We are still frequently silenced, either by our own fears or the manifest disapproval of the men and women around us.
The Other Mary
Surrounded as I am, and as all of us are, by unbelievers, I search for my own moments of connection with the Gospels, my own slender path out of the deep despair of agnosticism.
My Bear Is Back
I know she/they are back because my tube bird feeders are lying on the ground, seeds scattered and gone.
Margaret in the Wilderness
Surrounded by disasters of every kind, we are seeing the great strengths of our extraordinary adaptability, valued and valuable as it has never been before.
The Grip of the Past
I’ve just received word that my new short story, “What I Learned From Fat Annie” has won the Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize for 2023.
The First Day of Spring
Here with the first day of spring yesterday in the midst of heavy snowfall—98 inches on the mountain, the most in many years—I am announcing the Revolution.
The Writer’s Life
Gertrude Stein managed her life to make her writing possible.
Too Complicated
In this case, it’s the opinion of scientists about female mice, attempting to explain why over the decades females have never been used in experiments.
Rose B. Simpson: Leaving Fingerprints Behind
I remember when I first met Rose at her booth in Santa Fe’s August Indian Market. She had hung an astonishing large color photograph on the front of her booth…
Las Vegas New Mexico’s First State Female Wrestling Champ
The staunch Las Vegas Optic, one of a number of small town newspapers that have found the cash and the spirit to survive the universal collapse of print news publications, recently ran a photo and story on its front page that caught my eye.