Ryan J. Prado, Author at The Source

In This Together

High desert writer and Oregon Poet Laureate Ellen Waterston’s new book, “We Could Die Doing This,” compiles treasured “Third Act” columns

by Ryan J. Prado April 2, 2025May 12, 2025

When brainstorming a title for her latest book, Ellen Waterston, along with Source Weekly publisher Aaron Switzer, knew they had to hit a bullseye. Composed of columns from her monthly series, “The Third Act,” which Waterston has been penning since 2021, the central thesis of ageing and ageism necessitated something punchy. She recalled her children’s […]

Culture

Rising Above

Bend’s Jeff Swaney looks back on a life of adventure and found wisdoms in his memoir, “None of the Answers: Racing Through Life in Reverse”

by Ryan J. Prado March 5, 2025June 12, 2025

When Jeff Swaney was 14 years old, an insurance salesperson knocked on the door of his home in Detroit, Michigan, extolling the soundness of a dizzying policy scheme to his parents. Detecting some dubious math in the pitch, the 14-year-old Swaney stepped in to quibble with the solicitor, trying and failing to convince his parents […]

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