Chasing Hats

Archive for September, 2002

Why We Garden

Julia Whitfield

This has been a rough year for gardening. Heat wave upon heat wave has rolled over the county, scorching everything that isn’t regularly watered. But despite the adverse weather and small harvest, I am already beginning to feel the familiar stirring that begins when fall is just around the corner.

Another Letter to Our Readers

The Editors

Big changes here at the Hat. Not the least of which is a redesign, a new publishing schedule, and a spiffy new hosting company.

Julie Miller, Broken Things

Tim Eaton

Far too many country artists are simply depressing in their music. The tales of lost love and the lonely life are often impossible to listen to for long. But while Julie Miller's songs are full of such sorrow, through each there runs a thread of hope.