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Posting this for my writer friends! As a student in the MFA Creative Writing program at Western Colorado University (Gunnison), I am constantly amazed at the resources available for writers in the program. And some are a...

","url":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/free-master-classes-for-writers-available-at-wcu-via-zoom","title":"Free Masterclasses for writers available at WCU via Zoom","summary":"Posting this for my writer friends! As a student in the MFA Creative Writing program at Western Colorado University (Gunnison), I am constantly amazed at the resources available for writers in the program. And some are a...","date_modified":"2026-02-04T22:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/tina-turner-musical-was-incredible-at-cmu-asteria-theatre","html_content":"

How lucky are we in western Colorado to have such great performances play here? Very!

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After a misty summer’s shower,

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Back in October 2024, exactly one year ago this month, I deactivated all my social media accounts except for LinkedIn, which I deactivated a few months later. And it has been wonderful! My productivity doubled immediatel...

","url":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/social-media-exit-first-anniversary","title":"First year anniversary of social media deactivation","summary":"Back in October 2024, exactly one year ago this month, I deactivated all my social media accounts except for LinkedIn, which I deactivated a few months later. And it has been wonderful! My productivity doubled immediatel...","date_modified":"2025-10-07T18:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/ponderosa-pine-trees-tower-over-the-campground","html_content":"

We see this towering ponderosa pine tree, which is near the entrance of Great Basin National Park's Upper Lehman Creek Campground, barely 20 feet or so from our host camp site, everyday since we've been here. Like a frie...

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The night sky

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The Plein Air Painting Workshop at Stella Lake today with Nevada Artist, Alina Lindquist, who was the Great Basin National Park Artist in Residence last year, was not only educational but super fun and a great hike!

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We're seeing these lovely black and white moths, which look like butterflies to me, called Police Car Moths, all around the campground lately. They have the wing design of a butterfly so we were surprised to learn that t...

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I wrote this poem and created a little companion 30-second video, which follows the poem, as part of a class assignment in the MFA Creative Writing Program at Western Colorado University, Summer 2025 (an amazing program ...

","url":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/my-magical-red-flamenco-shoes-a-poem","title":"My Magical Red Flamenco Shoes, A Poem","summary":"I wrote this poem and created a little companion 30-second video, which follows the poem, as part of a class assignment in the MFA Creative Writing Program at Western Colorado University, Summer 2025 (an amazing program ...","date_modified":"2025-07-26T21:46:01Z"},{"id":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/milky-way-galaxy-view-from-stella-lake","html_content":"

Bob said the hardest part wasn't Stella Lake's 10,400' elevation in Great Basin National Park that he found most challenging, rather it was the mile+ hike back to the trailhead carrying tripods and cameras in the dark th...

","url":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/milky-way-galaxy-view-from-stella-lake","title":"Milky Way Galaxy view from Stella Lake, Great Basin NP","summary":"Bob said the hardest part wasn't Stella Lake's 10,400' elevation in Great Basin National Park that he found most challenging, rather it was the mile+ hike back to the trailhead carrying tripods and cameras in the dark th...","date_modified":"2025-07-15T05:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/toxic-but-lovely-false-lupin-is-sometimes-used-as-fabric-dye","html_content":"

High on the mountain in the Wheeler Peak campground of Great Basin National Park, this beautiful False lupin thrives in the alpine meadows with its deep roots and resistance to cold temperatures. As camp hosts, we are di...

","url":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/toxic-but-lovely-false-lupin-is-sometimes-used-as-fabric-dye","title":"Toxic but lovely False Lupin is sometimes used as fabric dye","summary":"High on the mountain in the Wheeler Peak campground of Great Basin National Park, this beautiful False lupin thrives in the alpine meadows with its deep roots and resistance to cold temperatures. As camp hosts, we are di...","date_modified":"2025-06-12T20:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/extraordinary-great-basin-sunsets","html_content":"

After dinner this evening, we drove to the Post Office in Baker (NV) to see if my new prescription eyeglasses had arrived yet (they haven't) and we were completely captivated by the sunset, which seemed to morph from one...

