‘The Territory of Loss’ By Daniel TorresTranslated by Freda Barron “Poetry is the territory of loss, and that assumption condemns the poet to a constant vigil.”– Eduardo Milán Lost for the love of letters; they injected me with the habit of life that my enthusiasm so desperately needs to keep me afloat. What would become […]
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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Works in Progress – Oct. 23, 2025
The States Bridger LangfurCrystal Valley Out on the East CoastSits an iodine manNo kingBy himselfHis mind failingGrasping at relevance Sawing at an overdone steak In these divided statesIn these states divided And in some far flung mountain townShaded by valley wallsThere can be heard the old wayDrifting down riversLost on quiet backwoods trailsStanding stillin the […]
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Trolling CanariesBy Larry DayCarbondale Six mandarin oranges In a blue ceramic bowl. Nestled like canaries In the whiskers of a troll. Mississippi SnakePam Heckert, PlacitaMarch 31, 2022 Flying through the sky Looking down on the mighty muddy Mississippi Snaking through the green fields Nourishing the land
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Works in Progress – Fall poetry
Boxed InBy Deborah Holt WilliamsGlenwood Springs Savvy collector or borderline hoarder?Almost an addiction, right on the border. I ought to recycle, I know that I should.But I can’t toss a box when it’s perfectly good! It might be just perfect for under the tree.(Months from now, yes — but proactive, that’s me.) And I just […]
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Carbondale Treasure Hunt
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 be hidden in Carbondale’s heart. Through Main Street’s charm and gallery halls, past murals bright on building walls. The treasure waits where artists gather, where community bonds grow ever stronger. So, […]
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IN*OTHER*WORDS
By Michael LemmerSeptember 2025 Summer slowly slouches away. You can feel it. The days are getting shorter. The nights are getting longer. There’s the whisper of a chill in the air. The Summer of 2025 is Spent. Happy Equinox! Time slip-sliding away — Like The Sands In An Hourglass. Before you know it, the trees […]
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Under the weather
For those of us who live in Carbondale or surrounding areas, we were all under the weather last Saturday. If you were fortunate enough to be outside or happened to be someplace where you could see the storms blow in, we were treated to a magnificent rainbow and spectacular display of storm-related art, courtesy of […]
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The greatest gift
By Raleigh BurleighCarbondale For weeks ahead of Burning Man, I frequented the Carbondale Bike Project to tune up a couple bicycles (one purchased there) for myself and my girlfriend to cruise Black Rock City. A bike I had been gifted needed serious work, and even after rebuilding the crank shaft and packing the back axle […]
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Carbondale Treasure Hunt
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 be hidden in Carbondale’s heart. Through Main Street’s charm and gallery halls, past murals bright on building walls. The treasure waits where artists gather, where community bonds grow ever stronger. So, […]