A canceled family vacation or a compromise of grandma's house instead of a crowded amusement park might yield a pout, a couple of eyerolls, or maybe even a few stomps. That’s understandable.

When I first started working on this postcard project with Jan Risher, I didn’t know what to expect. I was asked to create an interactive map for a different project during my internship, and she ...

When Hallie Schwartzkopf closes her eyes and ponders the phrase “shine on,” she imagines empowerment and optimism. Bold, bright colors dance in her mind. “To shine on means not shying away from who ...

One of the highlights of last year for me was the 2022 Postcard Project. It was one of the best kinds of things, starting with a simple notion and evolving into something much bigger and more fun than ...

This summer, I had the honor of helping out with Jan Risher’s 2023 Postcard Project. At first, I was unsure if we could reach the goal of getting a postcard from each state again. Truth is, I've never ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

Way back in 2019, I wrote about the Schasel postcard collection that had been donated to the Lock 52 Historical Society. It is a wonderful collection of over 100 postcards that had been collected by ...