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We woke in our cozy vintage trailer this morning to the rippling sounds of Lehman Creek that runs through our host campground here in Great Basin National Park, a light blanketing snowfall outside — thankful that our hea...

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We got a super early start and after driving through more wind and cooling temperatures, we finally arrived at our host campsite in remote Great Basin National Park in far eastern Nevada mid-morning refreshed, ready to u...

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Still reeling from seeing my essay \"Finding Mari Sandoz in a Little Women's World\" published in the same newsletter with respected western writers and scholars from the Mari Sandoz Heritage Society in their Spring 2025 e...

","url":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/finding-mari-sandoz-in-a-little-womens-world","title":"Finding Mari Sandoz in a Little Women's World","summary":"Still reeling from seeing my essay \"Finding Mari Sandoz in a Little Women's World\" published in the same newsletter with respected western writers and scholars from the Mari Sandoz Heritage Society in their Spring 2025 e...","date_modified":"2025-05-03T05:46:17Z"},{"id":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/comparative-analysis-of-internet-gutenberg-press","html_content":"

Yay! Another semester completed as a graduate student in the public policy program at University of Colorado before moving on to a creative writing this coming summer. I love researching and writing term papers!

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More than curious, I spent all of 2024 as a graduate student in the public policy program at the University of Colorado (Denver) researching and tracking the Colorado alcohol impact legislation in response to the 60% ris...

","url":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/colorado-2024-alcohol-impact-legislation-video-summary","title":"Colorado 2024 Alcohol Impact Legislation Video Summary","summary":"More than curious, I spent all of 2024 as a graduate student in the public policy program at the University of Colorado (Denver) researching and tracking the Colorado alcohol impact legislation in response to the 60% ris...","date_modified":"2025-01-31T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/preparing-for-nps-volunteer-campground-host-adventure","html_content":"

There are many ways to serve our country in retirement. We chose to serve as volunteer campground hosts with the National Park Service. Bob (husband and love-of-my-life) and I are frequent visitors of National Parks. We ...

","url":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/preparing-for-nps-volunteer-campground-host-adventure","title":"Preparing for NPS volunteer campground host adventure","summary":"There are many ways to serve our country in retirement. We chose to serve as volunteer campground hosts with the National Park Service. Bob (husband and love-of-my-life) and I are frequent visitors of National Parks. We ...","date_modified":"2024-11-26T13:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/accepted-into-mfa-creative-writing-program-at-wcu","html_content":"

Yes, I'm leaving the Master of Public Policy program at the University of Colorado, Denver, for the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing with concentration in Nature Writing at Western Colorado University, Gunnison. B...

","url":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/accepted-into-mfa-creative-writing-program-at-wcu","title":"Accepted into MFA Creative Writing program at WCU!","summary":"Yes, I'm leaving the Master of Public Policy program at the University of Colorado, Denver, for the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing with concentration in Nature Writing at Western Colorado University, Gunnison. B...","date_modified":"2024-11-19T18:21:52Z"},{"id":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/high-trust-leadership-with-blue-angels-captain","html_content":"

Retired Blue Angels Captain George Dom's new book High Trust Leadership: Building High Performance Teams was released Monday this week, September 23, 2024. I am so very honored to have been part of this extraordinary pro...

","url":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/high-trust-leadership-with-blue-angels-captain","title":"High Trust Leadership with Blue Angels Captain","summary":"Retired Blue Angels Captain George Dom's new book High Trust Leadership: Building High Performance Teams was released Monday this week, September 23, 2024. I am so very honored to have been part of this extraordinary pro...","date_modified":"2024-09-27T09:03:33Z"},{"id":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/glad-i-was-a-writer-before-the-age-of-ai","html_content":"

AI has helped me realize how grateful I am to have enjoyed a career as a writer long before AI was a twinkle in a techie’s eye. I’d always taken it for granted, in a way. Writing. Oh, yeah, that. It’s what I do. \n\nI don’...

