New Mexico | New Mexico
Mar.01.2013
MYTHIC NEW MEXICO
Long ago I had a romantic vision of growing old in the mountains of Northern New Mexico. Alone in a remote cabin I would sort through my boxes of writing, diaries, fragments, poems, stories, editing them for any possible future readers. I pictured myself at the age of...
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Feb.04.2013
The last time I’d cried because of a book was years ago and the culprit was Marley and Me. Crazy Quilt is such a different book yet so alike in many ways. Both deal with death and loss, both are incredibly moving stories, and both remind us how short and precious life is.
The...
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Dec.08.2012
THE SMOKE BEGAN TO CLEAR
by
Bob Mustin
image via www.virtual-history.com
Pete’s cough woke me a second before the front door swung open. I raised my pistol and six flashes tore through the dark. I went deaf from the gun blasts, and for a few seconds I couldn’t see. Then the smoke began to clear. A...
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Sep.29.2011
Mom left Dad, again, and we were driving from East Texas to New Mexico. There was a horrible accident on the flatlands, and Mom pulled over to do the looky-lou thing. I might have been...
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Sep.02.2010
A writer friend of mine is also quite serious and earnest about her photography. I've never been particularly impressed by any of the images she's produced but she works hard at her art, so when her first gallery show debuted this past weekend, I made time to attend the opening reception. A nice...
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May.02.2010
My husband and I like to visit cemeteries. In Santa Fe, New Mexico we took the dogs away from the crowded Plaza and headed instead to the oldest graveyard in town, a quiet, neglected strip of land on a busy street in a noisy, industrial neighborhood. Pull through the gates in late winter or...
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May.01.2010
My first visit to Santa Fe, New Mexico was riddled with unexpected contrasts, ranging from earth to sky and everything in between.Day one was sparkling and crisp, punctuated by gusty winds and bright blue skies. The natural beauty of the desert, indigenous people, and adobe architecture steered my...
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Dec.13.2009
My fourteen year old son saw three shooting stars tonight. He comes to the back door and announces this to me with great whoops of joy. We have just had dinner and when I tell him that the back yard is like a skating rink he runs out to explore the ice that settles on the ground. I don't take much...
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Nov.27.2009
Thanksgiving is probably my favorite holiday, because it reminds me how much I have to be thankful for. We celebrate in different ways. Some years we have a private meal. Other years we go across the street or invite neighbors or a close friend over for a small but wonderful dinner. We've joined...
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Nov.07.2009
This is the day, New Mexico. Support 100 local authors & artists at the Rio Rancho Holiday Books & Crafts Fair from 10 AM -4 PM. It's at the Inn at Rio Rancho. Here's more information: http://tinyurl.com/yz6o9zo.
I'll be there with Struck, my paranormal thriller set in Albuquerque, a...
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