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The Bel Esprit Project, co. est. 2020
"Either you had Bel Esprit or you did not have it."
- Hemingway, A Moveable Feast
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JANUARY 2026
ISSUE 61
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A Train of Thought on a Pedestrian Bridge
Bridge City earns it nickname. Standing on the precipice and looking south to the Sellwood, I see the empty islands. A strip of sand and...




"Sincerely, "
January 2022: Where does the stamp go again? The Inspiration: "A novel, like a letter, should be loose, cover much ground, run swiftly,...


It’s been hard since you left.
I squeeze my left fingers With my right, hard, in my lap. The left ones smoosh together like they’re being hugged. Not in comfort. A...


Sunday’s Visitor
[Author’s Note: For the 4th installment of my who/what/where/when/why series, I want to mix things up a bit. I was inspired to push my...


Jump In
The pool is cold. I look down from the high dive, Arms shivering, or, Maybe trembling. It’s hard to distinguish between Cold feet and...


Plunder or Blunder?
Before I start, I won’t pretend to be a good writer. I personally don’t care too much about grammar. For me, writers can do whatever they...


One Street on One Day Twenty Years Ago
- Emily Menges "And it’s really an amazing journey everybody’s been on. One common thread of course is Tree Street and the relationships...
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