","url":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/glad-i-was-a-writer-before-the-age-of-ai","title":"Glad I was a writer before the age of AI","summary":"AI has helped me realize how grateful I am to have enjoyed a career as a writer long before AI was a twinkle in a techie’s eye. I’d always taken it for granted, in a way. Writing. Oh, yeah, that. It’s what I do. \n\nI don’...","date_modified":"2024-09-26T08:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/fur-trade-days-the-craft-show-must-go-on","html_content":"

After a good day selling Journal Jackets at the Traders' Market Friday during Fur Trade Days in Chadron, Nebraska, mid-July, a freak storm hit the park that night turning many of our pop-up canopies into twisted masses o...

","url":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/fur-trade-days-the-craft-show-must-go-on","title":"Fur Trade Days: The [craft] show must go on","summary":"After a good day selling Journal Jackets at the Traders' Market Friday during Fur Trade Days in Chadron, Nebraska, mid-July, a freak storm hit the park that night turning many of our pop-up canopies into twisted masses o...","date_modified":"2024-07-16T09:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/posters-made-for-fur-trade-days-craft-fair-booth","html_content":"

Preparing for Fur Trade Days, our first two-day craft fair booth for Journal Jackets, the handmade composition notebook covers with zipper pockets that I've been making since November 2023. As a writer who loves to stitc...

","url":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/posters-made-for-fur-trade-days-craft-fair-booth","title":"Posters made for Fur Trade Days craft fair booth","summary":"Preparing for Fur Trade Days, our first two-day craft fair booth for Journal Jackets, the handmade composition notebook covers with zipper pockets that I've been making since November 2023. As a writer who loves to stitc...","date_modified":"2024-07-06T23:49:06Z"},{"id":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/honored-to-be-in-the-last-issue-of-the-wild-word","html_content":"

The publisher's theme for this issue of The Wild Word is \"live.\" My regular column is titled \"Tumbleweed.\" In keeping with the \"live\" theme, I chose to write about the power and magic of live music — including how I stil...

","url":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/honored-to-be-in-the-last-issue-of-the-wild-word","title":"My latest essay in The Wild Word is about the magic of live music","summary":"The publisher's theme for this issue of The Wild Word is \"live.\" My regular column is titled \"Tumbleweed.\" In keeping with the \"live\" theme, I chose to write about the power and magic of live music — including how I stil...","date_modified":"2024-06-24T11:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/honey-nut-granola","html_content":"

When diagnosed with diabetes and told that sugar had to go but honey is okay, I set about experimenting with different granola recipes. After much trial and error, we found this combination as a base to be our favorite —...

","url":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/honey-nut-granola","title":"Delicious and Nutritious Honey Nut Granola ","summary":"When diagnosed with diabetes and told that sugar had to go but honey is okay, I set about experimenting with different granola recipes. After much trial and error, we found this combination as a base to be our favorite —...","date_modified":"2024-06-19T19:35:39Z"},{"id":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/cool-and-refreshing-avocado-mango-salad-with-honey-lime-dressing","html_content":"

Learning to live with diabetes requires all kinds of dietary changes. Replacing sugars with honey, for example, has opened up a whole new world of flavors. This cool and super healthy salad has become our new spring favo...

","url":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/cool-and-refreshing-avocado-mango-salad-with-honey-lime-dressing","title":"Cool and Refreshing Avocado Mango Salad With Honey Lime Dressing","summary":"Learning to live with diabetes requires all kinds of dietary changes. Replacing sugars with honey, for example, has opened up a whole new world of flavors. This cool and super healthy salad has become our new spring favo...","date_modified":"2024-05-28T11:52:21Z"},{"id":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/debeque-spring-craft-fair-2024-was-a-joy","html_content":"

The DeBeque, Colorado, Spring Craft fair in April was our second craft fair to have a booth for Journal Jackets, the composition notebook covers with zipper pockets that I make, and we had such fun! I love this event. I ...

