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The Bear, the Man, and Blueberry Manna (a fable)
Telluride Daily Planet, Sunday, May 31, 2015 Part 2 (In part one, Alonzo, an unconscious and mean-spirited bear loses his already failing sight and finds himself an object of derision from the very woodland creatures he had relentlessly tortured. He is about to give up hope when a stranger, Florentine, appears, offering the starving bear kindness… and…
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Advanced problem solving
Telluride Daily Planet, Sunday, May 3, 2015 On a recent drive home from Carbondale, I find myself thinking about Mr. Feeny, the principal of John Muir Elementary School in 1969. He is standing on the lunchroom stage before a group of us, 10 or so sixth-graders chosen to participate in a problem-solving class billed as “Advanced…
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H2-OMG
Telluride Daily Planet, Sunday, April 19, 2015 We all have our own personal histories with water, do we not, in most cases beginning with the water that came straight from the source — mothers’ milk. Which is nearly 90 percent water.Right from the start, therefore, youguzzled your water like a pro, which would come in especially…
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Lichen pom-poms
Telluride Daily Planet, Sunday, April 5, 2015 When birthdays roll in, and eye rolls to go with them, I like to remember what a friend of mine says with every yearly groan of every one of her middle-aged friends. “Well, what’s the alternative?” she says. “It’s a privilege to have another birthday.” At the moment, I…
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Testing the grape
Telluride Daily Planet, Sunday, March 22, 2015 MCW: [starts to cross herself then, forgetting how, stops] Bless me, father. It’s been oh, I don’t know, a couple of years, maybe, since my last confession. Father: That sounds a bit casual, my child. Not in the least bit urgent. At any rate, here you are. You’re back,…
MICHELLE CURRY WRIGHT 