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The Woody Creeker

published at Owl Farm when you least expect it.

  • Introduction
    • LETTERS TO EDITOR
  • CONVERSATIONS IN THE KITCHEN
  • HISTORY LESSONS
  • LIFE IN WOODY CREEK
  • VIRAL MENACE

Welcome to The Woody Creeker Magazine & Welcome to Woody Creek!

We are happy to celebrate our 15th anniversary with all of you, with this digital platform you are reading right now. Thank you for reading and being a part of our community all these years. Stay tuned as new and archived articles are being posted every week!

Please enjoy the magazine, even though we are still under construction. Thank you!


Featured Article

Hunter S. Thompson’s Original Manuscript

Hunter S. Thompson
February 16, 2005

Hunter’s final manuscript “Shotgun Golf will Bill Murray” published by ESPN and Simon & Schuster (& The Woody Creeker)

… Read More… Hunter S. Thompson’s Original Manuscript

Viral Menace

Keep a close look at this space.
Articles are coming when you least expect it.

LOSS OF SMELL JUST DOESN’T STINK

ROB AZEVEDO
August 17, 2021

BY ROB AZEVEDO I have a confession to make: I haven’t smelled poop in seven weeks. I mean, not a hint, a whiff, the slightest tang of that rank odor. Not mine, yours, the dog, the trucker in the stall next to me or anyone else’s has gotten past these nostrils since the beginning of…

…Read More… LOSS OF SMELL JUST DOESN’T STINK

ALWAYS THE DEPRESSION

ERIC BOYD
August 11, 2021

BY ERIC BOYD The picture was everywhere. Seemed like every time I turned my phone on it’d beep and vibrate and ring until I turned it back off.  Yo did u see?  Hey are you ok?  Wasn’t that ur friend? To all three, yes. The cop that shared the photo was suspended with pay. He…

…Read More… ALWAYS THE DEPRESSION

THERE WILL BE MASKS

UZOMAH UGWU
August 11, 2021

BY UZOMAH UGWU The nights were arched on his thoughts like his mind couldn’t sail away. He stayed with a current that pushed away sanity. The TV was on, the stove turned off itself yet there were flames starting in all sections of the apartment. Bryan’s mind was strong in delusion, loyal to his medications’…

…Read More… THERE WILL BE MASKS

UNFRIENDLY GHOST

STEPHEN FAULKNER
June 17, 2021

BY STEPHEN FAULKNER At first it was invisible, no amount of cajoling and nagging could convince anyone that this gaseous  menace existed. We had been fooled before, we won’t be fooled again, like with that whole Jesus and God skit. Yet constantly, graphs were shown on TV and constantly death came, the count an obsession,…

…Read More… UNFRIENDLY GHOST

More Viral Menace Articles

Life in Woody Creek

HARDSCRABBLE

George Stranahan
April 19, 2008

BY GEORGE STRANAHAN The Capital Creek road winds up past the trailhead to Capital Lake into lodgepole pines and to a shallow pond,…

…Read More… HARDSCRABBLE

WOODY CREATURE COMFORTS

ANDREW TRAVERS
April 19, 2008

BY ANDREW TRAVERS We were a mile or so into a hike through the red clay cliffs behind Owl Farm, Athena and I.…

…Read More… WOODY CREATURE COMFORTS

CELTIC RITUAL

LINDA LUKE
September 20, 2006

As it is in the Celtic Tradition, summer is the time of the year for Pilgrimages. A pilgrimage is a prayer in the…

…Read More… CELTIC RITUAL

More Life in Woody Creek Articles

History Lessons

THE GONZO RHYTHM

WALTER ISAACSON
May 23, 2008

BY WALTER ISAACSON In addition to serving as President and CEO of The Aspen Institute, Walter Isaacson is a writer, biographer, thinker, force…

