About Portland Stories

Portland Stories originally launched in September of 2001 under the guiding hand of Stephen Voss, as part of the City Stories network. In December of 2005, operation of the site was transferred to The One True b!X..

Until the Fall of 2005, The One True b!X was the writer, editor, and publisher of the widely-acclaimed Portland Communique. He is an nine-year resident of Portland, Oregon.

Questions or comments about Portland Stories should be sent to the Contact email address. Stories should be submitted following the instructions on the Share Your Story page.

In the original incarnation of Portland Stories, material was divided into "Your Stories" and "Our Stories" -- the latter presenting stories from Stephen Voss or Charlene Kannankeril. As a tip of the hat to the history of this site, here the full list of all those stories previously considered to be "Our Stories".

Masthead photograph provided by Portland Ground. St. Johns Bridge by Old Sarge. Hollywood Theater by Peter Merholz. Cinema 21 by Nicole Martin. Peacock by Stuart Seeger. Design inspired by Urban Sprawl from dreamLogic. Powered by Movable Type.

Maintained and edited by The One True b!X, who tells these stories: The Canvasser, The Distressed Cat That Wasn't, The Saga Of Agitated Man, Santarchy Now, M. On The #75.

There is no Portland Stories without you, so learn how to Share Your Story. Above all else, be honest, because the best stories are the ones that are true. If you have no stories to tell, but you've been eavesdropping, check out the unaffiliated Overheard in PDX.

Each story belongs to its owner or owners. Stories submitted prior to November of 2005 are owned by their respective authors and cannot be used without their permission. Stories submitted starting in November of 2005 are are owned by their respective authors but usage is covered by the terms of the Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 license from Creative Commons. See our Reprint And Republication Rights page for further details.