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James Yeary Still Has a Mustache

Cloud Rag, Wipes Away the Gray

By Chelsia Rice

Jeff Diteman and James Yeary have no idea what they’re doing. But you wouldn’t know from looking through their first issue of Cloudrag. Diteman and Yeary are looking for “works of exceeding brilliance, dazzling spontaneity, cunningly audacious insurrection and mind-altering cosmopolitical noise in both lyrical and prose forms.”

An “occasional anthology of literary and sundry arts,” Cloudrag presents both literary and visual artistry. The first issue is already on the shelves and the second is ready to go.

Originally, Diteman and Yeary wanted a platform to showcase all the creative talent they’ve come across in Portland. But the anthology ended up being less local and more international with work from individuals in both Germany and Mexico. Diteman is thrilled the issue has an international edge.

Forums aim to restore sense of community torn apart by discrimination, displacement and distrust
by Cornelius Swart, photos by Jason E Kaplan

Sgt. Harry Jackson. Tells it like it is.It’s a warm October evening at the Salvation Army’s community center off North Williams Avenue. The night air is calm outside, but inside people are all stirred up. A group of about 40 people, some African American, some white, are speaking passionately about the chasm between the black and white communities in Northeast Portland.