In the spring of 1972, Step Bronstad steps into line at a Military Entrance Processing Station, “surrounded by dozens of other young men about to begin an odyssey that would likely place most of us in the war-torn jungles of Vietnam.” When he is hustled into an interrogation room, forced to answer questions about his […]
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“Crooked River” Country
An interview with author Valerie Geary
Valerie Geary’s gorgeous debut novel, “Crooked River,” is a haunting coming of age ghost story that follows sisters Ollie and Sam, set in Central Oregon. The Source recently sat down with Valerie to explore how “Crooked River” came to life. Source Weekly: In “Crooked River,” the Central Oregon landscape almost serves as a secondary character […]