SPRING

Trish was born into a family of iron-faced dwarves of ineffable cuteness in a carnival outside Keokuk, Iowa. Although she soon surpassed them in both wit and stature, the lessons learned during those vagabond early years have stood her in good stead in her subsequent careers as a faro dealer, loan shark, and ultimately an influence peddler and “fixer” around Portland’s City Hall. She currently lives in retirement in the village of Muttley’s Addition.

​Janice Alexander, a retired schoolteacher, finds pleasure in creating with story and also with clay. She joined the Portland Storytellers Guild in 2015, shortly before retirement, and has been telling tales ever since. (Some based in fact, maybe, others maybe not.)

Brian Rohr is a poet and performative storyteller, residing in the Pacific Northwest. He is the founder and director of “The Stafford Challenge,” an international poetry project inspiring over one thousand participants to write a poem every day for a year, influenced by the legendary poet William Stafford. As a storyteller and performative poet, Rohr has taught and performed at major conferences, high schools, universities, synagogues, libraries, and solo concerts. His debut book, Shaken to my Bones: A Poetic Midrash on the Torah, was published by Ben Yehuda Press as part of their Jewish Poetry Project series. He is a proud father and husband and loves green and herbal teas.