… Read More… THE GONZO RHYTHM

GNT CARE PACKAGE: WOODY CREEK DROP MASTER INVENTORY LIST & LETTER FROM HUNTER S. THOMPSON

Hunter S. Thompson
September 20, 2006

… Read More… GNT CARE PACKAGE: WOODY CREEK DROP MASTER INVENTORY LIST & LETTER FROM HUNTER S. THOMPSON

CROSSING PATHS WITH HUNTER

DAVID AMRAM
September 20, 2006

BY DAVID AMRAM For Hunter S. Thompson, February 2006 By David Amram for his forthcoming book Nine Lives of Musical Cat I first…

… Read More… CROSSING PATHS WITH HUNTER

More History Lesson Articles


Conversations in the Kitchen

THE UTOPIA

George Stranahan
February 20, 2006

KEEPING THE GREEDHEADS OUT
WITH GEORGE STRANAHAN

…Read More… THE UTOPIA

“TRUTH IS EASIER”

P.J O'Rourke
February 20, 2006

P.J. O’ROURKE INTERVIEWS HUNTER S. THOMPSON A few days after the birth of this magazine, a huge box arrived with hundreds of pages of…

…Read More… “TRUTH IS EASIER”

HUNTER AND FISHING

Anita Thompson
May 8, 2006

WITH ANDY HALL This issue’s “Conversations in the Kitchen” department of the Woody Creeker is pleased to introduce you to Andy Hall. He is…

…Read More… HUNTER AND FISHING

THE WOODY CREEK WAY

HAL HADDON
May 8, 2006

HAL HADDON INTERVIEWS ED BRADLEY HAL HADDON: I’m in Woody Creek with Ed Bradley. Ed has graciously consented to give an inTerview for the…

…Read More… THE WOODY CREEK WAY

AS GOOD AS IT GETS

Anita Thompson
August 20, 2006

INTERVIEW WITH GONZO LAWYER HAL HADDON INTRODUCTION BY ANITA THOMPSON We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs…

…Read More… AS GOOD AS IT GETS

More Articles

MEDICINE CUP TO TOAST

TOM MILLER
June 17, 2021

…Read More… MEDICINE CUP TO TOAST

PANDEMIC SOLITUDE

TONI CAUSHI
June 17, 2021

…Read More… PANDEMIC SOLITUDE

ARE WE GOOD, JEN?

CHRISTIE K. TORCHIA
June 17, 2021

…Read More… ARE WE GOOD, JEN?


Conversations in the Kitchen

THE UTOPIA

George Stranahan
February 20, 2006

KEEPING THE GREEDHEADS OUT
WITH GEORGE STRANAHAN

…Read More… THE UTOPIA

“TRUTH IS EASIER”

P.J O'Rourke
February 20, 2006

P.J. O’ROURKE INTERVIEWS HUNTER S. THOMPSON A few days after the birth of this magazine, a huge box arrived with hundreds of pages of…

…Read More… “TRUTH IS EASIER”

HUNTER AND FISHING

Anita Thompson
May 8, 2006

WITH ANDY HALL This issue’s “Conversations in the Kitchen” department of the Woody Creeker is pleased to introduce you to Andy Hall. He is…

…Read More… HUNTER AND FISHING

THE WOODY CREEK WAY

HAL HADDON
May 8, 2006

HAL HADDON INTERVIEWS ED BRADLEY HAL HADDON: I’m in Woody Creek with Ed Bradley. Ed has graciously consented to give an inTerview for the…

…Read More… THE WOODY CREEK WAY

AS GOOD AS IT GETS

Anita Thompson
August 20, 2006

INTERVIEW WITH GONZO LAWYER HAL HADDON INTRODUCTION BY ANITA THOMPSON We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs…

…Read More… AS GOOD AS IT GETS

More Articles

MEDICINE CUP TO TOAST

TOM MILLER
June 17, 2021

…Read More… MEDICINE CUP TO TOAST

PANDEMIC SOLITUDE

TONI CAUSHI
June 17, 2021

…Read More… PANDEMIC SOLITUDE

ARE WE GOOD, JEN?

CHRISTIE K. TORCHIA
June 17, 2021

…Read More… ARE WE GOOD, JEN?


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  • HISTORY LESSONS
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  • VIRAL MENACE

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