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In the Midst of Life
I was cleaning up the house and folding laundry I'd tossed on the bed in Papa Bob's room because some of the grandchildren were coming over (it is spring break)-- when the phone rang and my friend Don asked for the measurements of the cardboard mailer Dad's ashes were...
Namaste (The divine in you meets the divine in me today)
So, I saw Lee as I was leaving the grocery store, and he said, "I thought of you today." And I said thank you. I thought he had meant he thought of me today because it's April 7, the sixth anniversary of the accident when I was run over by a truck. (My children sent...
Nicholas Galanin: a Name You Should Know
What with this website's new splash, the paperback launch hoopla, a trip to Juneau to be the featured writer for the UAS Literary&Arts Journal Tidal Echoes , my agent's praise of my novel manuscript, I'm a little overwhelmed. All this should make me very happy, and it...
Ellen’s Story
If you can't get a subscription to the Chilkat Valley News, which I'd suggest, since a paper is best read in your hands and used later for fire starter or house breaking puppies, you may read the obituary I wrote (and Tom Morphet edited for brevity, it was an 8 pager...
Sunday’s Thought
From the poem "Hardest to Love", by Tina Johnson in the UAS Tidal Echoes Literary & Arts Journal 2011: I want to love best those things that are hardest to love, the cold rain no one welcomes or thanks.
Choose Respect
Alaska has the shameful distinction of being in the top five states when it comes to domestic violence and child abuse. Governor Sean Parnell wants to change that, and has encouraged Choose Respect marches and rallies around the state to call attention to the problem...
April Woman’s Day Sings
The April 17 issue of Woman's Day includes my column "Sing as One" about the Haines A Cappella Women's Choir. One song I mention, Emily Dickinson's poem "Hope" set to an Irish melody by our director, Nancy Nash, has generated a lot of mail. Readers want to know more...