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The Blue Bear directed by Leon Ingulsrud opened in Anchorage this week and I’m certain I’m not the only audience member who openly wept. I’m also certain I’m not the only [...]

I’d always heard about the occasional moose traipsing the sidewalks of downtown Anchorage come wintertime…but until recently, I’d never seen it for myself. My first day in the [...]

Here in downtown Anchorage, it’s no secret that the house I’m staying in was formerly the home of the late Senator Ted Stevens. It’s also no secret that Stevens was the longest [...]

I’m dogsitting for a college buddy’s mom while here in Anchorage, but she hasn’t left for her trip to Myanmar yet. The other day, she invited me to tag along with her to [...]

It’s no secret Anchorage has seen record snowfall this year, much of it making national and international news about two weeks ago. So I knew that when I headed north to the big city, [...]

Occupy Anchorage abides (1 tent). It’s not an easy transition, from island to landmass or from small town to major city. In Sitka, I was on an island that’s 100 miles long and 30 [...]

Last night I flew from Sitka to Anchorage, losing a little more daylight by going about 800 miles north and touching down in one of the largest cities in the world that’s this far north. [...]

This. Is. Hard-working. Breathtaking. Happiness. Thanks for following this part of my three-year journey this month in Sitka, Alaska. I’m travelling from residency to teaching gig to [...]

Here’s a video clip of my very brief “Farewell Meditation” essay as an offering to the community of Sitka, Alaska. Using some of the material culled from this blog, I tried to [...]

Writers often talk about living two ways: as a fly on the wall or by total immersion. The best writers I know can function in both realms and write about their experiences equally well because of [...]