Confluence Text and Photos by David Krohne The Blackfoot River pushes gently against my legs, impatient for the sea. There are only two colors in the world—gold and blue. Cerulean describes the sky but I’ve found no word worthy of the gold of aspen, cottonwood, and...
We Who ComeWe who come from the earthMust speak of the earthSoftly, gently, a quiet fiercenessFar away in the mindA homeland yet livesSilent before usAnd beautifulInto our eyes and earsThe earth does happenSpeaks through our tonguesTo wind and skyThe great trees and...
4/9 (2020) Maundy Thursday Wind—ruach—troubles the mirrorof flowing water God you are evernear in the grey tempest & Christ the young championsoon to ascendHis Tree again— your sky grey-silveryour tiny leaves of the wildapple, the budding lilac tossed hither...
Grousin' 'bout Grouse:Reflections on prairie and people The Midwest landscape is always changing, and we have long been a part of that. What is our role today? by Greg Hoch The pup is snoring under my desk as I write this from our home in east-central Minnesota. A...
My Run-In with "Cancer" I sat in my room at 4 in the morning re-thinking my life and the way I chose to live it. Art and text by Myca Garrett "I had a run-in with cancer." Whenever I tell people this I get one of three reactions: "Oh, no—what kind?" "I'm so...
Sea Song I was surprised to hear lines from Dylan Thomas's poem "Fern Hill" come back to me as I watched my children and grandchildren play in the pastures and on the beaches of Cornwall. by Steve Charles As I was green and carefree, famous among the barnsAbout the...
Still Here "Just about the time I'd get something figured out, I'd get blown out of the water by something else." by Steve CharlesPhotos by Nolan Calisch Snow was falling in rural Montgomery County a few days before Christmas 2022 and Doug Calisch...
What If “Because of the connectedness between people, miracles happen.” by Steve Charles In theory, we’re all one of a kind. I know. But some are more one-of-a-kind than others. My friend, Mary Angela, was one of those. I knew her for almost 20 years, but it was at...
