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Author: Sandy Brown Jensen

I am a retired writing instructor and faculty tech specialist from Lane Community College in Eugene, Oregon. I still teach and am also a photographer, poet, blogger and digital storyteller (short videos).

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February 16, 2026February 27, 2026 by Sandramardene

The Gallery I Dream In Gold Where Memory Softly Falls

Ancient Technique, Modern Vision

February 16, 2026 by Sandramardene

I explore the thin veil between memory and the present moment through two distinct, tactile processes. In the studio, I practice the celestial light of Photography Églomisé, 24K gold leaf

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The Three Wise Men: A Glen Ivy Christmas Story

December 21, 2021December 21, 2021 by Sandramardene

A Christmas windstorm clattered the dry skirts of palm fronds. Rain blew in from the Pacific Ocean and over the Santa Ana Mountains at our backs to fill Coldwater Creek

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In Winter, Who is it For?

February 17, 2021February 20, 2021 by Sandramardene

Over the top joy, my lungs full of oxygen rich air, my ears full of the sound of running water… … Continue readingIn Winter, Who is it For?

A Mind in the Forest

November 1, 2020February 20, 2021 by Sandramardene

“My soul is an old growth forest.” … Continue readingA Mind in the Forest

No Shallow Stories

October 8, 2020October 8, 2020 by Sandramardene

PHOTOGRAPH Shallow stories? Those don’t exist. Under Every lily pad on the surface, The long stem of the rest of the story Is being told in a wavering green light.

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Photograph: Two poems and a videoito

October 4, 2020October 4, 2020 by Sandramardene

Shallow stories?
Those don’t exist. … Continue readingPhotograph: Two poems and a videoito

Cheryl Sets Out on a Journey

September 25, 2020September 25, 2020 by Sandramardene

“West! The sound of a wish in a word.”
… Continue readingCheryl Sets Out on a Journey

A Story I Don’t Want to Forget

August 31, 2020August 31, 2020 by Sandramardene
Homestead Apples: Red Delicious

Homestead Apples: Solstice Poem 2019

December 16, 2019December 20, 2019 by Sandramardene

In the homestead orchard, a cascade of frozen yellow apples glows gold against the darkening stands of fir: I’ve never felt so wise nor so old. A sister tree tumbles

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