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Sept. 11, 2001

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Claire Wolfe

Columns & Articles
  


Items in red are available to read online. Just click on the title.

Claire's columns are listed in three sections and in chronological order, with the oldest first and the newest at the bottom.

Articles & Columns
     
Issue 76 - Jul/Aug, 2002 Yurt magic — building an enchanting instant house
Issue 91 - Jan/Feb, 2005 Build a trail
Issue 92 - Mar/Apr, 2005 The art of living in small spaces
Issue 93 - May/Jun, 2005 Finding your own freedom
Issue 94, Jul/Aug, 2005 A view of self-reliance from a more timid perspective — A woman’s opinion
Issue 97, Jan/Feb, 2006 Activists on both the left and the right spotlight a broken federal government
Website Exclusive September, 2006 Reviews: Weapons training for winter nights
Issue 106, July/August, 2007 Footloose and fancy-free in the country
Issue 107, Sept/Oct, 2007 Kick the credit card habit and learn to stash cash
Issue 108, Nov/Dec, 2007 Country creativity
Issue 109, Jan/Feb, 2008 Movie Reviews: Eight sweets for you and your sweetie
Issue 109, Jan/Feb, 2008 The joys of idleness
Issue 110, Mar/Apr, 2008 The great gale of ought seven
Issue 111, May/June, 2008 Circle of friends—The importance of other people in our preparedness plans


Hardyville

Hardyville began as a collection of twice-monthly stand-alone columns about a small, but very independent town somewhere west of the middle of nowhere. On October 1, 2006, the column went to a weekly schedule as Claire began writing multi-part plotted Hardyville adventures. The final adventure ended September 17, 2007.
     
October 15, 2003 Movin' to Hardyville
November 1, 2003 The Law in Hardyville
November 15, 2003 Red Lights, Big Trouble
December 1, 2003 Santa's Subversive Stocking Stuffers
December 15, 2003 The Great Pig Raffle
January 1, 2004 New Years Res-Illusions
January 15, 2004 Ashcroft, Bovard, the Patriot Act, and the Truth
February 1, 2004 It Came from the Junk Drawer
February 15, 2004 The Hardyville Beginners Guide to Encrypt**n
March 1, 2004 Miss Fitz Buys a Gun, Part I: Which to choose?
March 15, 2004 Miss Fitz' Guide to Guns, Part II: How to Make Sure You're Buying a Gun and not a Turkey
April 1, 2004 Miss Fitz' Guide to Guns, Part III: Ammo You Can Bet Your Life On
April 15, 2004 Miss Fitz' Guide to Guns, Part IV: Learning to save your life
May 1, 2004 Heading for Hardyville Gulch
May 15, 2004 Gulching: Yes, You Really Can Herd Cats
June 1, 2004 Hardyville Does Drugs
June 15, 2004 Little Ladies Lessons in the War on Terror
July 1, 2004 Pointers to Finding a Great Country Dog
July 15, 2004 The Hardyville Freedom Film Festival
August 1, 2004 Hardyville in Space
August 15, 2004 SKScapades
September 1, 2004 The Hardy Awards
September 15, 2004 Being a Good Carrier
October 1, 2004 How to Avoid Work
October 15, 2004 How to Avoid Work, Part 2
November 1, 2004 Geocaching: Finding Stuff for Fun
November 15, 2004 Hardyville Hungers for Home
December 1, 2004 A Backwoods Homestead Christmas Gift List
December 15, 2004 Y2K + 5
January 1, 2005 The Little Trailer that Could
January 15, 2005 Bob Gets Government ID
February 1, 2005 How we got the Statue of the Drunken Cowboy
February 15, 2005 The Bug-Out Campout
March 1, 2005 10 Lessons From The Bug-Out Campout
March 15, 2005 Rushin' and Rantin' with Reactive Ralphie
April 1, 2005 Twelve Tips for Toppling Tyrants
April 15, 2005 Hardyville Taxes the Taxman
May 1, 2005 When the Police Don't Take No for an Answer
May 15, 2005 We're all Illegal Aliens Now
June 1, 2005 Closing the Borders of Hardyville
June 15, 2005 Mrs. Nat Does Dope
July 1, 2005 Learning to loaf
July 15, 2005 Rock 'n Roll ala Mode
August 1, 2005 Rock 'n Roll ala Mode: The Party Continues
August 15, 2005 Fat, Unfit, and Fifty: A Different Bug-Out Scenario
September 1, 2005 Fit, Not Fat, but Definitely Fifty: What's in Claire's Bug-Out Bag?
September 15, 2005 The 2005 Hardyville Freedom Film Festival
October 1, 2005 What a Disaster...
October 15, 2005 Lost Ghost - The Horror Beyond Halloween
November 1, 2005 The Hardy Awards 2005
November 15, 2005 Shedding Some (Flash)light on the Subject
December 1, 2005 Practical, Prepared, Straight-Shootin' Santa
December 15, 2005 O Little Town of Hardyville
January 15, 2006 Hardyville Courts Prosperity (Reluctantly)
February 1, 2006 The Politicians' Rulebook
February 15, 2006 Dealing with Debt, Hardyville Style (Part I)
March 1, 2006 One Big Target (aka Dealing with Debt, Part II)
March 15, 2006 How Hardyville Fell Off the Map
April 1, 2006 Hardyville Crashes the Twenty-First Century Party
April 15, 2006 A Death in Hardyville
May 1, 2006 Watching the Trees Grow
May 15, 2006 Hardyville vs. Illegal Aliens
June 1, 2006 Tiny Temptations to Tyranny
June 15, 2006 Grasshopper Was No Fool
July 1, 2006 The Quality of a Free Man
July 15, 2006 Sustainable Freedom: The Dilemma
August 1, 2006 Sustainable Freedom: Paradigms
August 15, 2006 Sustainable Freedom: Shifting the World
September 1, 2006 Return to Hardyville
September 15, 2006 Hardyville Film Fest 2006
October 1, 2006 The Coup: Banners
October 15, 2006 The Coup: Make My Day
November 1, 2006 The Hardy Awards 2006
November 1, 2006 The Coup: First Target
November 15, 2006 The Coup: Arms and Arguments
December 1, 2006 The Coup: Unexpected Developments
December 15, 2006 The Coup: Militia Mystery
January 1, 2007 The Coup: Hardyville's Finest
January 8, 2007 The Coup: After Midnight
January 15, 2007 The Coup: Overthrow
January 22, 2007 Monkey-Fu: Part I - In the Mirror
January 29, 2007 Monkey-Fu: Part II - The Game Afoot
February 5, 2007 Monkey-Fu: Part III - Tactics
February 12, 2007 Monkey-Fu: Part IV - Wheels and Webs
February 19, 2007 Monkey-Fu: Part V - Arrested Development
February 26, 2007 Monkey Fu: Part VI - Sex and Motherhood
March 5, 2007 Monkey Fu: Part VII - Awakenings
March 12, 2007 Monkey Fu: Part VIII - What goes around...
March 19, 2007 Monkey-Fu: Part IX - Shock
March 26, 2007 Monkey-Fu: Part X - Outside Chances
April 2, 2007 Under Siege: Part I - The Mysterious Driveway
April 9, 2007 Under Siege: Part II - A Fight
April 16, 2007 Under Siege - Part III - Hardy County Discovery
April 23, 2007 Under Siege - Part IV - Big Men
April 30, 2007 Under Siege - Part V - Beneath the Wheel
May 7, 2007 Under Siege - Part VI - Minutemen
May 14, 2007 Under Siege - Part VII - Between Word and Deed
May 21, 2007 Under Siege - Part VIII - Hardyville Underground
May 28, 2007 Under Siege - Part IX - Showtime
June 4, 2007 Under Siege - Part X - Applause
June 11, 2007 Under Siege - Part XI - Encore
June 18, 2007 The Deal with the Devil - Part I - New Era
June 25, 2007 The Deal with the Devil - Part II - Justice
July 2, 2007 The Deal with the Devil - Part III - Monkey Fu, Too?
July 9, 2007 The Deal with the Devil - Part IV - Interruptions
July 16, 2007 The Deal with the Devil - Part V - Trials and Tribulations
July 23, 2007 The Deal with the Devil - Part VI - Arbitration
July 30, 2007 The Deal with the Devil - Part VII - Crime and Punishment
August 6, 2007 The Deal with the Devil - Part VIII - Just Desserts
August 13, 2007 The Deal with the Devil - Part IX - Selling Out
August 20, 2007 The Deal with the Devil - Part X - Confrontations
August 27, 2007 The Deal with the Devil - Part XI - Mortal Dangers
September 3, 2007 The Deal with the Devil - Part XII - Manhood
September 10, 2007 The Deal with the Devil - Part XIII - Challenging Fate
September 17, 2007 The Deal with the Devil - Part XIV - Duel of Wits

