Memories of racismBy Fred Malo, Jr.Carbondale Like most people my age, my short-term memory really sucks. I can’t remember what I did five minutes ago. On the other hand, my long-term memory is spooky good. I remember details of a trip my family made to the Smoky Mountains in Tennessee in 1953, when I was […]
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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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Two families that are friends will share a dinner date at the Homestead in River Valley Ranch after winning a $150 gift card by solving the first-ever Carbondale Treasure Hunt with a clue in last week’s Sopris Sun. “I don’t do First Fridays much anymore,” Katie Bannon admitted, “but this brought me out.” Keep an […]
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Carbondale Treasure Hunt
Inspired by Forest Fenn, we have a treasure hunt you can more easily win. Look for a clue in The Sopris Sun to let you know when the hunt has begun. The treasure vault awaits the clever mind, who reads the clues and seeks to find. Before each First Friday’s celebration starts, this treasure will […]
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Ode to Shoulder SeasonBy Rachel Leigh Cohen a time nestled between visiting electric storms. soft like a collar bone peeking out beneath a loose necked cashmere sweater on a body that tends to lean towards coverage. subtle like classically sweet perfume mixed with light sweat culminating between cycles of sunbathing & cold plunges in rivers […]
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And There Were Roses By Nancy McAtaveyCarbondale Churchill Downs, The first Saturday in May “This is it,” I thought as I entered the main concourse of the Louisville International Airport. I was ready to cross this item off of my bucket list, ready for “the most exciting two minutes in sports” — The Kentucky Derby’s […]
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What in the … Ginny Parker doesn’t spend as much time on the ranch off Emma Road these days, where she spent most of her life. But her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren still keep an eye on things. A peculiar sheep has been spending some quality time with the family after saying hello over the […]
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‘Big Money’By Lee Mulcahy In Vail and Aspen’s grip a duopoly reigns,Where wealth’s tight fist binds up the plains.A season pass in Japan at Niseko’s Moiwa, so grand,Costs one day’s fee at Vail on our leased land. Billionaires rule Aspen’s snowy domain,Silencing songs that dare complain.Dan Sheridan’s tune, “Big Money ruins everything,”Banned from the […]
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No Lullaby By Kitty Riley There ain’t no lullaby in this landSleep is hard to findTrust and care are pushed awayLeaving fear behind There was a time when helping othersWas the way to liveFriends and neighbors reaching outSupport and aid to give Now trampling and dismantlingAre the preferred meansOf chipping away our fought-for rightsTo build a […]
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CommunionBy Andrea HollandFisher Creek On a still winter bright day,We catch our breath near the crest of a jagged granite ridgeA whisper of wingsGently interrupts the silence around usGracefully, an eagle glides pastAt eye levelIts pure white feathered headRhythmically rotatesSide to sideSearching for the slightest movement of prey belowI breathe in the moment.No longer anchored […]
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A dreamBy Daniel TorresTranslated by Freda Barron You have been an old path I’ve enjoyed walking. I do not regret having seen your trails,your mountains. Of waking up one day in your cold forestsand some nights in your hot deserts. I do not regret having tasted the fruits of your tropical forest,or the waters of […]