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Our border tour actually begins in Hatch as we work our way to Pepe’s Cantina on the west edge of town where we meet Pedro, a migrant from Guatemala. When I first met him in March, he was in …
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By Morgan Smith
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11/23/21
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How do you compare a Marine who stormed the beaches of Normandy on D-Day in 1944 to an airman who controlled air traffic at White Sands Missile Range yesterday?
There are probably dozens of …
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By Richard Coltharp
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11/11/21
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“Why did that quilt win?” I blurted, eyeing both the blue ribbon and the distinctly different character of the quilt before me. “Oh, you should never say that,” my companion …
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By Mia Kalish
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11/2/21
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Every now and then one of my readers will ask about my mother.
The reason I don’t write about her more often is because my beautiful wife can always tell when I’ve been crying. When I …
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By Jim and Henry Duchene
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9/28/21
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Editors Note: Silver City writer Vivian Savitt has been part of the Desert Exposure team for many years. She has had regular pieces appearing in the paper including the Southwest Gardner and then …
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By Vivian Savitt
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9/28/21
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I'm sitting here trying to type on a big round exercise ball. I read somewhere that sitting on a ball rather than a chair is good for your back. It is supposed to keep your back exercised as you …
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By Susan Golightly
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9/28/21
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Since the beginning of my long journey with horses, I’ve looked forward to the equestrian events in the summer Olympics. The beauty and athleticism of the horses and the skills of the riders …
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Scott Thomson
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9/28/21
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Above our southern horizon, an archer stands ready to fire his arrow westward toward the “Heart of The Scorpion”, the star Antares, in Scorpius, the Scorpion. But this archer is not a …
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By Bert Stevens
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9/28/21
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When you’ve lived in the desert for a while, your relationship to rain changes. Coming from Germany, I always dreaded rain as a kid. Not able to go outside or putting on all sorts of …
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By Gabriele Teich
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9/28/21
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Twenty years ago, on a Tuesday, I was getting my boys ready for school, shaking them out of their sleep and gently encouraging their eyes to open when from the other room I heard, “Elva, get in here quick!”
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By Elva K. Österreich
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9/9/21
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Thousands of Afghan refugees whisked to safety during the massive evacuation that concluded this week experienced their first taste of freedom here in Dona Ana County.
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By Walt Rubel
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9/2/21
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First, there was GLB, which was changed to LGB in order to not continue the sexism that constantly puts women second. Then under some protests and debates, the “T” was added. The …
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By Susan Golightly
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9/1/21
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Never getting more than its northern half over our southern horizon, the small constellation Ara, the Altar, is 63rd in size out of the 88 constellations. Ara can be found directly beneath the tail …
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By Bert Stevens
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9/1/21
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If you have been paying attention to the news, you must know by now that in April 2021, Gov. Lujan Grisham signed a bill legalizing recreational cannabis in New Mexico, effective April 1, 2022.
Many think that it is already in effect and legal. It is not! It is evolving, as we speak.
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Hilda Luz Chavez
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8/20/21
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Dear Editor: August brings with it two awful anniversaries. The first is on the 6th, the 76th anniversary of the atomic bomb detonated over Hiroshima, Japan, by the United States. Three days later, …
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Tom Vaughn
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8/4/21
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A little east of overhead is a star of television and movies. He has been in the sky since ancient times, with this constellation appearing in Claudius Ptolemy’s astronomical treatise, the …
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By Bert Stevens
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8/4/21
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We in the desert southwest are used to snakes, but our July sky has an actual serpent. Serpens, The Serpent is divided into two unconnected parts, separated by the constellation Ophiuchus. Serpens …
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By Bert Stevens
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7/1/21
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Whether you believe in ghosts or not, ghost towns are fun.
We headed out to Chloride, a two-hour-plus drive from Las Cruces on a fine spring day without any wind in the forecast. As soon as we …
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By Gabriele Teich
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7/1/21
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Every Saturday I go to Las Fuentes restaurant and buy my father the family pack of red cheese enchiladas, with sides of rice and beans. My father is one enchilada-eating kind of guy. If I’m …
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By Jim and Henry Duchene
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7/1/21
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This story begins many years ago, when my best friend forever, Yolanda, and I were in grad school. She was a single mom with two young children whom she would bring to seminars. Olivia would house …
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By Mia Kalish
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6/27/21
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