Most-read dispatches of 2022
WITH 2022 EXITING our personal metaverse in spectacular fashion (thank you Winter Storm Elliott), we wish everyone a prosperous 2023, full of new adventures, new friendships and new memories. Looking back on the year that was, here are the top five most-read stories from BRLS+BMBS.
Postcards from the night sky
Of cold winter nights in the hot tub, watching satellites swim through the ink, winking to Earth. Of finding inspiration in the ether. The night sky is with us, if not above us.
The haunted homesteads of Nebraska’s prairie
Ripping up state Highway 92, this house came out of nowhere. It was startling — its starkness and pale tones and grim facade.
Seeking solace in the pines
HE WAS ACCELERATING fast and hard. First in my rear view mirror, then in my side mirror. A man in a white truck, with a giant lift kit almost too absurd to believe. He weaved from one lane to another, then another, in and out of afternoon traffic on I-17
Dunes, Dudes and the Blue Angels
Around 2 p.m., I can see and hear the F-18 Super Hornets throttling up. The heat waves from the engines ripple through the air, blurring the hangars like muddy bokeh. Smoke billows high. Showtime has arrived.
Winter highlights beauty of Badlands
This beauty was unique. The desolation of the prairie, the rushing menace of the storm, the sun peaking in and out of broken clouds. It was haunting.