Donald Morrison

Jun 3, 2024 | thebaffler.com | Donald Morrison |Tarence Ray |Maz Do

It has been close to ten years since I’ve ridden a bike through downtown Portland, Oregon. I was born and raised just outside the city, in a quiet suburb called Tigard, and I have vivid memories of taking my father’s bike as a teenager, loading it onto the TriMet bus, and riding an hour north, where I’d deboard and cruise the lush, green streets. I’d stop for water, needles, and dope—before settling down somewhere along the Willamette River to get high.

Feb 8, 2024 | eugeneweekly.com | Donald Morrison

Ask anyone and they’ll tell you Pineapple had the biggest heart in Eugene. To friends and family, Pineapple’s selfless nature helped revive their faith in humanity and helped them see the world differently. To the authorities tasked with corralling and criminalizing the unhoused in Lane County, he was a constant headache that proved very difficult to make go away, placing himself at the center of the never-ending conflict over how to address homelessness in Eugene.