","url":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/debeque-spring-craft-fair-2024-was-a-joy","title":"DeBeque Spring Craft Fair 2024 was a joy!","summary":"The DeBeque, Colorado, Spring Craft fair in April was our second craft fair to have a booth for Journal Jackets, the composition notebook covers with zipper pockets that I make, and we had such fun! I love this event. I ...","date_modified":"2024-04-24T03:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/my-first-chalk-paint-project-kitchen-pantry-door","html_content":"

Not bad for a first try, yes? I had no idea what I was doing, but learned a lot in the process. Whew.

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Wednesday (February 14) I testified about the $803 billion global handicrafts market against Colorado Senate Bill 24-084. This evening (February 17), only three days later, my first story as a regular columnist in Berlin...

","url":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/ironic-twist-connects-sewing-writing-and-testifying","title":"Ironic twist connects sewing, writing, and testifying","summary":"Wednesday (February 14) I testified about the $803 billion global handicrafts market against Colorado Senate Bill 24-084. This evening (February 17), only three days later, my first story as a regular columnist in Berlin...","date_modified":"2024-02-18T09:25:45Z"},{"id":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/honored-to-be-new-columnist-for-the-wild-word","html_content":"

This evening, my first story as a regular columnist in Berlin (Germany)-based English language online literary magazine The Wild Word, published and I'm still reeling!

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After sending daily emails to the sponsors of SB24-020 on alcohol takeout and delivery fees with no response at all, it occurred to me that maybe my emails were going to their spam folders and that they aren't seeing the...

","url":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/denver-post-ran-my-letter-on-sb24-020-alcohol-permit-fees-yay","title":"Denver Post ran my letter on SB24-020 alcohol permit fees, yay!","summary":"After sending daily emails to the sponsors of SB24-020 on alcohol takeout and delivery fees with no response at all, it occurred to me that maybe my emails were going to their spam folders and that they aren't seeing the...","date_modified":"2024-02-16T03:14:16Z"},{"id":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/visit-to-national-womens-rights-historic-park-an-eye-opener","html_content":"

The first Women's Rights Convention was held in 1848 in Seneca Falls, New York, led by early suffragists Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth McClintock and hundreds more who traveled far and wide to attend t...

","url":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/visit-to-national-womens-rights-historic-park-an-eye-opener","title":"Visit to National Women's Rights Historic Park an eye-opener","summary":"The first Women's Rights Convention was held in 1848 in Seneca Falls, New York, led by early suffragists Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth McClintock and hundreds more who traveled far and wide to attend t...","date_modified":"2024-01-10T21:23:33Z"},{"id":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/first-semester-of-public-policy-grad-school-complete-yay","html_content":"

Super spooky going back to school in retirement, but after completing the first semester — and having done fairly well — I have a little more confidence going into the second semester, which begins in less than a week (a...

","url":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/first-semester-of-public-policy-grad-school-complete-yay","title":"First semester of Public Policy grad school complete, yay!","summary":"Super spooky going back to school in retirement, but after completing the first semester — and having done fairly well — I have a little more confidence going into the second semester, which begins in less than a week (a...","date_modified":"2024-01-10T20:32:54Z"},{"id":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/a-year-of-making-journal-jacket-notebook-covers-and-still-hooked","html_content":"

A year ago this week I made my first Journal Jacket composition notebook cover with zipper pocket. What? I know! And today, exactly one year later, I finished Journal Jacket #140. Whew! And I still love making them as mu...

","url":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/a-year-of-making-journal-jacket-notebook-covers-and-still-hooked","title":"A year of making Journal Jacket notebook covers and still hooked!","summary":"A year ago this week I made my first Journal Jacket composition notebook cover with zipper pocket. What? I know! And today, exactly one year later, I finished Journal Jacket #140. Whew! And I still love making them as mu...","date_modified":"2023-11-19T11:39:25Z"},{"id":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/sweet-potato-nachos-with-arugula-nut-salsa","html_content":"

We discovered a similar dish to this during a recent quick trip to Washington, DC, and loved it so much that we stopped at the grocery store on the way home from the airport to pick up the ingredients, as best as we coul...

