Below is a short story reprinted in High Country News titled “In Line at the Great Wall.” It is a quick read and puts family faces on the tradgedy that would be a (longer) border wall. I hope you enjoy it. Also, I decided to NOT do two blogs. It sounds too much like work. Instead,…
Somewhere, sometime while growing up in the Midwest I heard the poem “The Shooting of Dan McGrew.” A poem we studied in school? Anyway, a few years back I was looking into western writers and poets and rediscovered “The Shooting” along with other poems by Robert W. Service. I was excited to discover this…
Some people pass through the desert southwest on their travels without feeling the pull to explore. Zoom, right on by. I even heard one person say, “I drove through New Mexico. It is just wasteland.” Not me; I first felt the call of the desert 40+ years ago and it never left, even though I…
Each year, Michael Depraida creates limited numbers of beautiful, western-themed, beaded jewelry. He sells through existing clients and by word of mouth, which is how I discovered his work. However, he has also received awards for his work, which is featured in corporate collections and galleries around the world. As you can see…
Western land use issues are complex, and those who care about the land need to be informed. Sometimes that takes hours of background research and, other times, nothing less than a personal visit to the area in question. In that spirit, I visited Bears Ears National Monument in October as I traveled from Washington State…