 
Living the Outlaw Life

June, 2001 Issue 70 - Jul/Aug Freeing your inner outlaw
July, 2001 Website Exclusive To hell with freedom
August, 2001 Issue 71 - Sep/Oct Beware the Great Guru of Freedom
September, 2001 Website Exclusive So What Does a Freedom Lover Do NOW?
October, 2001 Issue 72 - Nov/Dec Database Doo Dah
November, 2001 Website Exclusive National ID — Our Line in the Sand
December, 2001 Issue 73 - Jan/Feb Freedom tomorrow
January, 2002 Website Exclusive Bye-bye banking
February, 2002 Website Exclusive Whose Name is It, Anyway?
April, 2002 Issue 75 - May/Jun Are you crazy? Somebody wants you to be.
May, 2002 Website Exclusive The Importance of Escape
June, 2002 Issue 76 - Jul/Aug Going PT: an experiment in freedom on the road
July, 2002 Website Exclusive Are you ready for liberty in your lifetime?
October, 2002 Issue 78 - Nov/Dec, 2002 Soothed into losing: Politicians, lies, and the Second Amendment
November, 2002 Website Exclusive Squatter: Living in the woods like it was nobody’s business
December, 2002 Website Exclusive What Santa's Bringing Good Little Outlaws This Year
January, 2003 Website Exclusive Sex, Drugs, and Good Deeds
March, 2003 Website Exclusive An education in freedom
July, 2003 Website Exclusive The Quisling Effect
August, 2003 Issue 83 - Sept/Oct, 2003 Credit card monte: finance flim-flam and how to foil it
October, 2003    Yes, You Can Work without a Social Security Number


      Comments regarding Claire Wolfe's articles may be addressed to clairew@backwoodshome.com. Comments may appear online in "Feedback" or in the "Letters" section of Backwoods Home Magazine. Although every email is read, her busy schedule does not permit a personal response to each one.

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