Rani Molla
Weaned on post-theories (modernism, irony, narrative, colonial), copy editor and sometimes writer Rani Molla is still unsure of the literary ploy that got her to Santa Fe. She knows she grew up in the East on Long Island, was schooled in the Midwest at Oberlin and by some act of happenstance currently finds herself employed in the Southwest. When she's not correcting misplaced modifiers, she's out and about downtown, usually trailed by loud music.
Stories by Rani Molla
SFR Talk: Cowboy Up
Following the death of his wife, former US Marshal and Green Beret Rick Iannucci returned to Santa Fe from special mission unit work in Colombia to retire and care for his three children. Here he founded and runs a 4H club, Turquoise Trail Wranglers, which is featured this month in Western Horseman magazine.
Double Trouble
Fifteen sets of skates for 15 pairs of stockinged skaters’ feet make a 50-mile journey three to five times a week. This is the story of prospective ice-skaters’ introduction into the high-stakes world of US Figure Skating. It’s also a story of not taking such things too seriously.
Boarding Call
Razelle Benally considers snowboarding—like filmmaking, skateboarding and underground hip-hop—to be more than a hobby. For Benally, it's integral to life.
Indicators: Oct. 21
When the housing market is good, the self-storage industry booms. When the housing market is bad, the self-storage industry...booms.
SFR Talk: Laramie Revisited
In 1998, Matthew Shepard was beaten and left for dead in Laramie, Wyo., a victim of a hate crime. In the event’s aftermath, members of the Tectonic Theater Project set out to Laramie to interview residents and mold their reactions into a narrative play, The Laramie Project. Extended online interview with Tectonic member Andy Paris.
SFR Talk: Right Cheek Forward
Having begun as a part-time doorman at Cheeks in 1989, Elmo Montoya worked his way through the ranks to head of security, assistant manager, manager, general manager, half owner and full owner of the 22-year-old Cerrillos Road gentlemen’s club—the only one of its kind in Santa Fe.
Kickin’ It
Seemingly on cue with my second heaping plate at the holiday party, and with the soft layer of flesh enveloping my hips and escaping my waistband, SFR got me a one-month kickboxing membership for Christmas. The cave was populated with accustomed bodies that exhaled a comical “neesh, neesh” as they landed their kicks and punches. Huge punching bags stood at attention in ordered relief to sundry workout equipment and countless placards.
Lost and Found
If you happen to get lost in the Santa Fe area, chances are members of local volunteer search and rescue teams Santa Fe Search and Rescue Group and Atalaya Search & Rescue—two of many organizations throughout the state, including the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s posse, mounted on horseback, that may also be dispatched—will come after you. Chances are, they’ll find you.
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rob and charlie's
Best Shop for Snowboarders
Santa Fe Mountain Sports
