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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