Nancy McAtavey Archives – The Sopris Sun

Works in Progress

by Works in Progress May 21, 2025May 21, 2025

And There Were Roses By Nancy McAtaveyCarbondale Churchill Downs, The first Saturday in May “This is it,” I thought as I entered the main concourse of the Louisville International Airport. I was ready to cross this item off of my bucket list, ready for “the most exciting two minutes in sports” — The Kentucky Derby’s […]

Fiction

Works in Progress

by James Steindler April 17, 2024April 17, 2024

Springtime By Nancy McAtaveyCarbondale MarchThe calendar says spring. But the TV weatherman reports the true story: rain, sleet and even some, yes, snow across the higher elevations. I know how the calendar lies. I’ve learned a few things about spring during my many years of gardening. Take rotted bean seeds after a week of rain, […]

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Work in Progress – Feb. 23, 2023

by James Steindler February 22, 2023November 17, 2023

The Crows By Nancy McAtavey Carbondale The last January rays, too weak to reach the forest floor, set the treetops on fire. Since early morning, this murder of crows has circled my house…first to the back yard, then to the bare maples that line the street. They sit silently, still. Then one caw, another and […]

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Work in Progress – Dec. 29, 2022

by James Steindler December 28, 2022November 17, 2023

December Ends By Nancy McAtavey Carbondale On this last afternoon of the year, I light my window candles early. I do not want darkness in my home tonight. As I walk from room to room, turning on each white bulb, I am flooded with memories of Christmastime. When I was young, as young as I […]

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Work in Progress – Dec. 1, 2022

by James Steindler November 30, 2022November 17, 2023

December First Nancy McAtavey Carbondale Continued from “The House at #45” on the Nov. 24 Work in Progress page December 1. This is the day that I have been waiting for. Today, after school Aunt Kitty and I will finish the nativity scene and light the window candles for the first time. But, this is […]

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Work in Progress – Nov. 24, 2022

by James Steindler November 23, 2022November 17, 2023

The House at #45 Nancy McAtavey Carbondale I loved the bigness of the house at number 45; the kitchen with its cast iron stove, the dining room where I built forts under the claw foot table, the front parlor with the upright piano that no one ever played. At the top of the front staircase […]