Author: Voracious DPC
I could study the nuances and intersections of American history, music, art, and culture for the rest of my life and never get bored. Dancing and photography are two of my favorite things to do and I am terrible at both.
Words of Wise Women
“I created a $2B+ revenue stream for a major Corp with my imagination.”
-Shonda Rhimes
#wordsofwisewomen
Words of Wise Women
“What I really wanted was every kind of life, and the writer’s life seemed the most inclusive.” -Susan Sontag
H/t The Paris Review #wordsofwisewomen
Women Talking About
“To be a woman you have to look like a girl, act like a lady, think like a man, and work like a dog.” -Leah Chase, chef and owner of legendary New Orleans eatery, Dooky Chase’s Restaurant.
H/t @natemusic
Women of Portland
Name: Nickia D.
Neighborhood: Sunnyside
Occupation: Budtender
1. I have lived in Portland for a little over 3 years now. Originally from Kansas.
2. The thing I love most about Portland is that the culture of this city provides you the freedom to be whomever you want to be…so long as you are not causing harm to others.
3. The median rent for a one bedroom apartment just hit a baffling $1400/month…not to mention the Wapato jail sitting unused for 12 years in North Portland. I can only imagine the many benefits this facility could bring to the community if it could be approved as a homeless shelter/rehabilitation center. I would say one of the most pressing issues for Portland at the moment is clean, affordable housing for the city’s inhabitants.
4. The words that I live by come from the author Paolo Coelho: “We can never judge the lives of others, because each person knows only their own pain and renunciation. It’s one thing to feel that you are on the right path, but it’s another to think that yours is the only path.”
Photo courtesy of Nickia D
* Interview originally posted on womenpdx tumblr.
Links for the Voracious
Reverse Brigitte Bardot. Hotel Eastlund, Portland.
What do book lovers do when their community defunds it’s public library system?
Alua Arthur on becoming a death doula.
The media strategy behind the nationwide prison strike for fair wages and humane conditions.
Sheep shearing women of the West.
Vallery Lomas won last season’s “The Great American Baking Show,” but no one saw her win. What happened?
