September 2025
Stephy Prieto
If you’ve been dipping your toes into the wellness world, chances are you’ve come across sound healing, or have seen offerings like kirtan. You might be wondering what the difference is between the two, what each offers in terms of…
September 2025
Steve McGann
As Yogi Berra said, “When you come to a fork in the road, take it.” I choose to interpret the Hall of Fame catcher and philosopher as meaning to forge on, to boldly go, without hesitation. But when you begin, it does help to have an idea…
August 2025
Connected But Random Water Thoughts
Steve McGann
Bozeman is not a river town. Yet, on the streets there are drift boats outside garages, and rafts rigged on trailers behind pickups. That is because within half an hour’s drive we have access to two of the great rivers of the west—the…
August 2025
Katie Thomas
Once upon a time, I was working as a freelance editor and copywriter. Equally distant in my memory is that I was also friends with a developer and her spouse. This couple asked me to write some marketing copy for their firm’s website and…
July 2025
Steve McGann
In the forward to the new short story collection, Deadly Yellowstone, editor Lise McClendon describes the stories as amusing, scary, mysterious, even fantastical. She does not mention entertaining, but they definitely are that. The collection…
July 2025
Jessica Cairoli
Whether you’re visiting for the weekend or lucky enough to call Bozeman home, finding fun that suits the whole family—and doesn’t break the bank—can be a challenge. Fortunately, Bozeman offers a wide range of affordable (and…
July 2025
Alexsandra Morawic, photos by Lindsey Hove
On the surface, Bozeman is an outdoor lover’s dream. The city brands itself around adventure. Even Montana State University leans into this narrative by displaying promotional photos of students engaging in activities such as skiing in the…
July 2025
Peter Brancaccio
It was four a.m. and a rubescent blush was sitting like a halo just above the sharp silhouette of mountains to the east. That seemed appropriate enough for Independence Day. I told my wife that I would probably not push for the pass, as she was…
June 2025
Jessica Cairoli
Yellowstone National Park is the definition of the sublime, capable of being beautiful and terrifying all at once. Since its founding as the world’s first national park in 1872, the location’s majestic forests…
June 2025
Scott Parker
I want to say, ‘like a child,’ and let that be the end of it. Think of how a child runs, and think of why. The how is free, fluidly, spontaneously. The why is because, for a child, life is still alive, and what is alive demands to be…
