I don't feel like a very patriotic person these days. I'm not proud of America—neither now nor of our past. I don't really understand what American culture is and, when I do, it makes me sad and angry to think that foreigners associate Americans with loud, pushy, short-sentenced, nouveau riche, white men. At a Gillian …
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New Poem: “American Bison”
Hello, everyone! Long time no see. It's been a little crazy here starting a new semester and a new job, but I promise I've been up to things. The lovely online poetry mag Muse /A Journal just came out with their gorgeous fifth issue, and my poem "American Bison" (hmmm, wonder what it could be about?) …
New Mexico, Land of Enchantment, Land of Circles
After two and a half weeks in the high-altitude New Mexico desert sun, I confess my summer freckles have returned. I like to think of them as my skin’s seasonal blossoming. They’re little circular perennials, roots dug deep and hibernating all winter long, waiting for a warm week to reappear. I stayed in Abiquiú, New …
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Laramie Scenes
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 …
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 …
Katherine Indermaur 