(Originally published in the Copper River Record April 28, 2022) At the end of dirt main street in McCarthy, an old wooden building stands with a false front stamped in faint, faded back letting that says, RO.G. Watsjold Groceries & Meat – Hardware. Lovingly referred to as the Old Hardware Store, the relic is the […]
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Watch a recording of this event: LIVE FROM STORYKNIFE Recorded: May 24 | 6 PM – 7 PM AKDT Via Zoom Gwen Florio is the author of the Lola Wicks crime series, called “gutsy” by the New York Times; as well as Silent Hearts (Atria), a standalone novel set in Afghanistan; and the Nora Best
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Watch a Recording of this event: READING AND CONVERSATION SERIES: MIA HEAVENER Recorded: Thursday, May 19 | 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Writer’s Block Bookstore 3956 Spenard Rd Anchorage, AK 99517 Bio: Mia Heavener writes in the morning, plays civil engineer during the day, and commercial fishes in the summer—all so her cat can live
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Watch a recording of this event: 49 Writers Inspiration Series: Emily Wall Recorded: Tuesday, May 10 | 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM via Zoom Inspiration is a 49 Writers series in which Writer Laureate Heather Lende will interview some of Alaska’s premier writers about their work, process, and the writing life. Emily Wall is a
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First Infraction Saturated air, the pass immersed In fog. We still can’t fly, although the rain This day has ceased its drumming. A burst Of sun emblazons one wing of our plane That sits on rocky beach, tied down, fueled Up. What a lovely color: its body a warm And deep maroon, with accents black.
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In the 1980’s fur prices dropped. My girlfriend Stacey and I were living on the Kobuk River at my family’s old place, hauling wood, running dogs and trying to trap furs. To keep writing, I’d spent $1900 and bought one of the first-ever laptops. ‘Laptop’ was a strange new word, and that word processor was
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Watch a recording of this event: READING AND CONVERSATION SERIES: VIVIAN FAITH PRESCOTT Recorded: Thursday, April 21 | 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Bio: Vivian Faith Prescott is a 5th generation Alaskan born and raised in Wrangell, Alaska. She lives in Wrangell, Alaska at her family’s fish camp. Vivian is married with four children
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Scott H. Young, productivity expert and author of Ultralearning, which I recommend, recently blogged this in response to a reader question: “I believe motivation is a (somewhat) rational signal about the value of your activity. To feel motivated, the project needs to be high value with high certainty.” I might convince myself, on a good
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The other day I had a first — a journal editor called me up to say they were accepting a poem. Naturally I was delighted. Once or twice before, I’d received phone calls for a book acceptance or a residency but never before a call from a editor on a specific poem they were taking.
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Watch the recording of this event: CROSSCURRENTS ANCHORAGE: BRIAN CASTNER Moderated by Matt Komatsu Recorded: Saturday April 16, 2022 7 PM-8:30 PM The Anchorage Museum, 625 C Street Anchorage, Alaska Brian Castner is a nonfiction writer, former Explosive Ordnance Disposal officer, and veteran of the Iraq War. His most recent book is Stampede, a new history
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