By Sohi Kang/El Inde Chapter 1 Hannah Hildreth was buying flowers with her husband when her phone lit up with the Instagram notification. tucsontomegnome just posted a photo. The night before, the group had announced their August Tome Giveaway, where 30 copies of the same book are left at different outdoor locations throughout Tucson for…
By Tatyana Johnson/El Inde After a long day of walking around the busy streets of France and sightseeing with their tourist group, it is almost dinner time. Diane Sanchez slides past one of her travel companions’ workstations and hurries back to finish her preparations for her part of the group’s meal. Each person, assigned by…
By Bree Brettell/El Inde “I don’t think that I keep it all together. I feel like everybody else could know me better than I know myself,” a gentle voice sings out over a funky, pop-infused beat. The voice belongs to Rae Dunlap, or Rae.L, her performing name. She is a slender young woman with textured,…
By Frances LaBianca/El Inde The Sugarplum Fairy pas de deux from The Nutcracker is one of the most well-known ballet variations and many young children’s introduction to the art form. The Sugarplum Fairy rules the Land of Sweets, which young heroine Clara enters in a dream. Clara enjoys a plethora of candy-themed dances from all…
By Jake O’Rourke/El Inde A balmy Tucson breeze made its way through the open door of Gordon Groves’ southside workshop. He was in a sharp trance using a white-tipped pencil to trace abalone stone inlays. He will put the inlays into the ebony fretboard of a 12-fret dreadnought, a style of acoustic guitar featuring a…
