![]() ![]() Her keen vision and endlessly probing imagination enriched others’ perceptions of home. A river of inestimable grace, devout in its persistence to reach the sea.’ Her work not only captivated readers in far-flung places – The Anthropology of Turquoise was nominated for the Pulitzer prize in nonfiction – but brought many gifts to her townsfolk. Red dune fields marching to Colorado, weeds invading from Arizona. ![]() River-polished stones, broken cliffs, skirts of talus clad in rice grass and claret cup. ‘It all fit beneath the belly of a lizard. The town grieves the loss of her generous and witty presence.Įllen wrote the geography of home. ![]() Ellen lived with her husband Mark Meloy in a house they built together above the San Juan River. Ellen Meloy of Bluff, Utah, a remarkable neighbor, writer, artist, and naturalist, died Thursday, November 4. ![]()
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