Notes from Laramie: Nobody actually likes that winter lasts so long here Overhearing a discussion on well water - where it tastes best, where it dries up The metaphorical use of the term "bearcat" to describe a flummoxing process, e.g., "Getting my car registered today was a real bearcat" Two severed male elk heads sitting …
Month: October 2013
Notarized, a Poem
An original poem for you all. I've been writing very short poems recently; this was my attempt at a longer one. Notarized Yesterday I processed paperwork for a dead woman. She’d lived in Wyoming all her 67 years according to the affidavit of domicile. 67 years all in one place – in Wyoming, no less …
YogaYogaYoga
Last weekend I started my Yoga Teacher Training at Blossom Yoga here in town. I've decided to embark on this 200-hour journey because a) the training places me decidedly in the role of student, which I've missed, and b) afterwards, I will be able to share my love of yoga with some legitimate confidence (and …
Beauty is “of the soul”
Back when I was in college, one English professor assigned us all of Edgar Allan Poe's collected works to read. Most people are familiar with "The Raven" and "The Tell-Tale Heart" thanks to our public school system and Halloween, but I don't think many have exposure to Poe's essays. If I were to list the …
First Snow – Yes, Already
This Thursday night it began snowing. I believe the Weather Channel had named this winter storm (emphasis on winter) Atlas. Matt, a few friends of ours, and I were drinking beers and Moscow mules at a bar situated such that the front windows look directly out onto the railroad. You have to stop talking when …
Katherine Indermaur 