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Bearing Witness

September 24, 2023September 2, 2026 by Bill Donahue

In 1987, when I was 22, I saw something dark and disturbing go down in a vacant lot in Portland, Oregon. For 36 years, I couldn’t steel myself to write about it. Then, finally, I found the words. First place essay, 2024 National City and Regional Magazine Awards.

Portland Monthly
Edited by Benjamin Cassidy

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Posted in Selected Stories, Essays, Pacific Northwest, Politics

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