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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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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Works in Progress – Jan. 22, 2026
All Lives Living By Jessica Amber Barnum & Tanner Jones Noticing is inspiring.Perhaps it’s only inspiringwhen you’re really noticingall lives living. Noticing the homeless man who soundly sitson his makeshift chair,hood on his lowered head,hands in his tattered pockets,eyes peeking in intervalsinspired by … I’m not sure.And, I look around to noticewhat he might […]
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Poetry in print matters
Nancy Bo Flood regularly shares her poetry with The Sopris Sun, which is published on its Works in Progress page, a weekly section that highlights community creativity. From sketches to short stories, Works in Progress contributions have run the gambit since the page’s inception three years ago. Flip to this week’s feature by Nancy’s husband, […]
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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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One Night Before ChristmasBy Tom MercerForever Carbondalian It was “that time of year again.” To Santa and Mrs. Claus, it seemed only weeks had passed since the previous Christmas, but both knew that as the days grew shorter it meant that Christmas was just around the corner (although there were no actual street corners in […]
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Aspen Writers’ Network speaks a writer’s language
Ernest Hemingway, arguably one of the greatest writers of the 20th century, once said of his craft: “There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.” It’s not quite as melodramatic as Hemingway suggests, but you get the gist of his message. Being a writer can, at times, […]