","url":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/sweet-potato-nachos-with-arugula-nut-salsa","title":"Sweet Potato Nachos With Arugula Nut Salsa","summary":"We discovered a similar dish to this during a recent quick trip to Washington, DC, and loved it so much that we stopped at the grocery store on the way home from the airport to pick up the ingredients, as best as we coul...","date_modified":"2023-11-04T22:23:58Z"},{"id":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/abe-lincoln-war-and-prayers","html_content":"

“Both read the same Bible and pray to the same God and each invokes his aid against the other… The prayers of both could not be answered...” —Abraham Lincoln

","url":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/abe-lincoln-war-and-prayers","title":"Abe Lincoln: War and Prayers","summary":"“Both read the same Bible and pray to the same God and each invokes his aid against the other… The prayers of both could not be answered...” —Abraham Lincoln","date_modified":"2023-10-27T06:11:33Z"},{"id":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/blue-angels-precision-war-and-peace","html_content":"

The Blue Angels were buzzing our neighborhood yesterday as they practiced for the air show this weekend. I had the rare opportunity to work in a ghost editor capacity with a retired Blue Angels Captain on a project that ...

","url":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/blue-angels-precision-war-and-peace","title":"Blue Angels, Precision, War, and Peace","summary":"The Blue Angels were buzzing our neighborhood yesterday as they practiced for the air show this weekend. I had the rare opportunity to work in a ghost editor capacity with a retired Blue Angels Captain on a project that ...","date_modified":"2023-10-15T12:36:34Z"},{"id":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/where-reason-fails","html_content":"

Where human rights dismissed

","url":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/where-reason-fails","title":"Where Reason Fails","summary":"Where human rights dismissed","date_modified":"2023-10-14T20:26:38Z"},{"id":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/back-to-school-in-retirement-am-i-nuts","html_content":"

Those should be unrelated questions, but they're not. Despite the many health issues I've been diagnosed with (with more ongoing tests), the resulting medications and treatments have not only blessed me with the possibil...

","url":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/back-to-school-in-retirement-am-i-nuts","title":"Back to School in Retirement? Am I Nuts?","summary":"Those should be unrelated questions, but they're not. Despite the many health issues I've been diagnosed with (with more ongoing tests), the resulting medications and treatments have not only blessed me with the possibil...","date_modified":"2023-07-22T12:50:37Z"},{"id":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/diy-composition-notebook-cover-with-zipper-pocket","html_content":"

I'm obsessed with these notebook covers. I've made more than a hundred of them in the past six months!

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Never did I expect a small craft fair booth experience to be transformational, but it was.

","url":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/transformative-experience-my-first-craft-fair","title":"Transformative Experience: My First Craft Fair","summary":"Never did I expect a small craft fair booth experience to be transformational, but it was. ","date_modified":"2023-04-30T04:52:49Z"},{"id":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/doc-said-exercise-i-chose-flamenco","html_content":"

In my 60s with weakened bones due to \"advanced hypothyroidism,\" the doctors said I need to exercise for cardio and more muscle strength to better protect my brittle bones. I do NOT enjoy \"exercise.\" it is, well, boring t...

","url":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/doc-said-exercise-i-chose-flamenco","title":"Doc said \"exercise.\" I chose Flamenco!","summary":"In my 60s with weakened bones due to \"advanced hypothyroidism,\" the doctors said I need to exercise for cardio and more muscle strength to better protect my brittle bones. I do NOT enjoy \"exercise.\" it is, well, boring t...","date_modified":"2022-12-13T03:38:02Z"},{"id":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/efficiency-confession-mason-jars-for-everything","html_content":"

In retirement, we love our little Mason and Ball jar or \"Ball Wall\" solution to storage, efficiency, and safety in the kitchen.

