I’m so freaking cautious, much of the time, signing off on emails, for example, a traditional age-old way, often writing ‘All the best’ or ‘All READ MORE
Category: Essays
PHOTO ESSAY: Sledz on Rez, 2023
The youngest of the group made it all the way down with the most amazing big blue eyes…
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…
BIG PIVOTS: Reimagining Colorado’s Highways
The pot wasn’t deep enough to produce overpasses such as the one between Pagosa Springs and Durango…
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: 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…
HMPRESENTLY: Wasn’t Sure It’s a Word
Hey, it’s the holidays, with joy to the world, good tidings, and so on and so forth…
ESSAY: Pyotr Kropotkin, 180 Years Later
The non-capitalist reorganization of our workplaces would undoubtedly improve the condition of workers…
ESSAY: Conversation with a Young Birder
“Birds are a key animal group. It’s important to include them in our world, and not ignore them…”
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…
HMPRESENTLY: Avoiding Spiky Balls
And like ships at sea, in battle zones, my family and I have been trying to avoid sailing over any viral, explosive mines…
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 READ MORE
ESSAY: Fortunes and Found Things
I am, I realize, that person that the secondfortune.com website is targeted for…
POEM: My Flashy Star
I bought a flashy star on the installment plan…
ESSAY: Community Organizing Helps People Thrive in Challenging Times
When people see how they can create real political changes as part of communities, amazing things can happen…
HMPRESENTLY: Writing an Ode
‘Emotion?’ In my ode, there’s some of that. ‘Exaltation?’ I’m sure hoping so, if this ode gets you thinking, some, about freedom and democracy…
Author Rudolfo Anaya on Banning Books
“We have to live together. Isn’t knowing about each other better than not knowing? Resentment and prejudice come when we don’t know…”