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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: A Love Letter to My Wife

DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: A Love Letter to My Wife

Posted on January 27, 2023January 27, 2023 by DC Duncan

It’s been a crazy roller coaster ride with all the ups and downs, the highs and lows, and the unforeseeable twists and turns…

Posted in Essays/Poetry
DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: New Kid on the Block

DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: New Kid on the Block

Posted on January 16, 2023January 16, 2023 by DC Duncan

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…

Posted in Essays/Poetry
DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: Pray for Spring!

DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: Pray for Spring!

Posted on January 6, 2023January 6, 2023 by DC Duncan

I, like most of the people of Pagosa Country, are transplants. But some plants don’t do too well in colder zones…

Posted in Humor/Fiction

DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: Happy New Year, Earthlings!

Posted on December 30, 2022December 30, 2022 by DC Duncan

I think it’s unlikely that scientists will discover intelligent life on other planets…

Posted in Essays/Poetry

DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: The Real Santa Claus

Posted on December 23, 2022December 23, 2022 by DC Duncan

We would run downstairs, with Mother in hot pursuit, and on entering the living room, we were astounded at the sight…

Posted in Essays/Poetry
DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: Expiration Dates

DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: Expiration Dates

Posted on December 12, 2022December 12, 2022 by DC Duncan

Recently I pulled a package of cream cheese out of the inner recesses of the refrigerator…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
ESSAY: Phyl Has Left the Building!

ESSAY: Phyl Has Left the Building!

Posted on November 28, 2022November 29, 2022 by DC Duncan

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…

Posted in Essays/Poetry
ESSAY: Roberto Garcia, Jr... Master Sculptor

ESSAY: Roberto Garcia, Jr… Master Sculptor

Posted on November 22, 2022November 22, 2022 by DC Duncan

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

Posted in Essays/Poetry
ESSAY: Come Let Me Love You

ESSAY: Come Let Me Love You

Posted on August 19, 2022September 9, 2022 by DC Duncan

Summer Phillips enjoyed an extraordinary, carefree life. She was Pagosa’s premier goldsmith, a masterful artist with a huge clientele…

Posted in Essays/Poetry
'Ragwater' Will Rock the ComFest This Friday at Town Park

‘Ragwater’ Will Rock the ComFest This Friday at Town Park

Posted on June 14, 2022June 14, 2022 by DC Duncan

Get out your dancing shoes, children, and get ready for the premier rock band in Southwest Colorado…

Posted in Community
Please Consider the Summer Phillips Pierce GoFundMe Effort

Please Consider the Summer Phillips Pierce GoFundMe Effort

Posted on March 16, 2022March 18, 2022 by DC Duncan

Summer and her husband Chris Pierce have a long row to hoe…

Posted in Community
ESSAY: The Warrior Woman

ESSAY: The Warrior Woman

Posted on February 25, 2022February 25, 2022 by DC Duncan

There are only 96 beds at the Craig Hospital and patients have to qualify to get in, but Summer was a shoe-in…

Posted in Essays/Poetry

ESSAY: The Legacy of John Porter

Posted on February 3, 2022March 21, 2022 by DC Duncan

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…

Posted in Essays/Poetry

POEM: Moonlit World

Posted on January 28, 2022January 28, 2022 by DC Duncan

When my woman talks it’s a symphony… Like a nightingale’s song she sings to me…

Posted in Essays/Poetry
A Standing Ovation for a Grand Dame

A Standing Ovation for a Grand Dame

Posted on November 25, 2021November 25, 2021 by DC Duncan

The couple settled in the charming borough of Beaver, PA, on the banks of the magnificent Ohio River…

Posted in Essays/Poetry

OBITUARY: Marilyn Duncan Smith

Posted on November 9, 2021November 9, 2021 by DC Duncan

On September 23, 1927 in New Brighton, PA, Marilyn Jean Shaffer was born. She was raised to be a generous, compassionate, Christian woman…

Posted in Community
DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: Family Lotus

DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: Family Lotus

Posted on July 29, 2021July 29, 2021 by DC Duncan

Three weeks ago I got a call from Jerry. He and his girlfriend, Barbara, were planning a trip to Pagosa Springs…

Posted in Arts/Entertainment

DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: Rescue Mode

Posted on July 26, 2021July 26, 2021 by DC Duncan

And then I heard it again. Yes. No mistaking. That was definitely a female yelling “help….”

Posted in Humor/Fiction
ESSAY: My Mother's Swan Song

ESSAY: My Mother’s Swan Song

Posted on July 14, 2021July 14, 2021 by DC Duncan

On June 14, 2001 Spike came home from a convention in Austin and Mom made him his favorite delicacy: macaroni and cheese with tomatoes…

Posted in Essays/Poetry
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