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Voices From The Underground

by James Bowers

PROLOGUE

I am sitting in my chair in the cabin built by my own hands, looking out at the stream flowing through my property, with my feet elevated, piles of newspapers and my dog at my side. It is not that I am lazy. I’m retired, and retirement means not doing whatever I do not care to do, not talking with people I do not find interesting, not being anything other than what I want to be. It is the ultimate in freedom, just to be myself: no more games to play, no role to tell me how I ought to act, only silence and intuition. But that also involves getting to know who I really am. Memories from the past float to the surface, long-forgotten, painful, surprising. I am changing in unexpected ways: death and rebirth in my late sixties, as if one can start over again at that age. I am becoming more reclusive, more observant, delighted by the vast panorama of inward experience.

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Devils Tower Residency

Devils Tower National Monument  Writer's Residency

Two one-week residencies are available at the Devils Tower National Monument in September and October. Selected individuals will be offered modest housing at the National Tower. A $100 travel stipend is provided by the Devils Tower Natural History Association. The goal of this residency is to provide an inspiring, secluded working environment for promising writers. Interested writers should submit writing samples to:

Christine Czazasty, Chief of Interpretation Devils Tower National Monument P.O. Box 10 Devils Tower, WY 82714

For complete guidelines visit the Devils Tower National Monument Writer's Program Page.