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Editor's note: Happy Mothers' Day. Poet/author David Feela sums up with the following tribute. His point: It is not necessarily about having it all. It is about doing it all, seamlessly and without fanfare. A mother's gallery of quotidian moments is rich with fine art. The...

The Independent Publishers Association awarded Telluride-based author R.J. (Bob) Rubadeau the Bronze Medal for Fiction in the Mountain West Region of the United States for his recently published (Beacon Hill, 2012) "The Fat Man: A Telluride Murder Mystery." The prestigious international competition celebrates the Best...

Editor's note: In 2011, for the fourth time in a row (and running), the Library Journal Index of Public Library Services, a public library rating system, designated Telluride’s Library a five-star institution. With an overall score of 2,471 based on patron use per capita in...

Editor’s note: Author/poet/recently retired teacher-writing instructor David Feela is a regular contributor to Telluride Inside… and Out. His latest book, “How Delicate These Arches: Footnotes from the Four Corners,” a collection of essays, is available at Between the Covers Bookstore and is up for a...

Ahh yes, off season is here. One of the nicest possible times of the year in Telluride occurs every April when at least half the town disappears to Mexico, Costa Rica, the Bahamas and pretty much every place in between. The school shuts down not...

The fedora. The hat is one of the calling cards of lovable cads such as Indiana Jones. Michael Jackson also wore a signature fedora, which he used as a prop. Matt Campbell just likes them and all things past. The folk musician will sport a...

Ed note: TIO apologizes for the late publication of Ryan's article: this was meant to go up yesterday. On the night of April 23, this former town marshal will walk through the streets of the Shandoka apartment complex in search of – hesitant readers. John Wontrobski...

Editor's Note: We met author Mark Stevens through Mountainfilm in Telluride. He was in town for a book-signing at Between the Covers during the event. Now the book,"Buried by the Roan," is a finalist for 2012 Colorado Book Awards. Good luck Mark. It’s a beautiful early-April...

Editor's Note: Kierstin Bridger is the 2011 winner of Telluride Arts' Mark Fischer Poetry Prize and this year's judge. Imbed this link in your browser for details on the contest:https://www.tellurideinside.com/2012/02/mark-fischer-poetry-prize-calls-for-entries.html. To get inspired, read the latest poem from Kierstin, this one for the Easter holiday. Time...

Editor's Note: Well, the reviews are in. Apparently "The Hunger Games" is not from hunger. Au contraire. It appears the action-adventure epic marks the launch of the heir apparent to the Harry Potter phenomenon."We have a winner! 'The Hunger Games' has...