by Nellie Curtiss… Once there was an umbrella that wanted to fly. She started out as only a wee thought that began with a song sung by John Prine called The Blue Umbrella. Her sail and stalk with a crank system were designed in Germany. The total outfit was meant to withstand any force theContinue reading “The Umbrella that wanted to fly”
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A story about Alamosa, Colorado pioneers
By Nellie Curtiss … Over a century ago the Maddux family crossed over Mosca pass in the dead of winter and somehow completed the journey to the Valley, setting up camp on the northside of the Rio Grande, now North River Road. The descendants of James T. Maddux (some four generations) unveiled the historical monumentContinue reading “A story about Alamosa, Colorado pioneers”
Counting congregating crocodiles
By Nellie Curtiss … The moon bustled about the barren cottonwoods, but it was a full moon and could hardly hide in between the skinny trunk bark anymore. Its light reverberated across the street, onto the broken sidewalks, to the very tippy top of the metal bus barn and down onto the asphalt parking lot,Continue reading “Counting congregating crocodiles”
Supermoon before Father’s Day
by Nellie Curtiss . . . The supermoon surprised me tonight As it hid between the branches of the great Centurion Blue Spruce across from the swell tide Of buzzing lamps canvassing the Alta Fuel station On Main like it was one balloon lamp for the Corner and diagonal recess yard where children shriek inContinue reading “Supermoon before Father’s Day”
News of the World
By Nellie Curtiss… News of the World has been offered on pay per view and now it’s finally affordable. The streaming rental price two months ago was over Twenty Dollars! Its now around Six Dollars. Starring Tom Hanks and our country’s history, the film takes us through several scenarios that look at our relationships withContinue reading “News of the World”
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