Every day in the desert is proof that you just never know what’s going to happen next out here. Since our last issue, so much has transpired that I’m hard pressed to remember it all, let alone convey it to you.
Whether it’s wandering through the desert lilies in bloom east of Twentynine Palms in silence, talking with a wonderful and welcoming group of writers in Ridgecrest, meeting Doc Holliday, Wyatt Earp, and German Pete out at Whitehorse Ranch, wandering into Amboy Crater where the Five Spots are in bloom and the lizards are friendly, hiking up into the mountains behind Mitchell Caverns, taking in the quiet of the community in Goffs, cruising Needles at sundown, dining al fresco on Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs, rocking out with a thousand Marines and their famiies, or enjoying a Sunday afternoon margarita at Pappy & Harriet’s—our deserts have so many memorable moments to offer those of us lucky enough to share in their wealth.
To try to help keep all of us up to date, and to help create more of a desert-wide sense of community, we’ve just established a Desert Blogs page on our website, which includes a theatre blog by our Theatre Editors, Jack and Jeannette Lyons, as well as a brand new Sun Runner blog, Mojave Winds. We’re also updating the format of our Sun Blast weekly e-mail newsletter with more coverage of desert issues, as well as arts and entertainment picks, desert travel news, and more—all in a fun format.
As The Sun Runner continues to grow, we continue to add contributors from around the desert to our roster. I hope you’ll join me in welcoming our latest folks to grace these pages—Mary Sojourner, Linda Saholt, Mike Cipra, and Edith Billups.
These four join our other fine writers in sharing their desert-inspired perspectives, information, and stories with us. I hope you enjoy their contributions as much as I do. They make this magazine special, and are a constant source of pride for me (when they make deadline).
Maddy Lederman takes a look at wind power in this issue, and we’ll continue to explore "green" power in the desert in the June/July issue. Meanwhile, all of you writers out there from El Centro and Brawley, to Borrego Springs, Indio, Palm Desert, Palm Springs, Joshua Tree, Twentynine Palms,Yucca Valley, Landers, Lucerne Valley, Essex, Blythe, Barstow, Ridgecrest, Death Valley Junction—get your submissions ready for our second annual Desert Writers Issue, coming up in our August/September edition.
Our deadline for those submissions will be July 7, and essays, short fiction, poetry, etc., will all be accepted. Those whom we can’t fit into the print edition will be included online, so please spread the word to all your writer friends. We loved last year’s inaugural Desert Writers Issue, and we can’t wait to see what’s in store this year.
Finally, to all of you who have sent notes of support and encouragement regarding our coverage of desert issues and dedication to our desert, thank you so much. We would like to hear more from all of you on desert issues, and will set aside room for your letters to the editor in future issues, as we all will have much to discuss in the coming months.
Whether it’s wandering through the desert lilies in bloom east of Twentynine Palms in silence, talking with a wonderful and welcoming group of writers in Ridgecrest, meeting Doc Holliday, Wyatt Earp, and German Pete out at Whitehorse Ranch, wandering into Amboy Crater where the Five Spots are in bloom and the lizards are friendly, hiking up into the mountains behind Mitchell Caverns, taking in the quiet of the community in Goffs, cruising Needles at sundown, dining al fresco on Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs, rocking out with a thousand Marines and their famiies, or enjoying a Sunday afternoon margarita at Pappy & Harriet’s—our deserts have so many memorable moments to offer those of us lucky enough to share in their wealth.
To try to help keep all of us up to date, and to help create more of a desert-wide sense of community, we’ve just established a Desert Blogs page on our website, which includes a theatre blog by our Theatre Editors, Jack and Jeannette Lyons, as well as a brand new Sun Runner blog, Mojave Winds. We’re also updating the format of our Sun Blast weekly e-mail newsletter with more coverage of desert issues, as well as arts and entertainment picks, desert travel news, and more—all in a fun format.
As The Sun Runner continues to grow, we continue to add contributors from around the desert to our roster. I hope you’ll join me in welcoming our latest folks to grace these pages—Mary Sojourner, Linda Saholt, Mike Cipra, and Edith Billups.
These four join our other fine writers in sharing their desert-inspired perspectives, information, and stories with us. I hope you enjoy their contributions as much as I do. They make this magazine special, and are a constant source of pride for me (when they make deadline).
Maddy Lederman takes a look at wind power in this issue, and we’ll continue to explore "green" power in the desert in the June/July issue. Meanwhile, all of you writers out there from El Centro and Brawley, to Borrego Springs, Indio, Palm Desert, Palm Springs, Joshua Tree, Twentynine Palms,Yucca Valley, Landers, Lucerne Valley, Essex, Blythe, Barstow, Ridgecrest, Death Valley Junction—get your submissions ready for our second annual Desert Writers Issue, coming up in our August/September edition.
Our deadline for those submissions will be July 7, and essays, short fiction, poetry, etc., will all be accepted. Those whom we can’t fit into the print edition will be included online, so please spread the word to all your writer friends. We loved last year’s inaugural Desert Writers Issue, and we can’t wait to see what’s in store this year.
Finally, to all of you who have sent notes of support and encouragement regarding our coverage of desert issues and dedication to our desert, thank you so much. We would like to hear more from all of you on desert issues, and will set aside room for your letters to the editor in future issues, as we all will have much to discuss in the coming months.
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