Black Canyon’s gift to the traveler By Adam SarlanMassachusetts I never know what my fingers will touch as I emerge from whitelights of sleep every morning. Today, an old friend, a burn victim, one of many lining the canyon’s gray, windy rim, gave me a hairlock after I rubbed a manila sheet across his ribs, creating that slow riser, a […]
Fiction
Work in Progress is The Sopris Sun’s platform to highlight the local community’s creativity. Fictional short stories, poems and illustrations can be submitted to fiction@soprissun.com to be published.
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Twin troubleBy Tom MercerCarbondale-ish Alan Baxter was a confirmed bachelor. He lived on a quiet street in a quiet Midwestern town, and largely kept to himself. He did not belong to any clubs or organizations in town, and very few town residents even knew his name. He led a quiet life, and his outings were […]
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May we learn from history?By Nancy Bo Flood The many critical battles fought in the Pacific Arena are not as well known as those fought in Europe. But these battles in the Pacific were critical to ending the war, at a high cost of lives, military and civilian. The battles on Saipan and Tinian were […]
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Linda’s QuiltsBy Kay ClarkeCarbondale These photos are of but a few panels of Linda Criswell’s beautiful and thought-provoking quilts. For years, I have gazed upon, read and ruminated about Linda Criswell’s quilts. I did not know until she was gone that she considered them her legacy. I can see that now. Made almost entirely of […]
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TE AMO/I LOVE YOU
I love you enough to grow old with you. I love you to laugh out loud, to enjoy an afternoon of limitless sex, but at the same time, to simply enjoy having you by my side. I love you to walk hand in hand with you and gaze at the starry sky at night. I […]
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Works in Progress – Aug. 13, 2026
Always Envy The Rich Man By Daniel Spiller Glenwood Springs Always envy the rich man hail the gold on his teeth Rolled his roads stoges and fields and I’m still stuck on my knees Begging at the bottom of his feet like a dog drooling to eat I have to […]
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Works in Progress – Aug. 6, 2026
Between Suns and MoonsBy Daniel TorresTranslated by Freda Barron The inevitable departure of the moonsmakes the older self more present,stained by so many suns.The less archaic self,an apprentice of the moons,yearns for more suns. In the shadow of the years(those past, those future),hazy memories emerge,filled with shadows and nostalgic longings.Always the passing of bitter memoriesof […]
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Until we meet again
My dear Valley, You raised me among mountains and rivers. The Colorado River will forever run through my veins. You were the breeze that reminded me to breathe whenever I felt life slipping away from me. I will return to you like a tourist searching for an escape from reality. And although I never stopped […]
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Go Fish (a summer fantasy)Nancy Bo Flood Four Mile Jump in duck under Mask on Blow bubbles up your snorkel Flutter kick webbed feet Gaze at turtles, sharks — look, there — a whale! Swim! A bathtub can be As big As the deep blue sea
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Short-Term Rental
By Olivia EmeryCarbondale A few years ago, a robin built a nest on our back porch. She was as scattered and ditsy as I felt at the time — starting with a few sticks, changing her mind, tossing them on the ground, starting again. In the end she chose a spot two columns away from […]