creative writing

Sep 01

Landscaping with Brick

WritingsNew MexicoVol. 8 Medium + Support

In the early 20th century, bricks were brought over Raton Pass to Raton, New Mexico from the Trinidad Brick Company. We stole this brick for our backyard. By Spenser Willden

Mar 03

A shell. A picture. A fish.

WritingsVol. 7 Finding Water in the West

Laura Neal reflects on her earliest memories of water and the profound presence water has for humanity as a whole. By Laura Neal

Aug 26

Concerning the minor vaquero character who is one of three men to die in an attempted mutiny against John Wayne’s “Dunson” and his cattle drive in Howard Hawks’s Red River

WritingsVol. 6 Rooted: Poetics of Place

"Concerning the minor vaquero character..." is a semi-fictional vignette imagining a deeper life for a minor Chicano character in a major motion picture. By P. Antonio Márquez

Aug 26

Becoming More Cottonwood

EssayNew MexicoVol. 6 Rooted: Poetics of Place

Cottonwoods, giants of riparian habitats, are dying, branch by branch. Erin Elder reflects on the life and death of these trees and how they foreshadow what is to come. By Erin Elder