Through the Canyon: Stunning Bighorn Canyon still casts its spell
One of my fellow contributors to The Montana Quarterly magazine is David Crisp, editor of the alternative weekly newspaper in Billings, the Billings Outpost. I've always admired the way David reprints his magazine pieces in the newspaper. The magazine gets a first, three-month exclusive, then one week David gets to take a break from article-writing, while giving those who don't subscribe to the magazine a chance to see his stuff. (Despite the three-month wait, it's usually surprisingly current.)
So a few weeks ago, knowing that the holidays always represent an especially difficult time for a newspaper publisher, I offered him the same deal with my Montana Quarterly piece on the Bighorn Canyon. I cautioned that one of the best features of the magazine's piece was Thomas Lee's photography, but I did say that my wife had taken a few pictures on the same trip. (Later I dug them up, and found they looked great.)
The result is yesterday's cover story in the Outpost. And the good news for Web readers is that it's now available online.
I'm always interested in feedback, via info at johnclaytonbooks dot com
So a few weeks ago, knowing that the holidays always represent an especially difficult time for a newspaper publisher, I offered him the same deal with my Montana Quarterly piece on the Bighorn Canyon. I cautioned that one of the best features of the magazine's piece was Thomas Lee's photography, but I did say that my wife had taken a few pictures on the same trip. (Later I dug them up, and found they looked great.)
The result is yesterday's cover story in the Outpost. And the good news for Web readers is that it's now available online.
I'm always interested in feedback, via info at johnclaytonbooks dot com
