By Amy Krakow Carbondale Branch Library Imagine life in a rickety, makeshift hut on an uninhabited fjord on the Arctic Archipelago of Svalbard where four months of the year you live in total darkness; where glaciers, polar bears, and a faithful dog named Eberhard are your only companions. You have chosen this solitary life purposely […]
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Obituary: Ann Korologos
November 16, 1941 – January 30, 2023 It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our dear friend, Ann Korologos. Ann passed earlier this week from complications related to bacterial meningitis. Ann was a passionate and dedicated advocate for the arts, and her enthusiasm for the gallery she owned was unparalleled. Ann […]
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Work in Progress – Jan. 26, 2023
Year(s) of the Hare 1903 1915 1927 1939 1951 1963 1975 1987 1999 2011 2023 … Wasting Away By Deborah Williams Glenwood Springs I thought there’d be a pearly gate, and angels to welcome me in. But lying here bored in this wooden box, I wish I’d enjoyed more sin!
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Leonard C. Truesdell, Jr, October 6, 1937 – December 31, 2022
On Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022, Leonard C. Truesdell, Jr. of Socorro, New Mexico, passed away after a brief illness. Born in Kansas City, Missouri on Oct. 6, 1937, Len grew up in Winnetka, Illinois and attended New Trier High School. After graduating from Stanford University with a degree in Chemical Engineering, Len went on to […]
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Obituary: Marc Grandbois
September 23, 1962 – January 12, 2023 Marc Gilles Louis Grandbois was born in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec and grew up in Chatham, Ontario until he accompanied his parents on assignment to Kamsar, Guinea then Edea, Cameroon. These early experiences earned him an open view of the world and led to relationships that lasted through his life. […]
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Work in Progress – Jan. 10, 2023
Hazardous Lunch By Deborah Holt Williams Glenwood Springs I packed myself lunch back on Friday, but then I bought pizza instead. My nose just detected the lunch I neglected. I sniff toward my locker with dread. The stench emanates down the hallway. Even zombies would gag, and then run! Squid sushi forgotten, now toxically rotten. […]
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Mature Content: To plan or not to plan, that is the question
By Ron Kokish I met Niki when I was 21. She was 19. She enjoyed our first date, so when I asked her to a toga party the following week, she said yes. Then she had second thoughts. “A toga party? At a frat house? Ugh!” She decided to back out, but her mother leaned […]
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Work in Progress – Jan. 12, 2023
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 to life As conversations stream A moment to set aside strife For many, the long drive From Aspen to home Lights scream by as sight […]
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Recommended Reading: ‘Buttons: Dreams Do Come True’
By Jamie LaRue Garfield County Libraries “Most people don’t remember the day they were born. I remember it all.” So begins the children’s book “Buttons: Dreams Do Come True” by longtime Glenwood Springs resident, Rachael Windh. That arresting beginning has an immediate twist. The narrator is … a book. It’s a book by a book […]
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Work in Progres – Jan. 5, 2022
Share your works in progress with readers by emailing illustrations, creative writings and poetry to fiction@soprissun.com The Resourceful Elf: Part Two By Tom Mercer Former Carbondalian Continued from Dec. 22, 2022 Work in Progress page Snuffles the Elf was at a loss. He was no longer one of Santa’s helpers due to an error he […]