The House at #45 Nancy McAtavey Carbondale I loved the bigness of the house at number 45; the kitchen with its cast iron stove, the dining room where I built forts under the claw foot table, the front parlor with the upright piano that no one ever played. At the top of the front staircase […]
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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Work in Progress – Nov. 17, 2022
The Beautiful Sandwich Shelly Bergerhouse Merriam February 19, 2021 Glenwood Springs She could always make the most beautiful sandwich. A loving memory of her Emporia, Kansas college years and lunch with her Alpha Sigma sisters. A block of cheddar cheese shredded on her mother’s tin grater bent from decades of use, As was her finger […]
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Work in Progress – Nov. 9, 2022
Your creativity counts By Just Jim It’s on the wall Down Main Street Everywhere you look Creativity abounds Carbondale, Glenwood And beyond Sprouting from minds and hearts Through fingers on the page It seeps through the cracks Up through your toes Falls from the sky Like snowflakes and red hats Admittedly, sometimes difficult to pin […]
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Work in Progress – Nov. 3, 2022
The Bald Eagles of Beaver Lake By Alex Menard This may read like a short story and still seems like a dream to me. In fact, I am relating it just as it happened on one stunningly beautiful fall day in Marble, Colorado. The day was so bright it almost hurt your eyes, and completely […]
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Work in Progress: Oct. 27, 2022
Wendy Moore By Bob Schultz School servant leader Director of thespians Bravo Wendy Moore! End of the Leaves By Jampa Leaves, most fallen down Follow me in on my shoes Crunching under foot. Ahhh…Fall By Kitty Riley At last the pall of Summer heat is lifted Breezes toss gold Coins from aspen trees That meld […]
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Work in Progress – Oct. 20, 2022
A letter to our editor By James Steindler When you’re away, We stay afloat, it’s true But, there’s something missing… Well, it’s just not the same without you The journey takes you far Curiosity in tow Colorfully documenting Wherever you go In a hostel in Éire Gazing over chimneys In a meadow Walled by rock […]
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Work in Progress – Oct. 13, 2022
Dark Humor JM Jesse Glenwood Springs A murder of crows An unkindness of ravens Walk into a bar The Prayer Shawl By Nancy McAtavey, Carbondale My neighbor made my prayer shawl; dark blue with specks of white running through the yarn, the pieces of fringe threaded with silver beads and hearts that read “love” and […]
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Work in Progress – Oct. 5, 2022
Dream Time By Tom Mercer Dream Induction Technologies Corporation (DITC) had established an incredible record of success since its creation in 2041. The company was founded by Jay Skillton-Adams, the neuroscientist who initially developed and commercialized the dream induction process. Skillton-Adams introduced his technology to the world touting the slogan, “Why Wait? Live Your Dream […]
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Work in Progress – Sept. 22, 2022
Come to rest JM Jesse Glenwood Springs A single leaf falls Languidly zigzagging down Soundlessly landing 27 Boxes By Jeanne Souldern Carbondale At age seven I sold 27 boxes of Camp Fire Girls candy In our neighborhood I went out alone How many blocks walked How many doors were knocked and How many strangers had […]
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Work in Progress: Sept. 15, 2022
Notes in The Pocket By Tom Mercer Zachary Gene Smithson led a solitary sort of life in a very small town in Central Illinois. Zachary was born there, just as his parents had been, and he knew nearly everybody in town by name. That was no major feat, as the population of Farland was a […]