# Dirt Road Dispatch Musings, insights and interviews out of Crestone, CO. The end of the road is just the beginning... Page: Feed: --- ## [Self-Awareness Needs a Witness](https://anyakaats.substack.com/p/self-awareness-needs-a-witness) _2026-06-27 · Anya Kaats_ One person’s opinion of me arrived in Crestone before I did. ## [Chris and Anya Live from Crestone](https://anyakaats.substack.com/p/chris-and-anya-live-from-crestone) _2026-05-28 · Anya Kaats_ Watch the replay of our conversation [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/199542759/fbae429be371b24b89f746bdea5d2e47.mp3) ## [How Modern Communities Fall Short](https://anyakaats.substack.com/p/how-modern-communities-fall-short) _2026-03-11 · Anya Kaats_ And why it's important to address what's missing. ## [On Manifestation and the Courage to Act](https://anyakaats.substack.com/p/on-manifestation-and-the-courage) _2026-02-28 · Anya Kaats_ Why manifestation requires more than just a vision board. ## [Hittin' the road...](https://anyakaats.substack.com/p/hittin-the-road) _2026-02-13 · Anya Kaats_ It’s been three years since Chris and I left Crestone for more than a few weeks. ## [Make Communities Communal Again](https://anyakaats.substack.com/p/communities-dont-run-themselves) _2025-12-11 · Anya Kaats_ There’s a common saying that in order to have a village, you have to be a villager. It’s a nice sentiment. It invokes the need for reciprocal communal interaction and exchange. It inspires hope that generosity breeds generosity, and that participation leads to mutual reward. ## [Minerva's Muse Vol. 32](https://anyakaats.substack.com/p/minervas-muse-vol-32) _2025-11-28_ Minerva’s Muse is a column of inspiration named after the Roman goddess of creativity, wisdom, medicine, and craft. ## [Join our Book Club!](https://anyakaats.substack.com/p/join-our-book-club) _2025-10-14 · Anya Kaats_ Now's the time to join us for the next cycle. ## [What if life was the greatest love story?](https://anyakaats.substack.com/p/what-if-life-was-the-greatest-love) _2025-09-03 · Anya Kaats_ Life becomes a love story the moment we choose to write the miraculous into each ordinary moment. ## [Nurturing Resilience at the End of the Road](https://anyakaats.substack.com/p/nurturing-resilience-at-the-end-of) _2025-08-22 · Anya Kaats_ The Crestone Energy Fair — and the crew of badass people who make it possible — offer a glimpse of what that “what if” can look like. Against the backdrop of uncertainty, we are walking the talk, proving that another way of living isn’t just something to imagine, but something that’s already happening. ## [Every Channel. One Login. (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/vSwiCQJD2Io3) _2025-08-22 · **Sponsored**_ 17,000+ live channels, movies and sports on any device. Free trial, no IP lock. ## [Social Anxiety and Communal Living](https://anyakaats.substack.com/p/social-anxiety-and-communal-living) _2025-03-19 · Anya Kaats_ Two years ago, when I moved to Crestone full-time, my social anxiety was at an all-time high. Recently, when I realized this was no longer the case, I began to reflect on what had changed. ## [Minerva's Muse Vol. 31](https://anyakaats.substack.com/p/minervas-muse-vol-31) _2025-01-31_ Minerva’s Muse is a column of inspiration named after the Roman goddess of creativity, wisdom, medicine, and craft. ## [Get Out. There's Still Time.](https://anyakaats.substack.com/p/get-out-theres-still-time) _2025-01-11 · Anya Kaats_ When I was a kid, I had a recurring nightmare. ## [Book Club Still Clubbin'](https://anyakaats.substack.com/p/book-club-still-clubbin) _2025-01-07 · Anya Kaats_ Just a quick note to say that despite ending my podcast over a year ago, the book club I started in 2020 is still goin’ strong, and new members are welcome to join! ## [Escaping the Plague of Anonymity](https://anyakaats.substack.com/p/escaping-the-plague-of-anonymity) _2025-01-06 · Anya Kaats_ On New Year's Eve, I received an anonymous email. ## [Snapshots of 2024](https://anyakaats.substack.com/p/snapshots-of-2024) _2024-12-30 · Anya Kaats_ It’s been a wild, busy year. ## [Welcome to Dirt Road Dispatch](https://anyakaats.substack.com/p/welcome-to-dirt-road-dispatch) _2024-12-27 · Anya Kaats_ Welcome to Dirt Road Dispatch, where I’ll be sharing updates and insights from the end of the road. You can expect a behind the scenes look at what it’s like to live in this unique town, interviews with the many fascinating people who live here, and an honest account of what practicing community in the modern world means. Not everything I publish will be related to Crestone, and you can expect… ## [new playlist - ♈︎ eclipsed ♈︎](https://anyakaats.substack.com/p/new-playlist-eclipsed) _2024-04-05 · Anya Kaats_ a playlist for the 4/8 total solar eclipse in aries ## [The Book Club Continues!](https://anyakaats.substack.com/p/the-book-club-continues) _2024-03-11 · Anya Kaats_ An invitation to join our new "core group". It’s been a wild few months. I’ve taken a deep dive into life here in Crestone, writing for our local paper, The Crestone Eagle, specifically covering local politics and bureaucracy. I’ve also recently taken on a more substantial role helping The Crestone Energy Fair revamp their branding and online marketing, in addition to prepping for another year of… ## [Your 24/7 AI Media Buyer (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/3V5MYtMV3bWZ) _2024-03-11 · **Sponsored**_ Finds placement, geo, and funnel leaks and proposes fixes you approve ## [You don't need to be a mother to be a woman.](https://anyakaats.substack.com/p/you-dont-need-to-be-a-mother-to-be) _2024-01-16 · Anya Kaats_ The image still haunts me – "How to Conceive Naturally And Have a Healthy Pregnancy after 30" was the title of a book that sat for months on the arm of the sofa in the house I shared with my ex-husband. In early 2017, I would start trying to get pregnant. This too was a decision I hadn’t intentionally chosen, it was just what you did. You got married, you bought a house, you got pregnant. I wasn’t…