Joe Martin
Joe Martin is a retired social worker who spent over 40 years serving the downtown community. He is a co-founder of the Pike Market Medical Clinic and the Downtown Emergency Service Center. He and his late wife first met Gies at Seattle’s St. Joseph parish in 1983.
A Portland Writer Traces Her Conversion to Being a Writer
In the course of her life, Gies has held a lot of jobs, from managing an asparagus-packing plant to driving taxi. In one hilarious chapter Gies gets a taste of show biz.