John Fleck, a writer and teacher in Albuquerque, reflects on three centuries of managing water, community, and landscape in the New Mexico high desert.
The Ghost of a River, Part II
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Introduction to Issue 24 | Layers
The cover image for this issue is a meditation on layers. In its two-dimensional form, it reveals dark but reflective water, distinct aquatic vegetation, an autumnal shoreline, and powerlines stretching across the deepening blue in the sky. The image reveals the layers of the visible place (the water, plants, and sky), but also evokes the layers that are invisible…