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This afternoon, the halls of Boyd House mansion were filled with live piano music written by Spanish composers. I checked my Weymouth program for October and decided the pianist at work in The [...]

[Partial view of the Paul Green Room, where I’m staying for 4 weeks] Even before anyone mentioned the ghosts, it occurred to me that I might have seen one at Weymouth. Mind you, I’ve never seen a [...]

[A sampling of flowers from the garden off one of several patios surrounding the Boyd House] Not all those who wander are lost. It’s a favorite bumper sticker around the Pacific Northwest, [...]

[I have safely arrived, a nearly impossible task if it weren’t for THE CLAW and it’s determined grasping for the next great thing.] Never mind starting with a 16-hour flight delay, the [...]

I’ve boogied with locals at a festival in Knik… I’ve eaten no less than 5 pounds of trail mix… I’ve hiked… I’ve shared new writing at a public venue… I’ve loved sled dogs… and seen birds of note… [...]

We wake, drink a liter of water each, consume approximately 25 grams of protein at breakfast, and hit the trail. No day packs. No water. Just running shoes, tight pants, and tech tops. So, this [...]

Compton (my college rugby buddy) and I are 45 minutes outside of Anchorage, headed toward her family’s vacation rental home in the ski resort town of Girdwood. It’s a gorgeous day, the sun [...]

It’s been six weeks since I’ve been in a city, which might explain why I’m totally flabbergasted by all the cars in the middle of the afternoon. Where could this many people possibly be going? [...]

I hiked the Triple Lakes Trail yesterday afternoon, a rare 12 miles of Denali Park lands that actually boasts a human-maintained trail running fairly consistently from end to end. Since the [...]

*** Website updates, including news about a new fiction prize I won! Click here for more info. *** [I won’t attempt accuracy with dog names and gender in this post; I simply couldn’t keep up. [...]