By Mac Griffith
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In this collection of essays and stories, Griffith relays the news from the Colorado high country. It’s not the news of the day, but the news of local lives lived out over many years. In the title story, he climbs a high peak with his sister as she continues to hike in the fresh shadow of her son’s suicide. Griffith rides out a lightning storm while his sister hikes until the strength of the hills rises up through her feet. In other news, Griffith examines our attempts, especially those of mountain locals, to get closer to nature’s real world. A retired woman named Etta runs the trails and fires rocks at slob campers to help them learn better behavior. As a further educational aid, she sneaks into their camp at night and fills their hiking boots with shit—Etta takes neither shit nor prisoners. Griffith brings us the odd news of the healing warmth that comes from fly fishing in the snows of winter. In these mountain stories, there are devils in machines, a grouse family trying to stay together, and a cat with a sensible life. Stories full of wonder at life lived in thin air. Griffith tunes his ear to the land’s own lyric. [18K words]In this collection of essays and stories, Griffith relays the news from the Colorado high country. It’s not the news of the day, but the news of local lives lived out over many years. In the title story, he climbs a high peak with his sister as she continues to hike in the fresh shadow of her son’s suicide. Griffith rides out a lightning storm while his sister hikes until the strength of the hills rises up through her feet. In other news, Griffith examines our attempts, especially those of mountain locals, to get closer to nature’s real world. A retired woman named Etta runs the trails and fires rocks at slob campers to help them learn better behavior. As a further educational aid, she sneaks into their camp at night and fills their hiking boots with shit—Etta takes neither shit nor prisoners. Griffith brings us the odd news of the healing warmth that comes from fly fishing in the snows of winter. In these mountain stories, there are devils in machines, a grouse family trying to stay together, and a cat with a sensible life. Stories full of wonder at life lived in thin air. Griffith tunes his ear to the land’s own lyric. [18K words] Read more
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