The Phillips Family

The first weekend of August, one of my former Lamar students (who was also my T.A. and a poetry mentee) was in town vacationing with his family. I thought it would be fun to do something really “Coloradan” in honor of their first trip to this lovely state. They picked us up in a Hummer, [...]

Last weekend I was able to cross off one more activity on the list of things to learn: flyfishing. Granted, after only two days, I have a long way to go on making a smooth, clean, and consistent cast, but I’ve come a long way from knowing nothing at all. I camped for the weekend [...]