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Fallow Fields: Embracing Creative Downtime (and Some Books to Cultivate Curiosity)
The subject of creative downtime is a sticky one.
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Starting Over
As some of you know, last June PDX Magazine folded after just four and a half years. As the editor, I was disappointed, but not surprised. Instead of crying over the pretty but never-to-be-printed June issue, I simply orchestrated as graceful an exit as possible, packed up my belongings, and hit the proverbial streets. That was the easy part. The hard part? Figuring out where to go.