(From the 1995 Zephyr archives) Years ago, when Hardy Redd, my neighbor friend across the mountain, told me that the Mormon historian Leonard J. Arrington was to write a biography of Hardy’s father, the legendary Charlie Redd, I was quite…
Our regular readers know that we began a new project at the Zephyr last year–called “Zephyr America.” We’ve been slowly wading through the massive Zephyr archives of historic photos and digitizing them to share with our readers. To keep up…
December 22, 1941 Travel this month, 174 Travel to Date, 562 General I returned to duty December 1, after a months vacation in California. [I commend] Relief Ranger Russ Mahan on his work, during his short period of Duty at…
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In This Issue… Take it or Leave it: I Miss Art Bell, Bigfoot, and the Alien Abductors …by Jim Stiles How to Disappear …by Tonya Audyn Stiles REVISITING “JULY 4, 1961: MURDER & THE ENDURING MYSTERY at DEAD HORSE POINT”…
If there were ever a time when we needed an interesting and truly escapist diversion from the realities of 2021 (or 2020 Part B, as it’s known to some of us), it’s right now. I am starting to take the…
He just stepped out for a pack of cigarettes… It’s been a while since I’ve heard anyone say it, even as a joke. The echo of a father who slipped out the door and never came home. The legacy of…
…and on writing a significantly expanded update of that story. Last April, after a year trying to collect as much publicly available information as I could find, I started to write what ultimately became a 10,000 word account of one of Grand County’s most brutal crimes,…
A is for Amy who fell down the stairsB is for Basil assaulted by bears –Edward Gorey When the apple was ready she painted her face and clothed herself like a peasant woman, and went across the seven mountains to…
It has become common among people who have the good fortune of being both affluent and self-aware to be ashamed of their pain. After all, what could possibly justify feelings of depression or anxiety among those of us who live…