Also in 2003, they founded Elohi Gadugi, a small nonprofit literary organization, and its literary publishing imprint, The Habit of Rainy Nights Press, which they continue to operate as the authors’ imprint. Between 2011 and 2016, the press published Elohi Gadugi Journal, a literary magazine dedicated to showcasing “narratives for a new world.”
The authors also organized a popular reading series, Readings at Milepost 5, in Portland, Oregon during those same years. They now live in Central Oregon where both of them grew up.
Duane is an active citizen of the Cherokee Nation. He is now on Bluesky, if you want to check out his profile.