Late last August I was running along a meadow trail when an undeniable idea arrived that Kim Cornwall’s poem, What Whales and Infants Know, should be placed on a sign at Beluga Point, in Chugach State Park. The astonishing beauty of Kim’s poem called to be in this place. When I first met Kim she […]
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My middle son, Ross, has been ploughing his way through the Harry Potter series. He sits in our armchair with his legs dangling and a hefty book in his lap, and doesn’t hear when I call him for dinner. Sometimes we read together, but less often than last year when he needed help getting through
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Apologies for the late posting: Blogger, the software platform that hosts this blog and many others, was out of action for the past almost 24 hours. Thankfully, all is returning to normal now: thanks for your patience. Happy Friday the 13th, and thanks so much to all who turned out for our volunteer Meet, Greet,
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As stated in the sidebar — but even I don’t always notice the sidebar — 49 Writers will be on KSKA 91.1 public radio today at 2 pm and 7pm, thanks to an Addressing Alaskans broadcast of the April 1 Crosscurrents discussion with Susan Orlean and Julia O’Malley. Thanks to everyone who made it happen.
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We don’t allow shouting caps, exclamation marks, and sales pitches from just anyone, but 49w regular Rich Chiappone of Anchor Point is an exception. Thanks to Rich for this only slightly tongue-in-cheek writing conference announcement. We accept no responsibility for the Angelina Jolie date offer.NEWS FLASH: To celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Kachemak Bay
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Where would we be without our fabulous 49 Writers volunteers? They’re the real face of 49 Writers, and we like to introduce them to you occasionally through our 49 Writers Volunteer Interviews. This week, meet Morgan Grey (and Mickey, her literary cat). Morgan has helped us with fundraising, planning, and all-around moral support. If you’re
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Last Friday a colleague spotted me in the supermarket and rushed over to ask if I’d watched the royal wedding. I hadn’t and she looked surprised. She said she’d stayed up to see the whole thing. There was a pause, and I filled it by explaining that I thought Britain didn’t need a royal family
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Where would we be without our fabulous 49 Writers volunteers? No graphic design, no hassle-free registration, no blog interviews, no great events like Synergies and Crosscurrents – not even this round-up you’re reading! We can’t say thanks enough to the volunteers who do so much to help our little non-profit do big things, but we
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First, Kim, I love the title. But I have the idea that your writers are probably revealing that working in a national park is no vacation, really. Or is it? What did your essayists love best or least about the experience? Who is drawn to this kind of work and should we all hurry to
My TBR list gets longer every day, and I’ve meant to read Greg Mortenson’s Three Cups of Tea for several years now, most recently when his own sweet mother gave a public talk right here in Anchorage. Well, I may not bother now. Yes, I’m late to this book-club discussion and only a little less
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