BY JIMMY IBBOTSON I used to live with the greatest dog. He was a big bull Lab named Nobel Columbo, Scar-Faced Sire of Woody Creek. A big name for a big dog. He was the star of his litter. My eight-year-old son figured it out. He’d sit on the floor for hours, watching the puppies […]
ANIMALS AND MUSIC
ANIMISM: A PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS
BY GAYLORD GUENIN ON THE WAY BACK TO MY CABIN I WOULD STOP BY THE SPRING AND TOSS A PENNY OR TWO INTO THE TINY RIVULET THAT RUNS NEXT TO THE ROAD. I DIDN’T DO IT IN ORDER TO MAKE A WISH, BUT IN SOME SILLY STATE I GOT INTO MY HEAD THAT THIS WAS […]
CELTIC BOBCATS
BY LINDA LUKE IN SILENCE WE CAN FIND THE GREATEST KNOWLEDGE AND GIFTS LIFE HAS TO OFFER, IN PASSION WE CAN EXPERIENCE IT ALL. “ Imbolic. (February 1, or the first Full Moon of Aquarius. Also called Brigantia, Imbolg, and Candlemas.) First stirrings of Mother Earth: a spring-cleaning time of cleansing and purification; preparation for […]
STALKING THE MOUNTAIN LION
BY JACOB BENEDICT DREW This is a story of three wild cats. The first Cheever I’d met before arriving in Woody Creek. My girlfriend, Jen, had named him after the writer out of respect for the man’s literary talents and because the animal shared a promiscuous nature with him that, alas, was also stifled by […]
A NIGHT WITH MICHAEL FRANTI
BY ALICE COTTON MUSIC INSPIRES, PAIN IS UNIVERSAL, AND WE ALL WANT PEACE. Having recently moved to Woody Creek from San Francisco, I was extremely pleased when California resident Michael Franti came to town. He is an extra soulful, thought-provoking, heartfelt musician, and all 6 foot 5 of him is fun. Josh Burman of Mountain […]
