(Note: Most of my published writings are not available for free online, but here are a few that are, along with some interviews)
The Ethics of Writing About Others, The Writer’s Chronicle
On Marjory Stoneman Douglas’s The Everglades: River of Grass, Tin House
Robert Lax: Master Minimalist, Poetry
The Story Catcher, Notre Dame Magazine & Utne Reader
A Gyroscope On the Island of Love, Image
Poetic Man of God, Notre Dame Magazine
Goodness Gracious, Notre Dame Magazine
Turning the Jungle Into a Garden, Poets & Writers
When the Greek Islands Were Hospitable to Strangers, The Christian Century
A Way of Seeing, Bearings Online
Brian Doyle and the Language of the Stage, Oregon Arts Watch
The Hidden and the Tangible, Books Combined
Links to many of my theater and book reviews for The Oregonian newspaper
A Look Back at Portland Jazz: When the Joint Was Jumpin’, Oregon History Project
The Vanport Flood and Racial Change in Portland, Oregon History Project
Interviews:
To See the World As It Is: Writing the Life of Robert Lax, Propeller Magazine
Peace Is a Good Thing to Seek, Bearings Online
An Interview with Michael McGregor, University of Portland
Michael McGregor on Craft and Process (audio), Blackbird Studio
On Robert Lax’s Poems (audio), Poetry Magazine podcast
Michael McGregor—Pure Act: The Uncommon Life of Robert Lax (audio), Late Night Library