Read This? By Dan Branch
Seven or eight years ago, I retired from a state job and spent years getting a MFA in writing from that University of Alaska, Anchorage. …
Seventeen minutes By Andromeda Romano-Lax
Andre Dubus III, author of The House of Sand and Fog, wrote that bestseller 17 minutes at a time. Employed as a teacher, and also …
About Frank, About the Garden By Mary Odden
The day before a frost hit our garden, August 19, our friend Frank Soos was killed in a one-person bike accident on a road in …
IN MEMORIAM: FRANK SOOS (1950-2021)
At 49 Writers, we are deeply saddened by the sudden passing of Frank Soos, beloved board member and program chair, whose contributions to Alaska’s writing …
What I learned from failing this month by Andromeda Romano-Lax : 暴腮龙门 Exposing gills under the Dragon Gate
I just experienced a learning failure that makes me feel like a fish exposed to the air. That wasn’t really the first metaphor that came …
Where’s The Paper, by Dan Branch, Juneau
It’s been more than seven days since we last received a Juneau Empire paper. It’s been a week since the newspaper’s delivery person has driven …
Rich Chiapponne: “Here’s How to Write”
In addition to being a wise and skilled fisherman, poet, novelist, and short story writer, Rich Chiapponne has helped a lot of MFA students learn …
AVP 017: Erin Heist, Singer-Songwriter on her debut EP, “Another Rainy Day”
“Last year felt like we were all going through a bunch of rainy days,” Erin Heist told Active Voice host Katie Bausler. When the pandemic …
Odd Cat by Dan Branch
The Montana weatherman promised near-high temperatures today. It’s mid-afternoon. If Miss Weather were right, I’d be inside the old ranch house, adjusting every fan to …