Trying to Stay Sane in an Insane Time Story and Photos by Les Tanner This spring was a scary time, no doubt about it. An uncertain time. When most of the news seemed to be bad. When a
It’s Easy, Right? By Michael K. Edwards It can be chilly around the middle of October in southern Idaho’s Magic Valley. At six in the morning, before the sun has come over the horizon, it can be downright
And Willing to Admit It By Michael K. Edwards When I was in grade school in Hansen, growing up in Idaho was never a big deal for the obvious reason that just about all of my fellow students
Rethinking the Successful Life By Roxie Olmstead When I reached the age of ninety more than a year ago, common sense told me parts would wear out. But I didn’t expect this of my belongings. In my first
Man’s Other Best Friend Story and Photos by Les Tanner This story is offered free in its entirety for the first part of May. This is about a cat. Just an ordinary cat. He hasn’t performed any heroic
Did It Have to Be That Song? By Clell G. Ballard Back in 1966, my then-fiancee Marilyn made plans for our wedding in our home church, one of Fairfield’s most important buildings, right on Main Street. That was
A Dubious Treasure By D.B. Tompsett The other day a guy name Dave stopped by our place in Kimberly with a real fancy metal detector. He said he had noticed that our place was probably at least a
Because Something’s Not Right By Les Tanner A couple of days ago, as I was at home in Caldwell watching a bunch of villains in an old western chase a stagecoach, shooting a zillion bullets in no particular
A Dark and Stormy Encounter Story and Photos by Ross V. Walker I’ve been hearing about the Bear Lake Monster for decades, as long as I’ve lived in Montpelier. People supposedly have spotted the mysterious creature in the
A Dowseful Strategy By Diana Hooley Photos by Dale Hooley My experiment began with a neighborly chat, the kind you have halfway out of your car, leaning on the top of the car door, arms crossed. I’d seen Bob
