So much has happened in 2024 and the year isn’t over yet. I returned to freelance journalism and revived my face painting business. I returned to school again. Yes, I’m addicted to learning. Once this round of school is complete, I’ll expand on my...
I woke in the night and thought of a poem but my mouth was dry and we’d went to bed late and had an early day tomorrow and so I decided not to write it down figuring I’d remember it come morning I bet it was a good poem about how hard life...
it’s like I’ve heard before / so many times / but only just started / to understand there’s only this and nothing else / and this is all we can control ...
You should buy a gun. Yeah, I know. You dislike firearms and wish we lived in a world without them. But ignoring reality never solves problems. The reality is that Trump may win or steal the election, and he’s made no secret about how he will...
the fall leaf trees / just at dusk / their gold almost glowing / like they’ve stolen / just a bit of the sun / and they hold it there / in their branches / as the day dies ...
NEDERLAND - In our close-knit community, we share the goal of raising resilient children. Our collective experiences and the knowledge from neuroscience remind us that children thrive when they feel seen, soothed, safe, and secure with caring...
KELLY DAHL/LOS LAGOS – I typically prefer to keep the subject matter of my “Life in Nature” articles restrained to the natural world here in Colorado. This week I can’t help but take some space to write a bit about recent events unfolding in our...
Scorpio is the most complex and powerful of all the astrological signs. Hallowe'en is the archetypal holiday for this mysterious sign. The guiding planet for the scorpions is Pluto, god of the underworld, transformation and death. This slow moving...
will I look back / and wish we had more time / to do nothing together / to bike through the empty evening street / listening to the night birds / and bats and crickets ...
DENVER - “The heart works in mysterious ways,” I heard myself say. I sat, staring out my office window as the aspen trees worked through their colorful seasonal cycle. It was the last Friday in September and I prepared myself for a two-hour...
Peak to Peak - “I’m scared we’re all gonna die,” Emma whispered. The five year old was creating an elaborate scene in the play room with two doll houses, numerous pieces of furniture, a variety of trees, people of all shapes and sizes, cars (“a...