In response to today’s sad news, we share this remembrance by Nancy Lord. Earlier this week, I was cleaning out a corner of my office, separating ancient bundles of paperwork from dust kitties, when a single envelope broke from a bundle and fell into the dust. It was a letter from John Haines, dated March […]
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The news reached us today that John Haines passed away last evening at around 9:30 pm Alaska time, “surrounded by many of his friends in Fairbanks who read poems from Winter News during his last hours,” according to a letter addressed to “Friends of John Haines.” The Alaska Dispatch carried this brief notice with additional
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Flying from off the road and off the grid to the state’s largest city, I developed a love-hate affair with groceries. In the village, I fantasized about strolling the aisles of an Anchorage Carrs store (Fred Meyer hadn’t entered the scene yet), plucking flat tins of smoked oysters and fancy boxed crackers for transport back
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Above: Agent Kendra Marcus of Bookstop Literary will be in Fairbanks on Monday, March 1 for a FREE session with writers. RSVP requested. Details below. That old expression of March coming in like a lion resonates with our writing community this year. March 1 is the opening day of our 49 Writers online book club
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