So writers, stop it. Just stop it. You’re not real, or tough, or funny….
Category: Essays
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Debates, and Polls, and Election Victories
That means that in 13 elections, the debate winners have won seven of these…
BOOKISH: Plot Your Future
Cade is determined to be a mystery author. He’s bursting with ideas. Some are pretty good…
BOOKISH: Rules for Writers
There’s rules for both chemistry, and writing. You would think a teacher would know that…
PHOTO ESSAY: 15th Annual Pagosa Car Show a Success
The pinup contest had several entries and spectators enjoyed the fun vintage tradition…
BOOKISH: Tech Talk, from the Mouths of Babes
Your guru is in…
ESSAY: Eating Right, and Frugally, in Pagosa Springs
One way to save is in knowing our grocers; I shop each one for different things and combine my shop days…
PHOTO ESSAY: Senior Picnic in Yamaguchi Park
Thanks to the community, staff, board members and all the volunteers for an exceptional community picnic this past Friday…
BOOKISH: Puppies!
Unhappiness seems to be on a lot of minds. Starting with politics, there are a lot of unhappy people…
ESSAY: Jim Evans and the Battle for PILT
I did a double take when I saw the headline, “Meeker County to call on Congress to pay up for federal lands…”
BOOKISH: Writer Kindness
“Tell me, is this any good?” I hate that question. I hate it because I have to answer in a way that will cause them angst…
BOOKISH: Stand and Deliver
And writing is physical. You sit in one place for hours, striking keys. You feel guilty if you get up…
DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: Ragwater’s Supernatural Rite of Spring
But calling this pagan phantasmagoria a mere “concert” would be a gross understatement. This was something out of a goddamn Stanley Kubrick movie…
DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: What Matters Most
The morning sunlight filters through the closed blinds signaling a brand new day. Our bedroom basks in a soft, warm glow…
BOOKISH: The Woman in the Minivan
My writer friend is very nice to everyone. She is a volunteer at schools, reading to children. What’s her novel about? It’s a murder mystery, she tells me…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: By Inclination, a Researcher
I am becoming ever more convinced that I began my education after learning not to take anything, or anybody, too seriously…
TROOPER TIPS: Safety During a Change of Seasons
Sliding cars perpendicular on the roadway in blizzard like conditions have been replaced with Bambis and Thumpers…
PHOTO ESSAY: A Satisfying Lunch at the Pagosa Senior Center
I noticed they had Crispy Cod on the menu. I made a reservation with a phone call and showed up about 12:30…