The morning sunlight filters through the closed blinds signaling a brand new day. Our bedroom basks in a soft, warm glow…
Author: DC Duncan
DC has been a frustrated musician for over fifty years, and now has decided to become a frustrated writer. Learn more at DCDuncan.com. He’ll keep you posted.
Hail to the Chief!… Fond Memories of Warren Grams
Warren had been around for quite sometime. As it turned out, 86 years. And those were good years, well spent, but I wasn’t quite ready to say goodbye…
OBITUARY: Ann Graves, a Life Well Lived
She was leading a genteel life with her loving daughter, her best friend Bonnie, her indefatigable dog Daisy, extended family and many cherished friends and neighbors — contented and happy…
DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: Mommy and Santa
One snowy evening, Mommy and I were decorating the Christmas tree…
DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: My Recent Hip Replacement, and Other Frightful Tales
The X-rays didn’t look good. In fact they made me cringe…
DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: A Love Letter to My Wife
It’s been a crazy roller coaster ride with all the ups and downs, the highs and lows, and the unforeseeable twists and turns…
DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: New Kid on the Block
Needless to say, my new outgoing friend is in good shape. But more important, he’s a real gentleman. And he’s funny as hell…
DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: Pray for Spring!
I, like most of the people of Pagosa Country, are transplants. But some plants don’t do too well in colder zones…
DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: Happy New Year, Earthlings!
I think it’s unlikely that scientists will discover intelligent life on other planets…
DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: The Real Santa Claus
We would run downstairs, with Mother in hot pursuit, and on entering the living room, we were astounded at the sight…
DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: Expiration Dates
Recently I pulled a package of cream cheese out of the inner recesses of the refrigerator…
ESSAY: Phyl Has Left the Building!
Her fiery Letters to the Editor were legendary. She thought that the coming of a big-box store was the beginning of the end of life as we knew it…
ESSAY: Roberto Garcia, Jr… Master Sculptor
Photos by Jeff Laydon, Pagosa Photography. Sunday, November 13, 2022 was cold and crisp – a perfect afternoon to attend an artist reception high above Aspen Springs. The joyous event was the unveiling of Roberto Garcia’s latest bronze masterpiece at his awe-inspiring foundry. On entering the massive foundry doors you are instantly transported to another READ MORE
ESSAY: Come Let Me Love You
Summer Phillips enjoyed an extraordinary, carefree life. She was Pagosa’s premier goldsmith, a masterful artist with a huge clientele…
‘Ragwater’ Will Rock the ComFest This Friday at Town Park
Get out your dancing shoes, children, and get ready for the premier rock band in Southwest Colorado…
Please Consider the Summer Phillips Pierce GoFundMe Effort
Summer and her husband Chris Pierce have a long row to hoe…
ESSAY: The Warrior Woman
There are only 96 beds at the Craig Hospital and patients have to qualify to get in, but Summer was a shoe-in…
ESSAY: The Legacy of John Porter
Besides being an avid sailor, a rough-and-tumble rugby player, an actor, producer, entrepreneur, expert skier, bon vivant and charming man-about-town, John was a dedicated and loving husband…