GobQ/Reprobate Books

We’re pleased & grateful to have a table at the

PORTLAND INDIE BOOK AND ART FAIR

Honey Latte Café
1033 SE Main St, Ste 7
Portland, OR 97214

JUNE 27, 2026… 11 A.M. - 6 P.M.

Free, family-friendly & open to the public - come & see local art and publishing!

Gobsh*te Quarterly #43+44
memoir, essays, fiction, nonfiction, graphics, poetry

– with many thanks to –

*tequarterly

On the spinner, in the Blue Room,
Powell's, Portland

"'The Fires' is a jazzy read"
- David Biepiel

Paul Merchant
translator, Poems (1904), C.P. Cavafy
translator, Twelve Poems About Cavafy, Yannis Ritsos
Gobsh*te Quarterly contributor.

Congratulations to Friend of Gobsh*te Quarterly Richard Nash on his new venture!

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"In the last year, I've had a bunch of conversations with young people in their early-mid 20s and even more conversations with the parents of people in their early-mid 20s. About how to start living independent lives. And, man, some of it was heartbreaking. And also inspiring. So I'm doing something about it. Some of you know I became an Executive Coach in 2018 and I'm now expanding my practice to encompass these young people launching themselves into a new phase of their life.

It's "Group Coaching for Young Professionals." An intimate group of eight, yours truly facilitating, helping each other find their best selves and navigate the city's workplaces. Like group therapy, but with an action-oriented, forward-looking, pragmatic bent. Doing it in group format makes it more affordable, and also offers the young people the chance to listen to and talk to peer strangers in a facilitated environment.

For the moment, it's just in-person, apologies to the non-New York-dwelling kids. I think in 2027 I might be able to figure out a way to make it work virtually but in the short run I do feel it can be valuable to have these young people be able to interact with each other IRL, especially given the loss of a year or more of social interaction people that age experienced during the pandemic.

It'll start in late February, once a week, early evening, and I'll aim to add a couple more sessions later in the year if all goes according to plan. I've posted a link in the comments to a flyer that gives more detail, and I'm happy to discuss with anyone who wants to learn more about it."

this new green leaf
translucent with autumn

this soft autumn rain
softer than spring

– two couplets