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On Labor Day in 2010, the Fourmile Canyon Fire outside of Boulder, Colorado burned more than 6,000 acres and destroyed 169 homes.
One of them was mine.Click here to read my story from the beginning.
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Monthly Archives: September 2011
A Little Look Back
Tweet It’s been a year since the fire, and I’m taking a moment to look back, and reflect. I thought I’d re-post an essay I wrote a year ago, when I was really in the Belly of the Beast of … Continue reading
Posted in Moving On
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A Lovely Interview
Tweet Last week, Ryan Warner of Colorado Public Radio interviewed me about the one-year anniversary of the fire. I really enjoyed speaking with him about life, loss, and renewal (and of course, about my favorite topic, Nellie!) Editor David Fender … Continue reading
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Anniversaries
Tweet Sometimes the lights all shinin’ on me, Other times I can barely see. Lately it occurs to me, What a long, strange trip it’s been. – Jerry Garcia Hello Friends, Well, it’s been a year since the fire – … Continue reading
Posted in Moving On, The New House
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