The Oregon Variations

Oregon's bestselling author celebrates the state's quirks with this entertaining and often irreverent collection of short stories. Hang on for the ride as we meet Beaverton roller derby queens, Hells Canyon Hot Shot fire crews, cantankerous Newport fishermen, and a Portland bookstore owner who buys the mystic Oregon Vortex on a hunch.
Modeled after Bach's "Goldberg Variations," the stories reel from flash fiction to parody, all the time revolving around deeper themes of love, loneliness, and art.