Category: Columns
40th Writers Conference at Cuesta
If you have a story you want to write – and don’t we all Or your draft needs polishing – just one...
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Out & About 7-4-2024
Youth Alert! Help Jesse Fight the Climate Monster The book cover for “Jesse and the Climate...
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RV Camping in Your Own Backyard:Gull Lake and June Lake
The article author’s golden retriever, Chase, thinks Gull Lake is the best camping spot ever....
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Junkyard/Backyard Dogs
By Lisa Ellman Have you ever wondered why “junkyard” dogs always seemed so vicious? It’s not...
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Here I Come!
By Catherine “Kiki” Kornreich The oft admonished “don’t wait for illness, to value wellness” hits...
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Walking with Vultures
By Susan Vasquez Vulture flies above Morro Strand State Beach When I was teaching elementary...
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Spring is in the Air
A young peregrine falcon surveys her domain above the Pacific. Photo by Staci Thompson. By Dean...
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Animals: Gods, Spirits and Stars
In the middle of the night, considering an article topic, because that’s what I think about at 2...
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Whales Tail
Story and Illustration by Catherine “Kiki” Kornreich In Mexico, I once saw a mama and her baby...
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The Compost Lizard
By Dean Thompson My son always hated taking out the compost bucket. I must admit by the time the...
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What are Natural History Nuggets?
By Dean Thompson I lived in the parking lot of Morro Rock for 100 days back in the spring of 1985....
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Author Carol Alma McPhee Remembers Her Friend Ann Fitzgerald
January 2024! Have you discovered a locally written book lately? Indulge me as I officially thank...
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