Author: Clancy Tripp

Clancy Tripp is a humor and creative nonfiction writer, a high school English teacher, and – in the opinion of one Bumble date – “almost too knowledgeable about cults.” She's a Midwest transplant who lives and works in New York City. Follow her on twitter @TheUnrealTripp.

The-I-Was-Playing-With-My-Camera-and-It-Accidentally-Took-This-Flattering-Picture-of-Me Nature Preserve North-Central New Mexico The NPS is thrilled to welcome visitors to the hidden gem nestled among the Jemez Mountains that pays homage to the moment when Becky Williams of South Bend, Indiana purportedly dropped her cellular telephone and managed to accidentally capture an uncharacteristically attractive photograph of herself. The gentle slope of Chicoma Mountain is reminiscent of Williams’ nose in profile, which had, in the past, been described by friends as “hag-like” and “like a graph of Radioshack’s stock prices.” The 1,340-acre preserve plays host to pastures for horseback riding, winding hills for scenic night-hikes, and ponds…

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