The water drop I did recently was legal. Leaving gallons of water under a plastic tub weighted with rocks on BLM lands does not violate any laws, though as I hiked with a friend into the Sonoran desert in Arizona, we discussed the nuances of legality, as evidenced by a recent famous court case in […]
Laura Pritchett
Posted inOpinion, Write On, Colorado
We are in this aloneness together: Reflections on one year of Coloradans responding to the call
This time last year, Colorado had its first COVID cases. And soon after, The Colorado Sun responded by starting this “Write On” column. Now at about 170 pieces and counting, it has offered a chance for Coloradans to share their bewilderment, epiphanies, stories, and heartache of the times. Although we were uniformly shocked by the […]
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Pritchett: After a year of hibernation-isolation, there’s so much exploring to do in Colorado
As a native Coloradan with gypsy leanings, I’ve always dreamed of getting business cards that read “Professional Coloradan” an idea I once picked up from Colorado’s great columnist Ed Quillen. Wandering this state is the one thing I’m good at, or endeavor to be — my novels are set in various regions of the state, […]
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Write On, Colorado: In these trying times, change is hard. Writing helps.
My view of red rocks and foothills has been a soothing balm before, is now again. And as per usual, the word grateful does not come close to what my heart registers at my lucky status of being in Colorado, with that expansive view, during a time of isolation. I might go nutsy without it. […]
Posted inBook Excerpts, SunLit
Excerpt: In “The Blue Hour,” lives converge to navigate paths of mourning and love
2018 Colorado Book Awards winner for Literary Fiction Editor’s note: Many SunLit selections are meant for adult readers and may contain sexual or violent content. UNDER THE APPLE TREE When Joe left me sitting under the apple tree and started to walk across the pasture, he looked back and waved, and then walked on, and […]