Light at night By Just Jim Glenwood Springs Carbondale is lit Just take a stroll But, first let the moon sit Then imbibe Main Street’s soul Chandeliers gleam Bringing saloons […]
Opinion
Looking forward with Defiende Nuestra Tierra in 2023
2023 is an important milestone for the Defiende Nuestra Tierra program at Wilderness Workshop (WW) — we’ll be marking our five-year anniversary! If you’re not familiar, Defiende Nuestra Tierra (which […]
The two faces of San Miguel de Allende
Translated by Julian Nihill San Miguel de Allende (SMA) is often referred to as the “heart” of Mexico due to its importance in history and its location within the Mexican […]
Críticas: Hometown hate
“Sometimes I can hear my bones straining under the weight of all the lives I’m not living.” –Jonathan Safran Foer There used to be a time when I was ashamed […]
Ps & Qs: The Grinch is going to jail
On Christmas day, my brother-in-law saw the Grinch getting arrested. He lives in a city much bigger than our Whoville-sized Carbondale, and he said a crowd watched as the police […]
Letters – Jan. 5, 2023
R.I.P. Ed With the recent untimely demise of veteran Ed “Mex” Pfab, in an accident at home, the Aspen Mountain patrol lost one of its beloved brethren. A couple of […]
The astrology of 2023: Calmer seas ahead
As I write this, we are in the liminal week between Christmas and the New Year — a week of travel, leftovers, clean-up, and thank-you notes. From this precarious vantage […]
Letters – Dec. 29, 2022
Been there Unease over others’ opinions and judgment ebbs over time. After seeing societies react poorly to inconvenience and foreseeable change, one tends to become more tolerant and amenable to […]