Bill Donahue is a writer for Outside, Harper’s, Wired, The New York Times Magazine, and more…
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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A beloved group of killer whales, the J-pod was once reliably resident on the Salish Sea. Not anymore.
Maclean’s
Edited by Charlie Gillis
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A patriotic parade, a bloody brawl, and the origins of U.S. law enforcement’s war on the political left.
The Atavist
Edited by Jonah Ogles
The Columbia River Gorge heals from the Eagle Creek blaze.
Via
Edited by Dan Miller
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A journey down Oregon’s own river.
Via
Edited by Dan Miller
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The economics behind militiaman Ammon Bundy’s occupation of the Malheur Wildlife Refuge in Oregon.
Bloomberg Businessweek
Edited by Brad Wieners. Photo by O.B. Kerr.
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In the spring of 2015, oystermen in Washington state were poised to start a nerotoxin on the beleaguered oyster beds of Willapa Bay. But then this story broke. Public pressure ensued, and the oystermen caved—and scratched all plans to spray.
Bloomberg Businessweek
Edited by Emily Biuso. Photographs by Cameron Karsten.
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A return to singer Kurt Cobain’s hometown, Aberdeen, Washington, 20 years after his suicide.
Sunset
Edited by Nino Padova. Photographs by John Clark.
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The Elwha was dammed a hundred years ago. Then in 2011, the feds began tearing down the river’s two dams, to the delight of the Lower Elwha Klallam Indians, who have fished the river for centuries.
The Washington Post Magazine
Edited by David Rowell. Photos by Chris Wilson.
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