Margaret Dalrymple
Recently I learned of the death of Margaret Dalrymple on August 12th at the age of 83. Margaret was a scholar who received a...
Nevada’s students are becoming makeshift teachers
Given that our state consistently clocks in at 49th or 50th in the nation for K-12 education outcomes, the potential impacts of Covid-19 on...
Yosemite Women Take the Lead
Many people know that Royal Robbins and Warren Harding pioneered rock climbing on Yosemite’s big walls like Half Dome in the 1950s. Not enough...
Modern-day Myth in Jarbidge, Nevada
In the far corner of Northeastern Nevada, hours away from paved roads and nestled in a deep canyon lies a small town—and a monster....
Going It Alone – Ramblings and Reflections from the Trail
What Was I Thinking? (Page 3)
After decades of day hiking by myself, I decided I no longer wanted to go home at night. I...
Swimming, Italy, and the Wonder of Dogs with Lynne Cox
Lynne Cox has seen a lot over the more than 35 years as an amateur, record-setting long-distance and cold water swimmer. Cox has swum...
Poem: Madonna in Traffic
Madonna in Traffic
Your eyes, shunted away in dark
amniotic fluid, what do you see
staring onto Boulder Highway,
mother straddling the island with cars
slipping either side of...
Short Prayer for a Fragile Life
Boots
Wind
Water
Sky
I wrote this, my shortest poem ever, some years ago, and Black Rock Press, a Reno arts press associated with the University of Nevada,...
On the Trail of the Jackalope – As Real as You...
As Real as You Want Them to Be
My next appointment is with Bruce Jones, Mayor of Douglas. After walking back to the LaBonte I...
How to Hunt a Jackalope
It’s well-known that the North American Jackalope only mates during lightning storms, can be lured out from its native sagebrush by a stiff glass...