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OTHER THAN BOOKS, MY FAVORITE THING TO READ IS:
horoscopes. Admittedly, my adherence to what was once a daily
routine of seeking out advice from the cosmos has waned, but
I do love a well-crafted and clever horoscope. Co—Star, an app
that has gotten very popular in the last two years, is probably
my favorite, but I can be seduced by horoscopes found in daily
newspapers and glossy magazines, too.
WHEN I'VE FINALLY HAD IT UP TO HERE WITH READING AND
I NEED TO DO SOMETHING ELSE TO RELAX I'LL: work with my
hands. I don't know that I've ever "had it up to here with read-
ing," but I've been taking wheel-throwing lessons from Missou-
la-based ceramicist Courtney Murphy, and it's been an immense
joy to take a break from screens and the long work week, to get
my hands muddy with clay.
THE BIGGEST REASON WHY EVERYONE IN THE WORLD
SHOULD LISTEN TO THE WRITE QUESTION IS: that it's an exten-
sion of the enthusiasm that Missoula, and Montana broadly, has
for literature. I think it was Humanities Montana's Kim Anderson
that once said Montana "punches above its weight," and The
Write Question is, and aims to be, a part of that literary force.
THE ONE BOOK THAT EVERYONE IN THE WEST SHOULD READ IS:
Perma Red, by Debra Magpie Earling. I'd also make the case that
any book that challenges perceptions of "the West" should
be read. Books like C Pam Zhang's How Much Of These Hills Is
Gold will continue to be essential to a contemporary understand-
ing of this region and a necessary "re-writing" of its history.
OTHER THAN THE WRITTEN WORD, MY FAVORITE ART FORM
IS: typography and type-setting. I love a beautiful book cover,
definitely, but I admire anything that uses type in pleasing and
innovative ways.
NO ONE WOULD SUSPECT THAT I: am not technically a native
Montanan. My fraternal twin sister, Alicia, and I were born three
months early, when our mom was air-lifted to Salt Lake City,
Utah, so that she could deliver us safely. My birth certificate may
not read "Montana," but I'm a Montanan, through and through.
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