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…
Category: Essays
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…”
ESSAY: Bob’s Rhubarb Lounge
I read half a dozen poems, all of them exploratory in ways I couldn’t imagine, except as poems…
ESSAY: What I Learned by Being Foster Dad
This essay by Tim Wills appeared on Chalkbeat Colorado on August 29, 2022. The state of Maryland considered Marcus a runaway when he showed up READ MORE
ESSAY: Come Let Me Love You
Summer Phillips enjoyed an extraordinary, carefree life. She was Pagosa’s premier goldsmith, a masterful artist with a huge clientele…
POEM: Cause for Applause
Have you heard / that our universe / may be left-handed?