From age 12 until 99, William Henry Jackson was, ahem, focused on photography. After a tour of duty in the Civil War, Jackson headed West, eventually settling in Omaha, Nebraska, where he opened a portrait photography studio with his brother Edward. But staged images of predictable...
"How does the ordinary person come to an experience of the transcendent? For a start, I would say, study poetry. Learn how to read a poem. You need not have the experience to get the message, or at least some indication of the message. It...
I had this really snarky, hilarious friend in college named Kristin. Kristin was always saying and doing funny things, like trying to open the doors to a bank at night (someday someone’s going to forget to lock them, right?) and putting her hands on freshly...
Thanksgiving is over. Thank goodness. You made it through the family gathering unscathed. There was plenty for the vegan in the mix. Not one relative was transitioning. No one left the table in a huff. No one cried. That’s the good news. The bad news – at...
Thanksgiving is a story of traditions old and new, a day of family, feasting, and football. And all that is good, but is it good enough? Shouldn’t Thanksgiving be about more than that? This poem by Word Woman Rosemerry Trommer puts the “thanks" back in Thanksgiving. Autumnal after a line...
Literary Burlesque, an evening of baring it all in word (for sure) and deed (almost, which makes it all more sensual), has become the highlight of the Telluride Literary Arts Festival. And from the get-go, one of the stars of the all-star show (and an event co-founder)...
On October 3, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln declared the final Thursday of November to be the national holiday of Thanksgiving, a day to count our blessings for the bounty in our lives, as below in this poem by beloved country commissioner Art Goodtimes. [caption id="attachment_55234" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Art being Art[/caption] Thanksgiving It's...
Mark your calendars for the first in a series of upcoming events hosted by Between the Covers Bookstore. Meet author and transformational guide Julie McAfee. Enjoy a reading and discussion of her book “The Path of the Priestess" on Tuesday, November 24, 6:30 p.m. at Telluride’s Arroyo...
Boo! Or Boo-hoo if you tend to be scaredy cat. Seven super scary short stories curated by Huff Post Books & Culture Writer Claire Fallon to put you in the mood for Halloween. Caveat emptor. (And keep the lights on.) The air is growing crisp, jack-o'-lanterns appearing on doorsteps,...
In the roll up to Halloween, we found this blog by Maddie Crum, Books and Culture Writer, Huff Post. The story describes 10 reads that will keep you up at night, making every night All Hallows' Eve. Caveat emptor y’all. In a recent interview with HuffPost, Goosebumps author...
