It’s a time to think about pardons, even if we’re not in a forgiving mood. Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter, for a major scandal, or perhaps a petty violation. The father said the son was prosecuted for actions that would have been ignored for anyone else. One of those crimes was falsely denying he […]
Observations and Insights on the Nature of Things This monthly column features brief essays, poems, poetic micro essays and photography by Eve West Bessier, Poet Laureate Emerita of Silver City and Grant County, New Mexico. Look for a new post every first Friday. Curvature Just beyond the flower garden,at the end of the lawn,the curvature […]
The Silver City Public Library and I organized the Winter Poetry Challenge for December and January.What better months to sit inside with a warm cup of coffee and a good book of poetry, and while wehaven’t had as much snow—hopefully, people were still able to enjoy poetry.Today, January 31 st from 3 to 4:30 PM […]
Silver City, NM – Celebrate the power of words and community at the Winter Poetry Challenge Finale on January 31, 2025, hosted by the Silver City Public Library and Grant County Poet Laureate Heather Frankland. This free event invites poets, writers, and creatives of all ages to collaborate on a unique place-based poetry collage, blending individual voices into a collective masterpiece. Event […]
The Rising Writers program, run by the non-profit group New Mexico Writers, gives unpublished or novice New Mexico authors a chance to spend time with an established writer in their genre. Professional authors share wisdom, answer questions, and offer encouragement to a group of 3-5 fledgling writers for 90 minutes in a local venue. John […]
Sometimes hypocrisy is better than the alternative. And it may not even be hypocrisy to take advantage of policies that you disagree with but can’t get rid of. We are seeing Democratic senators take advantage of the lame duck session, even though lame ducks are a travesty that shouldn’t be in the Constitution. Lame ducks […]

We respectfully acknowledge that the entirety of southwestern New Mexico is the traditional territory, since time immemorial, of the Chis-Nde, also known as the people of the Chiricahua Apache Nation. The Chiricahua Apache Nation is recognized as a sovereign Native Nation by the United States in the Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Friendship of 1 July 1852 (10 Stat. 979) (Treaty of Santa Fe ratified 23 March 1853 and proclaimed by President Franklin Pierce 25 March 1853).