It has for some time now been the fashion to say that we are in a morass, and to attempt to get out of the morass by attacking Romanticism; and I am going to do this too.
[Iris Murdoch]

This is my first feature in the Portland Monthly — really fun to have it come out right now (when I’m home waiting for baby #2 to make her appearance). It was fantastic working with them; their editorial team is thoughtful, conscientious, kind, creative, and makes changes that actually feel like they make my writing better.

Hawk Krall’s title illustration for the Portland Monthly Earthquake Preparedness Personality Test.