Country CousinsFred Malo Jr. Carbondale Not having the foresight to get married and raise children, I got exactly what I deserved. I’ve become a 76-year-old with no immediate family. What I do have is a bevy of first cousins on or near the Camas Prairie in north central Idaho. Each year I travel to the […]
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Baron von LingenhovenBy Golda Wolfe This is an excerpt from an unpublished novel. All Rights Reserved. No use without permission. Baron Eric von Lingenhoven bought the chalet in the Engadine when its rocks were splotched in bright lichen, attesting to their undisturbed age. Inside, von Lingenhoven breathed the fragrance of sap that sweetly seeped from […]
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‘Bonedale’ excerpt: FlickerBy Patrick Kitson Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt from Patrick Kitson’s new collection of short stories, “Bonedale.” Born and raised in the Roaring Fork Valley, Kitson coined the term “Valley Horror” in reference to his particular brand of homebrewed speculative fiction which largely takes place in and around the snowy climes […]
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HAY! It’s Art Photo and text by Jane Bachrach Other than those counting on another cutting, haying season is already nearing the end for some ranchers on Missouri Heights. For those unfamiliar with the changing landscape on Missouri Heights, during the last few weeks or so the pastures located on the once rural plateau became […]
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Carbondale Treasure Hunt number two
Inspired by Forest Fenn, we have a treasure hunt you can more easily win. Look for a clue in the Sopris Sun to let you know when the hunt has begun. The treasure vault awaits the clever mind, who reads the clues and seeks to find. Before each First Friday’s celebration starts, this treasure will […]
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What and whyBy Rick DavisGlenwood Springs What and Why are two questions that I sometimes ask myselfWhen I was much younger, I would ask myself the usual questions“What is life about, and Why am I here?”This was asked when I first woke in the morning andas I lay my head down at the day’s end.I […]
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Memories of racismBy Fred Malo, Jr.Carbondale Like most people my age, my short-term memory really sucks. I can’t remember what I did five minutes ago. On the other hand, my long-term memory is spooky good. I remember details of a trip my family made to the Smoky Mountains in Tennessee in 1953, when I was […]
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Two families that are friends will share a dinner date at the Homestead in River Valley Ranch after winning a $150 gift card by solving the first-ever Carbondale Treasure Hunt with a clue in last week’s Sopris Sun. “I don’t do First Fridays much anymore,” Katie Bannon admitted, “but this brought me out.” Keep an […]
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Ode to Shoulder SeasonBy Rachel Leigh Cohen a time nestled between visiting electric storms. soft like a collar bone peeking out beneath a loose necked cashmere sweater on a body that tends to lean towards coverage. subtle like classically sweet perfume mixed with light sweat culminating between cycles of sunbathing & cold plunges in rivers […]