Once Upon a Time

Lynn A. Haller, LCSW, is a trauma-informed psychotherapist, educator, and author based in Pennsylvania. With over 25 years of experience in mental health and juvenile justice, her work blends clinical expertise with creative expression. Lynn began her writing career thro... Read more

Leah Stenson is a Portland-based poet, editor, and memoirist whose writing explores themes of trauma, healing, and transformation. Her memoir, Life Revised (Cirque Press, 2020), chronicles her journey from childhood grief to spiritual renewal, guided by her 50-year Buddh... Read more

Casey Lowe, also known by some as their artist name kc lo, is a Portland, Oregon based artist whose mediums include mixed media drawing, painting, and poetry. Their visual subjects include expressive figure, self-portraiture, minimal line work, and a queer aesthetic and ... Read more

Carolyn Martin is a recovering work addict who’s adopted the Spanish proverb, “It is beautiful to do nothing and rest afterwards” as her daily mantra. She is blissfully retired––and resting––in Clackamas, Oregon. Her poems have appeared in more than 200 publications thro... Read more

This Friday, Once Upon a Time, is proud to have  an Encore with Sulima Malzin. Our loyal audience have asked for her to return to our show.  Returning guests can be a challenge. This time is  not the case.Since it’ll focus again on her literature work, we are planning to... Read more

Sulima Malzin identifies as an “aging rascal & occasional writer” who is making up for lost time by writing with humor and poignancy about what is important to her and what she hopes will be important to her nine great-grandchildren … namely Love and Justice in all their... Read more

I'm Maya—a bisexual author, coder and tech jj journalist at Intel. I live in a floating home on the Columbia river with my husband of 34 years, am a member of the Raging Grannies, and I publish local authors under the Lingua Ink imprint. Though I was happily juggling my ... Read more

Dede Montgomery is a 6th generation Oregonian, published author and Certified Industrial Hygienist and Safety and Health Professional. Dede Montgomery explores the jumbled paths of forgiveness,  grief,  gratitude and human connection in all of her writing. She has publis... Read more

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Maura Doherty thought she knew what life would hold for her. Born one of seven children in an Irish Catholic family in the Bronx, NY, Maura followed her dream of becoming a Catholic Sister. She thought that devoting her life to God and the service of others was her calli... Read more