*Note: This audio essay first aired on KRCC (Colorado Springs’ NPR affiliate, 91.5 FM) on July 8, 2021. The link to the program is here; the audio file and the text from the essay are below. There’s a tall, tall turtle in the Garden of the Gods, and I’d like to tell you a story about it. But…
*Note: This essay was published in the Colorado Springs Gazette print edition on September 16, 2019, under a slightly different title. An image of the column is included below, as well as the text of the essay. According to legend, Prometheus stole knowledge (in the form of fire) from the gods and gave it to humanity, which,…
*Note: This essay was published in the Colorado Springs Gazette print edition on December 19, 2017. It can also be found online here. It’s been almost a week since the 12-foot-tall blue frame appeared at High Point in the Garden of the Gods, and the sounds of fury have been deafening. “Shocking,” “mistake,” “an eyesore,” and “piece…