Elena Passarello

Corvallis

Contributor at Freelance

The Nic Cage of essays and the Ed McMahon of @LiveWireRadio. She/her.

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Articles

Smart Bird Feeders Connect Us to Wildlife -and Each Other-Like Never Before

1 week ago | audubon.org | Elena Passarello

Though I moved away from my home state 30 years ago, I still miss the noise of a Georgia backyard. We’ve got plenty of bird sounds to enjoy here in Oregon, but come spring, I find myself dialing up my Atlanta kin and hoping they answer from the porch or while walking the neighborhood. Those chords of southern birdsong—the freepereee of Eastern Towhees and the peterpeter of Tufted Titmice—ring a bell in my heart, even when the sound is compressed and sent through a cell phone.
A Small Press Book We Love: Let Me Clear My Throat by Elena Passarello

Mar 19, 2025 | lithub.com | Brittany Allen |Elena Passarello

Small presses have had a rough year, but as the literary world continues to conglomerate, we at Literary Hub think they’re more important than ever. Which is why, every (work) day in March—which just so happens to be National Small Press Month—a Lit Hub staff member will be recommending a small press book that they love. The only rule of this game is that there are no rules, except that the books we recommend must have been published, at some time, and in some place, by a small press.
Elvis’s Soundtrack Songs: The Best of the Worst

Jan 15, 2025 | burnaway.org | Elena Passarello

Five years after Elvis’s death, a bootlegger known only as “Richard” released a compilation of dubious Presley songs on a record label called Dog Vomit.
Elvis’s Soundtrack Songs: The Best of the Worst

Dec 9, 2024 | oxfordamerican.org | Elena Passarello

Blue Hawaii, 2010, acrylic on panel by Andrew Valko © The artist Inside one of the most important bootlegs in music history Five years after Elvis’s death, a bootlegger known only as “Richard” released a compilation of dubious Presley songs on a record label called Dog Vomit.