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The Search for Ian: 3 Years Later
More than three years have passed since I dialed 911 and declared Ian (my partner at the time) as a missing person. He went for a run in the La Plata mountains in southwestern Colorado and climbed to the summit of Hesperus, a mountain over 13,000 feet. When the sun set and he wasn’t back…
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Graduation Commencement Speech at Western Colorado University
In July, I graduated my M.F.A. program at Western Colorado University with a master’s degree in creative writing and a concentration of nature writing. I was thrilled and honored to be selected as the student commencement speaker. The speech was not recorded, so I thought I’d share it here. When I was a kid, I…
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Why “I’m Sorry for Your Loss” Doesn’t Cut It
Three years after Ian mysteriously disappeared in the wilderness, I’m starting to tell people about the search for him. This is a new experience. I’m used to people just knowing. I’m used to getting knowing looks in the grocery store when I return to southern Colorado. Thousands came to search for Ian and even more…
