This is not Pagosa Lakes. If you want to turn your acre in paradise into a rat-infested junkyard, you may…
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.
REVIEW: Busy McCarroll is Making Good Trouble
“I’m not so naive to think that a song can fix all of this,” says Busy. “These are systemic problems we’ve had in this country for a long time…”
REVIEW: Sunny Gable, Songsmith
The music of Sunny Gable — created in the foothills of the San Juan Mountains, in southwest Colorado — is not only good, it’s contagious!
ROOTS AND WINGS: The Dreamy Music of Antonio Lopez
“Music is the common ground. The meeting point. A place to both share who we are, and to put aside who we are…”
DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: The Price of Doing Business?
As I approached the entrance, two foul-mouthed gentlemen were expressing their displeasure at the audacity of being made to don surgical masks or bandannas and clean their hands…
DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: Running Through the Woods
But then, a ghostly figure appeared out of the darkness – heading our way. It was a female in long flowing clothes with a flashlight, braving the cold night air…
OPINION: America, in the Balance
‘We the People’ are battling a catastrophic pandemic ‒ over 90,000 deaths so far ‒ and Trump is talking about ‘Obamagate’?…
DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: Genghis Khan (and The Horse He Rode In On)
Genghis Khan (1162 –1227) insisted that all young Mongol men marry older women. He felt that a more mature woman had greater wisdom and sense…
DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: Connections, Part Six
“I felt sad, angry, and frustrated by the actions of some people toward the healthcare workers. In their daily jobs, the nurses, doctors, and technicians are risking their own lives…”
DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: Connections, Part Five
“Fortunately we are seeing heroes step forward. In the health care facilities, in the food supply chain, and everyone who takes this threat seriously are all putting the safety of the community as a priority…”
DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: Connections, Part Four
Rob and his beautiful wife, Kathy have settled down in the charming town of Hendersonville, NC ‒ population 14,107…
DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: Connections, Part Three
“Here we are safe at home, but surrounded by a mine field. Every now and then someone has to navigate that mine field to get provisions….”
DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: Connections, Part Two
“Brazil is the country in South America with the biggest number of COVID-19 cases. We are in quarantine and the use of masks is mandatory…”
DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: Connections, Part One
“My wife Beverly and I are locked down in a retirement village in Ohio. With a population of 550 residents and over 500 workers… we are vulnerable…”
ESSAY: Nocturnal Visitors
The night light revealed a little girl standing at the foot of her bed, yanking her toe and giggling…
OPINION: OMG! Four More Years??
Cheerleaders operate on the sidelines and have absolutely no understanding of strategy and tactics, logistics and command…
DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: What, Me Worry?
His goofy rhetoric and dysfunctional leadership style comes directly from the pages of Mad Magazine…
DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: Killer Bees
They returned with an arsenal: pump spray tanks, gasoline, overalls, goggles, bandanas, helmets, gloves, duct tape, and of course, a 500,000 BTU portable propane torch kit….