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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.
DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: The Here and Now of 'Being There'

DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: The Here and Now of ‘Being There’

Posted on July 22, 2025July 22, 2025 by DC Duncan

In 1979, Peter Sellers starred in this satirical comedy-drama written by novelist Jerzey Kozinski…

Posted in Essays/Poetry
DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: A Midsummer Night's Dream of Christmas

DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: A Midsummer Night’s Dream of Christmas

Posted on July 18, 2025July 18, 2025 by DC Duncan

I imagined that we’d sit around the kiva fireplace singing Christmas carols while enjoying the fragrant scent of burning piñon…

Posted in Essays/Poetry
DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: Words and Phrases Commonly Misused, Part One

DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: Words and Phrases Commonly Misused, Part One

Posted on July 14, 2025August 1, 2025 by DC Duncan

Calling the Grand Canyon ‘awesome’ is a factual observation, whereas your new bow tie is not…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: Retired... or Just Plain Tired?

DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: Retired… or Just Plain Tired?

Posted on July 3, 2025July 3, 2025 by DC Duncan

On March 2nd, I turned 74 (and my liver turned 92)…

Posted in Essays/Poetry
DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: Ignoramus and Andy

DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: Ignoramus and Andy

Posted on May 9, 2025May 9, 2025 by DC Duncan

“It’s pretty complicated.” I said, realizing the dumb had just gotten dumber….

Posted in Essays/Poetry
DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: Don't Forget the Vet

DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: Don’t Forget the Vet

Posted on May 2, 2025May 2, 2025 by DC Duncan

The young man on the line sounded a bit frazzled. Quite unusual, as the workers at the VA are always cheerful and professional…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: For What It's Worth

DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: For What It’s Worth

Posted on April 17, 2025April 17, 2025 by DC Duncan

The present administration is a strange brew of billionaires and sycophants… and not a historian in the bunch…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: The New Reality

DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: The New Reality

Posted on March 20, 2025March 20, 2025 by DC Duncan

Every year, scientists are expanding their knowledge ‒ and our reality ‒ exponentially….

Posted in Humor/Fiction
DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: Humor is Serious Business!

DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: Humor is Serious Business!

Posted on March 14, 2025March 14, 2025 by DC Duncan

Putting words together to form sentences is something that emanates from the dark recesses of my mind…

Posted in Arts/Entertainment
Giving Thanks for Tait

Giving Thanks for Tait

Posted on November 28, 2024November 28, 2024 by DC Duncan

As a baby, Tait developed slowly. His pediatrician told us not to worry, but we did…

Posted in Essays/Poetry
DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: Cabinet Nominees with a Lot of Baggage

DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: Cabinet Nominees with a Lot of Baggage

Posted on November 25, 2024November 25, 2024 by DC Duncan

This then is the new Trump Administration, chock-full of billionaires — the richest in American history….

Posted in Humor/Fiction
DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: There's a Bad Moon on the Rise

DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: There’s a Bad Moon on the Rise

Posted on November 15, 2024November 15, 2024 by DC Duncan

And with any pending dangerous storm, we can only hope for the best, and expect the worst…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: November 5th Can't Come Soon Enough

DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: November 5th Can’t Come Soon Enough

Posted on November 1, 2024November 2, 2024 by DC Duncan

“Let’s turn the page, and together we will chart a new and joyful way forward…”

Posted in Opinion/Letters

DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: My Apologies to the MAGA Cult

Posted on October 24, 2024October 24, 2024 by DC Duncan

I believe the sentence in question is within the third paragraph from the bottom of the story…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: My Republican Family (and Other Aggravations)

DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: My Republican Family (and Other Aggravations)

Posted on October 15, 2024October 15, 2024 by DC Duncan

My family all liked Ike, and so did I. But then a young Senator and war hero from Massachusetts announced his candidacy…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
Brilliant Nature Documentary Premiers in Pagosa on Sept. 25

Brilliant Nature Documentary Premiers in Pagosa on Sept. 25

Posted on September 19, 2024September 19, 2024 by DC Duncan

I’m looking forward to seeing “Wild Orchid Man On The Rocks” on the big screen. I’ll see you at the Liberty Theatre…

Posted in Arts/Entertainment
Celebration of Life for Ron Gustafson, Saturday, September 7

Celebration of Life for Ron Gustafson, Saturday, September 7

Posted on September 4, 2024September 4, 2024 by DC Duncan

If you, dear reader, had a chance to study Ron’s lengthy obituary, you would have been amazed at the selfless contributions and altruism that made up his long life…

Posted in Community

ANNOUNCEMENT: Celebration of Life for ‘Mr. Pagosa’

Posted on August 30, 2024August 30, 2024 by DC Duncan

Let us show our appreciation to this extraordinary man by our joyful attendance…

Posted in Community
DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: A Brilliant Young Surgeon

DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: A Brilliant Young Surgeon

Posted on August 16, 2024August 16, 2024 by DC Duncan

Jayebird was taken to the Heart Hospital of New Mexico, one of the finest heart surgery facilities in the Southwest…

Posted in Essays/Poetry
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