Colorado Springs, Colorado is 6,035 feet above sea level. As
cities in the United State go, it’s pretty high. (No jokes about the state’s
marijuana laws, please.) Being invited there to teach workshops at the Pikes
Peak Writers Conference should qualify as higher education.
I was there recently doing just that and enjoyed the visit and the conference.
It’s a big event, with somewhere near 400 writers attending to
improve their craft. There are five sessions underway at any given time, with a
total of 75 workshops over the course of two-and-a-half days of the conference,
not counting preliminary events and other offerings.
At 6,035 feet, the air is pretty thin in Colorado Springs. But
writers are thick during the Pikes Peak Writers Conference. It was good to be
there and share ideas with some of them.
P.S.
The photo above is Garden of the Gods, a beautiful park tucked between the city
and the mountains. Well worth a visit.
