Saturday, May 5, 2018

Higher Education.













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.


3 comments:

  1. Hi Rod (should that be High Rod?),
    I am glad you enjoyed the writing conference in Colorado Springs. I am sorry I missed it and your workshop. Your photo of Garden of the Gods shows my favorite view from the park, possibly most people's favorite view!
    I hope you are well.
    Tanja

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  2. Thanks, Tanja. The Garden is a beautiful place.

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