ozeki

March 23, 2017by Caitlin Dwyer Leave a comment

“Imagination is very personal; it’s like a fingerprint, it’s one of the most identifiable features of a self,” she says. “And at the same time, it’s also just a self. […]

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Nonfiction Writing, Review & Profiles

GALLERY: “Becoming a Teacher” Launch

October 15, 2016by Caitlin Dwyer Leave a comment

It was pouring in Seattle.  I stood up onstage at Hugo House, cracked the spine of a brand-new nonfiction book, and started to read.  It was the launch of “Becoming […]

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Events & Workshops, Nonfiction Writing

Spring Projects: Aviation, Migration, & Magic

June 2, 2016by Caitlin Dwyer Leave a comment

Not that the story need be long, but it will take a long while to make it short.
– Henry David Thoreau

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Nonfiction Writing

Winter Projects: Book Chapters & A New Column

December 17, 2015by Caitlin Dwyer Leave a comment

Oregon is getting inundated with rain, snow, and frost, and I’m huddled inside, drinking way too much coffee and working on a few long-term projects. 2015 turned out to be […]

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Nonfiction Writing

NEW POEMS: Thrush

August 14, 2015by Caitlin Dwyer Leave a comment

My new poem The Water appeared in the summer issue of Thrush. The poem is part of a series I’ve been working on about the sea, longing, drowning, and maps. Find the poem […]

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Poetry

Workshop: Literary Journalism

September 4, 2013by Caitlin Dwyer Leave a comment

This fall, I’m teaching a new workshop at the Attic Institute in Portland, Oregon.  “Literary Journalism” runs from October 19  to November 19 on Saturdays mornings.  This is a great […]

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Events & Workshops

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