Being Fishermen, my friends and I were all great liars. We fibbed about the monster perch we caught at the end of our street when none of the other kids were around. We jacked up the number of bullheads or sunnies hauled in on family vacations, far from the neighborhood. Fish that got away ballooned with each telling, like the river’s […]
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I don’t need to reiterate how language is tied to thought. This is a fundamental tenet of linguistics, isn’t it? That what one can think is bound by what one can put into words. And, on the flip side, that thought is set free by language. As I write, I’m not sure whether this is
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I actually tried, like a fool, not to attend the Kachemak Bay Writers Conference this year. McCarthy, Alaska is a long way from Homer. Fourteen hours of driving each way, barring calamity, distraction, or accident. Too far, I told myself, too much time away from my summer habitat, too many books I would buy, I
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EVENTS IN ANCHORAGE Tuesday, June 28th, at 7:00 pm, Mountain View Library The Anchorage Public Library is thrilled to announce that New York Times bestselling literary fiction author Sharyn McCrumb will hold an Author Talk during her first visit to Alaska. Up for discussion will be McCrumb’s stunning Depression-era novel, Prayers the Devil Answers. It
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When I retired from my day job, I resolved to be a writer. A real one. You know, one that actually writes and publishes. Not a pseudo-writer like I used to be, all talk and no action. I read every how-to blog, book, and snippet until I confused myself into a fetal position. “Go to
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I love talking about writing. Poetry. Essays. Fiction. If there’s a discussion about stringing words together, I’m in! Over the years, I’ve attended all types of literary events – workshops, craft talks, university classes, institutes, reading circles. But for this Alaskan, the nirvana of all writing events is the Tutka Bay Writers Retreat. Debra Magpie
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Lately I’ve been feeling I can only write at 5:30 in the morning. Well, sometimes on these long summer days when we stay up with the sun late into the evening and the rest of the house sleeps until 8:00, I hit the snooze and don’t get out of bed until closer to 6. But
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A great essay appeared a little while ago on NYMag about how and why parenting and writing conflict with each other. If you haven’t read it, check it out here, but I can save you a little time for now. The essay’s author, Kim Brooks, asks her friend Gina Frangello (also a writer+parent) why parenting
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EVENTS IN ANCHORAGE Tuesday, June 28th, at 7:00 pm, Mountain View Library The Anchorage Public Library is thrilled to announce that New York Times bestselling literary fiction author Sharyn McCrumb will hold an Author Talk during her first visit to Alaska. Up for discussion will be McCrumb’s stunning Depression-era novel, Prayers the Devil Answers. It
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I drank, forcing the Kool-Aid in between my tongue and the swelling log of sandwich. The Kool-Aid was like glue that attached the massive wad of sandwich. More if it ran out both sides of my mouth as I gasp for air. Wiping my chin on my sleeve, I was thankful for the extra seconds
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