During an early February walk in the Chugach Front Range, a skier said to me while passing, “Hey, I like your writing. I’ve enjoyed your articles for forty years.” I naturally thanked the skier for his appreciation of my work. But his comments also prompted me to do some mental calculations. It turns out that …
A Brief Look Back at 40 Years of Writing in Alaska by Bill Sherwonit Read More »
Watch a recording of this event: READING AND CONVERSATION SERIES: SETH KANTNER Recorded: Thursday, February 17 | 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM via Zoom Bio: Seth Kantner was born and raised in northern Alaska and has worked as a trapper, wilderness guide, wildlife photographer, gardening teacher, and adjunct professor. His writing has appeared in The …
Along the Kobuk River in the early 1970’s books were rare. People shared what they had, and a few stray paperbacks got beat up and tattered as they were hauled to camps and in the load on dog sleds. I remember Don Williams bringing a “new” Louie L’amour western downriver one spring, in his plank …
Allison Silverman has written for some of the greatest satiric minds of television: Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Cecily Strong, Tina Fey. When she was in college she would watch comedy onstage and make a note whenever a status shift occurred. “Status informs all humor,” she maintains. So, what is a status shift? Consider a toddler. …
I’m sitting in the parking lot of the local public pool, reading and drinking lukewarm coffee, knowing my bladder won’t let me fully relax, watching the clock and feeling the pain in my lower back from this unhealthy sitting position. The lap lanes close at 2:00. I need precisely one hour to do my workout …
Watch a recording of this event: Recorded: Friday, January 21 2022 | 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM via Zoom Bio: Rich Chiappone is the author of three collections of stories and/or essays published in national magazines including Alaska Magazine, Gray’s Sporting Journal, the Sun, and others; and in literaries including Catamaran Literary Reader, Fiction Southeast, …
