I doubt if any other town in the U.S. could celebrate Gay Pride with such a plethora of business and government floats. And with an enormous crowd composed of all ages and all genders.
Leaving
Whether I’m leaving on a short trip like this one or a long trip like the one next month, I feel the same mixture of nostalgia and apprehension…
Something We Can All Do…
It’s a small idea. A simple idea: One day a week we don’t drive—to let the earth breathe, as a friend of mine described it.
Bounty
The soft, slow ending of the summer here brings much needed rain, coolness, and the coming to fruition of many fruits and vegetables.
How History Is
I was delighted to visit, yesterday morning, Nikesha Breeze’s astonishing show, “Four Sites of Return: Ritual, Remembrance, Reparation, Reclamation” at form & concept gallery.
Red-Headed Man
I am proud of the Red-Headed Man.
The Blessing of Snow
For anyone who lives where early January brings the first major snowfall, there is a feeling that everything is right with the world.
Two More Seconds of Daylight
Where tribes were destroyed or driven out, many of us relative newcomers are not aware of the history that confronts us here in the Southwest every day.
The Paper Carrier’s Prayer
Every year at about this time, Yolanda leaves a typed note with the newspaper.
The Way to Do It
What has happened since to weaken our moral fiber and make some of us unwilling to sacrifice?