Dillon Rocks!

Last Friday my husband Neil McMahon and I were invited to talk to Alan Weltzien's American Literature class (forgive me Alan, I've already forgotten the actual title of the class) at UM-Western. The class has been reading Montana mysteries, including Dashiell Hammet's Red Harvest, Richard Hugo's Death and the Good Life, James Crumley's The Wrong Case, and Neil's novel Lone Creek. I don't know if Western's intensive study bloc schedule is to be credited or not, but both Neil and I were immensely impressed by the interesting and complex responses these freshmen and sophomores had to the various works. Carrying on a good discussion for a few hours is not easy, and Alan's class had a delightful capacity to range between technical writing questions, biographical curiousity, and the more profound issues raised by the books. Add to that the beautiful campus, a wonderful Mexican dinner with UM-Western faculty, and a snowy drive home through the Big Hole and the Pintlars, we couldn't have asked for a better weekend! Thanks Dillon and, especially thanks to HM Board alumni and good friend Alan Weltzien!