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Category: Commentary

Thoughts on books I’ve read, documentaries I’ve seen, podcasts I’ve listened to, and various other topics.

The east entrance of the Castro Building, an office of Denver Human Services, on Federal Avenue. (Marrton Dormish)
May 8, 2012May 14, 2012

Toward humane services

I planned to attempt some investigative journalism last month, but then I realized I didn’t need to “go undercover” in order to write this commentary. During the course of my

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The Ulster Ash Grove's Weeping Ash trees pay tribute to those who lost their lives in the cause of peace in Northern Ireland. The pillar at the center is surrounded by stone blocks quarried from each of the six counties of Northern Ireland. (Trevor Rickard, Wikimedia Commons)
April 7, 2012May 2, 2012

Easter & deconstruction

Easter week is a special time for me and for fellow Christians around the world. Last night, we remembered the death by crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth. Tomorrow, we will

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The corner of 29th and Franklin in the Whittier neighborhood of Denver, Colo., where De'Quan Walker-Smith was shot and killed on March 19. (Marrton Dormish)
April 4, 2012August 1, 2012

A liturgy for tragedy

I never met 18-year-old De’Quan Walker-Smith. However, thanks to an invitation from my friend and pastor Kathy Escobar, I had the privilege this morning of participating in an hour-long remembrance of

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This central Barcelona garage door graffiti says in Catalan, "300 years of Spanish occupation." (Marrton Dormish)
March 27, 2012April 5, 2012

“Us” v. “Them” Part IV

From 2007-2008, my family and I lived in Vilassar de Mar, a pretty seaside town north of Barcelona where most of the natives prefer to speak Catalan, the heart language

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Welcome

My name is Marrton Dormish. I'm a non-denominational Christian minister serving the Broomfield and North Denver Metro area through my non-profit advocacy project Everyday Epics. I companion people on the margins of accepted society and history (and attempt to amplify their voices and stories), I catalyze local housing stability and basic needs efforts, and I help facilitate the Broomfield Sister Cities partnership with the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, headquartered in Concho, Okla.

I'm a fourth-generation Coloradan, born and raised in Denver. I've lived in Missouri, New Mexico and Spain, and now, along with three of my four young-adult children, I live in a Broomfield, Colo., bilevel on the treaty-recognized homelands of the Hinono'eiteen (Arapaho), the Tsitsistas (Cheyenne) and the Nuu-ci (Ute) nations. Since we're not far from some beautiful, city-designated open space, we sometimes hear coyotes howling at night.

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Favorite Posts

Poses by Sassie

May 2, 2020March 31, 2022

Sand Creek is all around us

May 24, 2019March 31, 2022

Blown to Broomfield

November 1, 2011May 4, 2021
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, everyone, courtesy of the Denver (Colo.) City and County Building. (Marrton Dormish)

Bleeding Places Below

February 1, 2011March 12, 2022

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