","url":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/efficiency-confession-mason-jars-for-everything","title":"Efficiency Confession: Mason Jars For Everything","summary":"In retirement, we love our little Mason and Ball jar or \"Ball Wall\" solution to storage, efficiency, and safety in the kitchen.","date_modified":"2022-07-04T11:50:29Z"},{"id":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/diy-transform-a-photo-box-into-a-bedroom-for-dolls","html_content":"

When a service-related disabled veteran family member was homeless last year, I turned to my sewing machine because I didn't know what else to do. I made and sold enough doll bed-in-a-wardrobe-box sets to pay for two wee...

","url":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/diy-transform-a-photo-box-into-a-bedroom-for-dolls","title":"DIY Transform a Photo Box Into a Bedroom for Dolls","summary":"When a service-related disabled veteran family member was homeless last year, I turned to my sewing machine because I didn't know what else to do. I made and sold enough doll bed-in-a-wardrobe-box sets to pay for two wee...","date_modified":"2022-06-15T11:39:29Z"},{"id":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/diy-washable-makeup-remover-pads","html_content":"

I always wash my face before sitting down to write. I also sew a lot when writing (thinking) and love finding uses for cool fabric scraps. Imagine my delight when I learned about fluffy flannel scraps stitched back-to-ba...

","url":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/diy-washable-makeup-remover-pads","title":"DIY Washable Makeup Remover Pads","summary":"I always wash my face before sitting down to write. I also sew a lot when writing (thinking) and love finding uses for cool fabric scraps. Imagine my delight when I learned about fluffy flannel scraps stitched back-to-ba...","date_modified":"2022-06-12T00:45:19Z"},{"id":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/cold-war-propaganda-incited-me-to-question-everything","html_content":"

Why did I pursue a degree in Russian Area Studies from the University of Texas in the late 1980s through early 1990s, a degree considered fairly worthless when I started except for those planning a career in the US State...

","url":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/cold-war-propaganda-incited-me-to-question-everything","title":"Cold War Propaganda Incited Me to Question ... Everything","summary":"Why did I pursue a degree in Russian Area Studies from the University of Texas in the late 1980s through early 1990s, a degree considered fairly worthless when I started except for those planning a career in the US State...","date_modified":"2022-06-06T14:44:56Z"},{"id":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/collective-omnipotence","html_content":"

There is a stillness in the night\nWhere movement in shadow\nIs sensed before sounded.

","url":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/collective-omnipotence","title":"Respite From Collective Omnipotence","summary":"There is a stillness in the night\nWhere movement in shadow\nIs sensed before sounded.","date_modified":"2022-01-09T07:17:31Z"},{"id":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/as-the-chips-fell","html_content":"

Presence of mind

","url":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/as-the-chips-fell","title":"As The Chips Fell","summary":"Presence of mind","date_modified":"2022-01-09T06:46:26Z"},{"id":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/sweet-spicy-bistro-bobs-palisade-peach-n-green-chili-salsa","html_content":"

One of many benefits of living in Western Colorado is the abundance of fresh local foods, from home gardens to area farmers and cooperatives. We're very fortunate to live in such a rich agricultural area.

","url":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/sweet-spicy-bistro-bobs-palisade-peach-n-green-chili-salsa","title":"Recipe: Bistro Bob's Palisade Peach 'n Green Chili Salsa","summary":"One of many benefits of living in Western Colorado is the abundance of fresh local foods, from home gardens to area farmers and cooperatives. We're very fortunate to live in such a rich agricultural area.","date_modified":"2022-01-08T13:09:04Z"},{"id":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/on-being-cayenne","html_content":"

As with many story tellers, when I take on a topic I tend to dive in. Oftentimes, the essence of a story lives beyond the surface, beyond the obvious.

","url":"https://krystynhartman.com/posts/f/on-being-cayenne","title":"On being cayenne ","summary":"As with many story tellers, when I take on a topic I tend to dive in. Oftentimes, the essence of a story lives beyond the surface, beyond the obvious. ","date_modified":"2022-01-08T12:50:43Z"}]}