Melissa Sidelinger

  • Locations: Fiction, Opinion Published

    Works in Progress - Sept. 14, 2023

    Works in Progress – Sept. 14, 2023 thumbnail Folks are saying the snow saddle between the two peaks is the biggest in years. (This is part of Lynn “Jake” Burton’s “Greetings from Carbondale, Colorado” postcard series.)

    WALK
    By Melissa Sidelinger

    Walk beside me
    Through these woods
    Down forest paths
    By rivers and roads.

    These trails are where
    My mind finds peace
    So take my hand
    And walk with me.… read more →

  • Locations: Fiction, Opinion Published

    Works in Progress - Aug. 31, 2023

    Works in Progress – Aug. 31, 2023 thumbnail Reboudt Restoration continues in-stream channel work in a section of the Crystal River from the Weaver Ditch Diversion to Crystal Bridge Drive. Photo by Beth White, Aug. 24, 2023

    Zucchinipalooza
    By Deborah Holt Williams
    Glenwood Springs

    One zucchini, two zucchini, three zucchini, four.
    Only one zucchini plant, producing more and more.
    Five zucchini, six zucchini, seven zucchini, eight.
    Some to bake and some to grill and some to chop and grate.read more →

  • Locations: Fiction, Opinion Published

    Works in Progress - July 13, 2023

    Works in Progress – July 13, 2023 thumbnail As mentioned in this week’s scuttlebutt item, “Mountain Rescues,” on page 3, West Elk Mountain Rescue (WEMR) successfully rescued two separate hiking parties on July 5 and 7 in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness. Continuous snow still covers the trail on the northside of Silver Creek Pass, according to a press release. “WEMR would like to use this opportunity to remind backcountry travelers of the unusually high snowpack this year and to encourage everyone to always carry and use appropriate safety equipment for the terrain and conditions that may be encountered,” the release concluded. Photos taken by WEMR volunteer Colton Cook

    ORANGE
    By Melissa Sidelinger

    It’s funny how a color
    A streak of the rainbow
    Means so much more
    To me, because of you.

    Orange was never my favorite
    But I find myself wearing it
    In… read more →

  • Locations: Fiction, Opinion Published

    Work in Progress - April 5, 2023

    Work in Progress – April 5, 2023 thumbnail Time for poetry. Photo by Just Jim

    Disrespectful Daffs 
    By Deborah Holt Williams

    I follow my temperature charts to a “T,”
    but my daffodils think they know better than me.

    “Wait!” I implore them. “The weather’s too cold!”
    They rudely ignore me. So reckless. So bold.

    They rise in… read more →