Echoes of the past: Reflecting on ‘Civil War’ and the fragments of American society

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Echoes of the past: Reflecting on ‘Civil War’ and the fragments of American society

This weekend, I revisited a cherished childhood tradition. Stepping out from the solitude of my writer’s haven, I spent an afternoon at Estes Park’s Reel Mountain Theater, seeking both escapism and introspection. Unlike the bustling theaters of my Fort Collins youth, the cinema here in Estes is often hauntingly quiet, reflecting a broader shift in our media consumption habits. Yet, as I discovered on a bright spring day with a bag of buttered po…