Culture & Communities
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Writers on the Range
A trip back in time
Rural Mexico is a remnant of a simpler time, despite the violence in the country.
by Jack McGarvey, Nov 02, 2012 -
Sidebar
Collectivists for Christ!
While the media tends to paint Mormons with a uber-capitalist brush, the church's roots are actually planted in an almost Marxist theory of equal distribution of wealth.
by Jonathan Thompson, Oct 29, 2012 -
Letters
Hages ride on
by Mark Pollot, Oct 28, 2012 -
Dear Friends
Visitors from around the West
High Country News receives visitors from all over
by Jodi Peterson, Oct 28, 2012 -
Uncommon Westerners
Inside the orchard: A conversation with novelist Amanda Coplin
The Portland, Ore., based writer talks about the role of landscape in her writing and her debut novel, The Orchardist.
by A. E. Smith, Oct 26, 2012 -
Writers on the Range
Heading out of fall's impending darkness
As winter approaches, the author heads to the mountains in search of light.
by Pepper Trail, Oct 26, 2012 -
Uncommon Westerners
Already gone: a profile of Native American poet Joy Harjo
The author of She Had Some Horses and In Mad Love and War discusses her new memoir, Crazy Brave.
by Laura Paskus, Oct 25, 2012 -
Uncommon Westerners
Three Nevada fiction writers make their debut
New authors Tupelo Hassman, Ben Rogers, and Claire Vaye Watkins discuss how Nevada inspired their fiction and the themes of their work.
by Jenny Shank, Oct 24, 2012 -
Essays
Student essay: The view from the East
It took going east -- to Maine -- for the author to understand the West.
by Walter Wuthmann, Oct 22, 2012 -
Feature
The soul in Suite 100: A ghost story
The author considers family lore and legends, including a ghost story about her great-grandmother in New Mexico.
by Hannah Nordhaus, Oct 22, 2012 -
Uncommon Westerners
Existential nomad: A profile of author Ruben Martinez
The author asks questions about life in the desert West -- who belongs there, and what belongs to whom.
by Judith Lewis Mernit, Oct 19, 2012 -
Writers on the Range
Singing about a land where free rivers flow on
Woody Guthrie's long history of writing about dams and hydropower.
by Pat Ford, Oct 18, 2012 -
Uncommon Westerners
The West in my blood: A profile of Eddie Chuculate
The Native American author writes fresh but familiar stories.
by Chee Brossy, Oct 17, 2012 -
Feature
The fossil record: How my family found a home in the West
The Gilman clan didn't go on normal vacations; their fossil-addicted parents trundled them across the West looking for the shells of long-extinct sea creatures.
by Sarah Gilman, Oct 16, 2012 -
Book Reviews
Suffering and freedom in a microcosm: A review of San Miguel
T.C. Boyle's new novel focuses on the lives of two California families living on San Miguel island.
by Jenny Shank, Oct 14, 2012






