A quick photo taken from the trail at Silver Falls State Park outside of Salem, OR. These photos are of the same Middle North Falls, but taken on different days from different positions.

I’m not a full-time creative. I mean, I am, but I don’t get paid for it like a full-time employee. Sometimes, my creative fix needs to come quickly. I like to paint mini canvases. Even the prep of those canvases can tide me over. Recently, I laid down the base layer on about forty 2x2” canvases, twenty-four 2x3” canvases, and a dozen 3x9” ones. I don’t go into the process with a plan other than this: the paint I have, the brushes, and an internal plea not to get paint on the rental's floor.*

Words from Ryan Woldt’s notebook provided context free. Fiction, poetry, verse, and miscellaneous words as they appear on the page.

Words from Ryan Woldt’s notebook provided context free. Fiction, poetry, verse, and miscellaneous words as they appear on the page.

Words from Ryan Woldt’s notebook provided context free. Fiction, poetry, verse, and miscellaneous words as they appear on the page.

Words from Ryan Woldt’s notebook provided context free. Fiction, poetry, verse, and miscellaneous words as they appear on the page.

Words from Ryan Woldt’s notebook provided context free. Fiction, poetry, verse, and miscellaneous words as they appear on the page.

Words from Ryan Woldt’s notebook provided context free. Fiction, poetry, verse, and miscellaneous words as they appear on the page.

Words from Ryan Woldt’s notebook provided context free. Fiction, poetry, verse, and miscellaneous words as they appear on the page.

Words from Ryan Woldt’s notebook provided context free. Fiction, poetry, verse, and miscellaneous words as they appear on the page.

Words from Ryan Woldt’s notebook provided context free. Fiction, poetry, verse, and miscellaneous words as they appear on the page.

Words from Ryan Woldt’s notebook provided context free. Fiction, poetry, verse, and miscellaneous words as they appear on the page.

Words from Ryan Woldt’s notebook provided context free. Fiction, poetry, verse, and miscellaneous words as they appear on the page.

Words from Ryan Woldt’s notebook provided context free. Fiction, poetry, verse, and miscellaneous words as they appear on the page.

Words from Ryan Woldt’s notebook provided context free. Fiction, poetry, verse, and miscellaneous words as they appear on the page.

Words from Ryan Woldt’s notebook provided context free. Fiction, poetry, verse, and miscellaneous words as they appear on the page.

Words from Ryan Woldt’s notebook provided context free. Fiction, poetry, verse, and miscellaneous words as they appear on the page.

I always listen to music when I write. I can’t write without it. Depending on what I think I’m writing about, I’ll pick a playlist or a song to create a station out of that I think will mirror the mood I want to end up on the page. I should rephrase my earlier statement. I can’t start writing without music.

ROAST! West Coast is a new podcast with the goal of introducing listeners to the community of coffee roasters and coffee innovators on the West Coast.

We’ll talk coffee, origin stories, introduce new ideas and speak directly to consumers in a more casual manner while also helping educate a wider community of coffee drinkers, appreciators and supporters of local business. Coming soon!