A message from the Oracle “in the beautiful, transformative 5+ years since i first took a typewriter out on a cold night on the olympic peninsula, i have experienced much wonder & magic. & i am also in deep need of resting my creative spirit.”
O Oracle, I am tired “O Oracle, I have been in the streets for weeks and I'm tired. I'm afraid my rest will hurt the movement. What words do you have for me?”
The Tri-Cities is a sundown town “There are real historic reasons why people of color, and specifically Black Americans, have not found the Tri-Cities liveable and chose to move on.”
O, Oracle, how do we make meaning of our existence ‘during these times’? O Oracle, there are so many conflicting explanations for COVID-19, from hoaxes to “Mother Earth healing herself from climate crisis.” How do we make meaning of our existence in a time of Coronavirus?
O, Oracle, I feel hopeless about the world It feels like no matter what we do, the good in the world is evaporating. O, Oracle, what can we do?
O, Oracle, I'm disillusioned I heard that at community visioning event, there were people who voted against the idea of setting a community goal of 100% high school graduation rate. What words would you have offered to those in the room?
O, Oracle, needle exchanges scare me Aren’t we just legitimizing drug use? I don’t want more addicts in our community.
O, Oracle, non-partisan elections have become partisan Political parties are now endorsing candidates in non-partisan local elections. Should we be concerned?
O, Oracle, some incumbents aren't even trying Some of those running for elected positions are so entrenched in their incumbency, they don’t feel like they even need to campaign or do more than the bare minimum to get re-elected. What guidance do you have for us?
The Oracle and despair Twenty years ago, I was a freshman at Kamiakin, coming to terms with growing into someone I didn’t recognize in the mirror, while the me who read science fiction
