A father’s dream fulfilled
By Bryan Whiting
Glenwood Springs
“Your gear is already in your tent. You’ve got 15 minutes to grab your fly rods and get wadered up. We’re going fishing for silvers.”
That’s all it took. With… read more →
A father’s dream fulfilled
By Bryan Whiting
Glenwood Springs
“Your gear is already in your tent. You’ve got 15 minutes to grab your fly rods and get wadered up. We’re going fishing for silvers.”
That’s all it took. With… read more →
The King of Panda Peak
By Nancy McAtavey
“Honey, I’m home,” she called from the back door. “What have you been… oh, snap! You’ve got your ski boots on.” She set the shopping bag on the counter and reached for her cell phone. “I have to get a picture… read more →
Jus’Another Day
By Carolyn Hall
She rolled the cigarette ‘round her lip
As she shot the eight ball in.
Set down her stick and strolled away
Said, “Thanks – men!”
Plopped her ass up on… read more →
A furry surprise
By Gianna Zambrano
Saint Stephens Catholic School
It all started in a small house in California. Two girls lived in this house, Arya and Maise. They were very excited because today was the day they got to stay home… read more →
Kwait
By Leonardo Occhipinti
Kwait is a farmer that lives on the outskirts
of the great city with his cat, Singapur.
He dedicates his life to agriculture.
Today he went out early with his pouch
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Bunky Cat
By Sheila Markowitz
Glenwood Springs
“Who’s that?” I asked as I passed by a very large black and white cat looking straight at me from
inside a cage at the Midvalley Animal Shelter. I was there looking for… read more →
The Day of the Troubadours
By Kitty Riley
A band of troubadours came into town
Traveling from far beyond
Their instruments with them all around
And stories to pass on.
The day was hot and… read more →
The Sopris Sun introduces the Work in Progress section which serves to highlight the ample creativity among the local community. Submissions are swept with an exceptionally light edit to preserve the creators intended voice and style.
The Story-Teller and his Dog
By Tom Mercer
My…
read more →By Sonja LeDuc (nom de plume)
In the beginning — which must be the three liveliest words ever strung together in an opening sentence in the entire history of literature — The Sopris Sun wanted to publish the work of local creative writers. We tried before. As anyone who… read more →