Our initial elation at Monday’s news that the months-long prioritization process at UAA has determined that the university should invest more resources in arts, languages, and humanities was quickly overshadowed by their conclusion that the Alaska Quarterly Review is one of the non-academic programs needing “further review, consideration for reduction or phase out.” Say it […]
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Jan Harper-Haines When the Chena River overflowed its banks in 1948, as it did nearly every spring, Fairbanks took on the appearance of a slowly moving lake. The dirty brown water, dotted with chunks of ice, logs, carcasses of dead animals, and other debris from the long winter, spread across the little river town. Lapping
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Raymond Chandler You’re going to love this. Listen: “A large black and gold butterfly fishtailed in and landed on a hydrangea bush almost at my elbow, moved its wings slowly up and down a few times, then took off heavily and staggered away through the motionless hot scented air.” Staggered! What better way to describe
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From the Writing Picture Prompts Pinterest board Isn’t it wonderful, being a writer? The joy! The freedom! Anywhere, anytime, inspiration may strike. And we’re ready, with our notepads and laptops and smart phones, ready to spin our ideas in whichever direction they want to go. That snippet of dialogue, that flash of insight, that exquisite image – from
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It took longer than it should have to write this post on reducing distractions because first I needed to do some research using that wonderful, terrible invention known as the World Wide Web. (Sidenote: Why is it called the Web? Why not the Galaxy? Or the Labyrinth? Or the Ginormous Black Hole of Time-Suck? Just
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After a brief summer hiatus, the 49 Writers Juneau writers’ group is meeting again. Thanks to Clint Farr (above, left) for leading this month’s group and to Julie Coppens for providing the photos from last night’s gathering, which 13 members attended. Those who read from their work were Susi Gregg Fowler, Lin Davis, Maureen Longworth, and Richard Stokes.
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When do you give up on marketing a title and move on? Recently, I was approached by an enterprising writer-blogger-reviewer who asked to include me in a lineup of monthly interviews she is doing with authors of novels that involve art. I said yes—thanks! But my first gut response was to feel only a
Jessica Ramsey Golden I’m working on a ridiculous novel. It’s so ridiculous, it’s embarrassing. It’s so ridiculous I wouldn’t tell you the premise, even if I didn’t already have a general policy against discussing my WIP. But if I did tell you the premise, you’d roll your eyes. Or do that restrained brow lift that
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On the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of The Wilderness Act, guest blogger Marybeth Holleman shares her thoughts on the inspiration she finds in wilderness. Fresh out of college, I visited my older sister, a ceramic artist teaching in West Virginia. She beckoned me to her yard to see her latest creation—a six-foot oblong curved
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Where are you from, originally? I was born in Pasadena, California, and have lived briefly in Cambridge, IN when I was very young. Most of my life has been lived in Costa Mesa, CA, then eight years in Alaska, and six so far in New Mexico. Why did you leave Alaska and move to Santa
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