Stories

We receive many letters from members of the community and often we are compelled to share them. Some of these are stories that made a difference to people's lives or personal experiences that refresh and inspire us. We invite you to read them.

If you have any stories you would like to share with us, please follow our Submission Guidelines and use our Submisson Form.

Please note that all accepted writing contest submissions are presented as they are presented to us. Writing contest submissions are unedited except for spelling and html formatting.


Sunday Buzz

Sunday BuzzIt’s a beautiful, sunny, promising-to-get-very-warm early Easter Sunday at the very end of March in Colorado. The air has that watery, almost milky quality as I look out over the fields on my way home from the grocery. I had to dance my way through ...

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Not Quite Ordinary

Not Quite OrdinaryMy heart is full this morning as I look out at the frost covered rooftops of neighbors’ houses. The colors of yet another spectacular sunrise spread across the horizon and begin to reach up into the sky. Snow is coming to the high country ...

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Ghost Walk

Ghost WalkWe see them pass
Along corridors of plastered walls
And gardens no longer tended
Silent destinations in mind ...

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Indulgence

IndulgenceI sit with a bag of frozen peas over my left shoulder and held in place as I write by a pillow against the back of my chair. To my right on the table sits a small bowl of Ben and Jerry’s Pistachio ice cream. The frozen peas are there because my dermatologist ...

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Cool Breezes Blowing

Cool Breezes BlowingI love these August mornings when the breeze washes across the landscape after a nighttime temperature drop of 30 or 40 degrees. The rising sun warms the air and in the yellow light the tiny leaves of the locust tree outside my living room window ...

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