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Today I head back “down south,” as they say in Alaska–meaning the lower 48–and it’s always a time of reflection for me. My first trip in 2009 was a 3-week whirlwind. [...]

The Anchorage Crud (yes, it’s a proper noun now) is officially tedious and long lasting. Four days of fever? I don’t think that’s happened since I was a kid. Oh, I had high [...]

Apologies for the lack of posts the past two days–a virtual rarity for The Writing Life. I have been struck by the incessant Anchorage crud and laid up in bed for 72 hours. I will go teach [...]

Stay tuned for more thoughts on Anchorage’s 2012 Fur Rendezvous Festival, but for now, enjoy this video from today’s adventures in 10 degrees above Fahrenheit. This video includes [...]

When I first got on the plane 7 weeks ago to fly to Alaska, it wasn’t until my 4th leg of the trip that I could actually get my hands on a copy of Alaska Airlines Magazine. To my surprise, [...]

I’m a naturally curious person and one way I try to make sense of new experiences in the world is through story. When I’m exploring a new city, that seems to manifest most readily by [...]

Today’s post veers from Anchorage for a moment because TRACHODON: A Dinosaur of a Little Magazine is having a pre-sale for Issue 4. Of all the literary magazines I have (and do still) work [...]

Alaska’s soldiers march in Anchorage, Bunny Boots & all. Alaskans are serious about their winter boots and for good reason. Down in Southeast, I stood out because I didn’t own [...]

I spent some time flipping through primary source material this weekend, searching for first-hand impressions of early Anchorage. Back in the 19-teens, Anchorage was just a tent city of folks [...]

Delaney Park isn’t far from where I’m dogsitting and, at first glance, a non-Alaskan might think that it was truly forward-thinking of the city of Anchorage to designate five [...]