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There’s a term for people like us who can afford to take things in stride: pandemic spoiled
Long ago, our coffee group met at Coffee at the Point after the gym on Saturday morning. We ate egg sandwiches while we fumed about Trump. We still get those Saturday sandwiches. Everything else is different. We go to the café as soon as we get up because there’s no gym, no coffee group and […]
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Christmas Eve with grumpy grandchildren inspired Natli VanDerWerken to write her book
Natli VanDerWerken loves Dragons. She has 30 that she collected while serving in the Navy as a meteorologist and anti-submarine warfare specialist. She is the multiple award-winning author of the fantasy series – The Dragon’s Children. The series grew out of a fairytale Natli told her grandchildren one Christmas Eve. The main character in each […]
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In “That’s How It Is,” poet Jared Smith celebrates the struggle and dignity of the American worker
Jared Smith is the author of 14 volumes of poetry, and his work has appeared in hundreds of journals and anthologies in this country, Canada, Mexico, the U.K., and China. He has served on the Editorial Boards of Home Planet News; The New York Quarterly; The Pedestal Magazine; and Turtle Island Quarterly, as well as […]
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What’d I Miss?: Denver’s El Chapultepec and all that jazz
Myra has missed 30 years of her life, due to a coma, but has found a new friendship with her young neighbor, Ossie. Together, they both are searching for their place in this world. < Previous | Start from the beginning | Next > More cartoons from The Colorado Sun
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Drew Litton: Colorado’s coronavirus cabin fever
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Jim Morrissey: Forget Colorado’s vaccine logistics plan. Just call Santa.
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This smooth operator met an unfortunate end — but the author made out OK
“Smooth talking lothario found tongue tied.” With that crisp and evocative turn of phrase, Sue Hinkin captured overall top honors in the The Rocky Mountain Mystery Writers of America chapter’s 6-word mystery contest Thursday night. Winners of the RMMWA contest receive cash, gift cards and publication in Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, The Colorado Sun and […]
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In “To Walk Humbly,” a historical novel, the Ku Klux Klan’s influence is on display
Laurie Marr Wasmund grew up on a cattle ranch in Colorado. She holds an M.A. in literature from the University of Denver. She has worked as an editor, community college instructor, and national writing workshop presenter. Her short stories have appeared in literary magazines such as Cimarron Review and Weber Studies. She is the author […]
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Laurie Marr Wasmund watched a single volume of her historical novel blossom into a trilogy
Laurie Marr Wasmund grew up on a cattle ranch in Colorado. She holds an M.A. in literature from the University of Denver. She has worked as an editor, community college instructor, and national writing workshop presenter. Her short stories have appeared in literary magazines such as Cimarron Review and Weber Studies. She is the author […]