Tag: Southwest

  • GUEST POST BY MIRANDA TRIMMIER

    GUEST POST BY MIRANDA TRIMMIER

          THE LIE OF THE BORDERLANDS  By Miranda Trimmier   The TARS blimp that floats above Fort Huachuca, Arizona looks cartoonish. It might be mimicking a friendly fish or beluga whale. It could be advertising used cars or trailing a wedding proposal. A brother blimp in Marfa is featured on Roadside Attractions, Your…

  • GUEST POST BY LOGAN PHILLIPS

    GUEST POST BY LOGAN PHILLIPS

          HOW I MINED MARS by Logan Phillips   INTRODUCTION The land that is today called the US-Mexico borderlands has always been rich: in human cultures, in routes, in trades, in minerals. There are stories told of Spanish conquistadores finding silver ingots the size of two fists lying on the open ground in…