Dispatch from a Clear Day
Read local writer, Kendra Atleework’s recent writing about living in 2020 in the Eastern Sierra, where smoke and COVID-19 bring challenges, but also inspiration.
About the Author: Kendra
Kendra Atleework is the author of MIRACLE COUNTRY, a Sierra Nevada story of flight and return, bounty and emptiness, and the meaning of home. She is the recipient of the Ellen Meloy Desert Writers Award and was selected for The Best American Essays, edited by Ariel Levy. She received her MFA in creative writing from the University of Minnesota and was born and raised in Bishop, California, where she lives now.
Bishop Visitor Blog Posts by Kendra:
The Kindness of Strangers in a Crisis
Here are some touching stories from local community members rising above, rallying volunteers, and making generous financial gifts. Let’s do our part to help keep our community stay open by wearing masks upon entering any and all businesses. #keepinyoopen #keepbishopopen
Ghost Mine in the Sky
A look into the Pine Creek Tungsten Mine in Bishop, CA. Once, four hundred miners pulled tungsten from these mountains, working in three shifts, the Pine Creek Mine churning away twenty-four hours a day. It was known as the Mine in the Sky.
Another Woman’s Treasure: Amy Wicks’ Climbing Rope Art
Check it out in the park, Saturday April 20! By Kendra Atleework When I first met Amy Wicks, we were mostly upside down. There was a good reason for this—we’d both enrolled in an aerial silks class, which involves tying yourself in knots and swinging around in the...
The Artist Bishop Nabbed from NASA: A Conversation with Steven White Woodworking
Every night—if I want to get any sleep—I have to climb a ladder. I am not Rapunzel. I just sleep in the loft of my cottage. Descending while half-awake in the morning might seem treacherous, but the ladder I climb is a sturdy work of art. It’s the color of cherries...
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