Distinctly Montana Magazine

W W W. D I S T I N C T LY M O N TA N A . C O M 13 LONE RANGER OF YELLOWSTONE PAGE 79 JOANNA POCOCK graduated with distinction from the Creative Writing Masters at Bath Spa University, England. She has written for the London Sunday Independent, Litro, Mslexia, 3:AM and Good Housekeeping in the UK. In the US she has published work in The Nation and JSTOR Daily. She has taught Creative Writing at Central St Martins in London since 1999, but is currently taking time off to explore and write about the American West. Some of her writing can be found at: www.joannapocock. blogspot.co.uk and www.missoulabound.worpress.com WILD WEST WORDS PAGE 84 Raised on a farm in northeastern Montana, CHRYSTI M. SMITH now wrangles words for her daily radio series, "Chrysti the Wordsmith," produced at KGLT-FM in Bozeman; it can be heard on public radio stations throughout Montana, Wyoming, Utah, and worldwide on Armed Forces Radio. www.wordsmithradio.org PUBLISHERS Bill Muhlenfeld and Anthea George EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Valerie Harms ART DIRECTOR Robert Rath PRINT MANAGEMENT Pam Koehler, Koehler + Co. CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Donnie Sexton Karen Jennings Rick DuCharme Rachel Reckin Craig Lee For inquiries, distribution, advertising or subscription information call 406-600-7660 or email sales@distinctlymontana.com. Distinctly Montana is owned by Star Ridge New Media, LLC, a Montana company. ©2002-2016 All Rights Reserved. Reproduction in any form, in whole or in part, without our written permis- sion is prohibited. Distinctly Montana welcomes freelance contributions. See "submissions" on our Web site at www.distinctlymontana.com. Neither Star Ridge New Media, LLC nor Distinctly Montana are responsible for loss, damage or any other injury to unsolicited manuscripts, photography, or artwork in any form. PRINTED IN THE USA. Published by Star Ridge New Media, LLC. 1425 W. Main St. #101 Bozeman, Montana 59715 www.distinctlymontana.com Distinctly Montana Winter 2016 issue (ISSN pending) is published in December, 2015. Distinctly Montana is a quarterly, seasonal publication (December, March, June, September) of Star Ridge New Media, LLC. Star Ridge New Media LLC is a Montana company. PLEASE KEEP, PASS ALONG, OR RECYCLE. LIKE THE MAGAZINE? COMMENTS WELCOME AT DISTINCTLY MONTANA'S FB PAGE We welcome your comments! STAR RIDGE NEW MEDIA llc A 55+ ACTIVE, ADULT LIFESTYLE COMMUNITY IN BOZEMAN, MT! Cozy and rustic meets modern and bright in our well-appointed homes conveniently situated adjacent to Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital. theknollsathillcrest.com :: 406.522.7084 :: Bozeman, MT Live connected. Live well.

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