I live and write on Lingít Aaní, and gratefully acknowledge the past, present and future caretakers of this beautiful place, the Jilkaat Kwaan and Jilkoot Kwaan.

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Seeing the World

Seeing the World

"See the world for what it is, and not what people think it is."- James D. Emilia is typing and coloring. She punches in her name and a thought or two and then pulls the paper out and draws a picture. I tell her writing is creative, good for you, and a nice way to...

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Sunday’s Thoughts

Sunday’s Thoughts

Don't worry, spiders,  I keep house casually.   - Issa AND He leads  the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble his way. - Psalm 25   I am being paid back for all of my socializing last weekend with a cold. It's not Covid ( I have taken 2 tests), just...

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Wednesday’s Thought?

Wednesday’s Thought?

Oh help me. How can it be Weds already? Time is galloping. Has it been two years since Emilia was born literally the day before the pandemic began in earnest here? Yes. Now look ... If it makes any difference, I do talk to you a lot. I have all kinds of stuff to...

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Good News

Good News

So this morning I asked Chip, my media-minded husband, if there was any good news. "Well, Ukraine is still holding back the Russians," he said. I was hoping for better. I was hoping for a miracle. I decided not to turn on the radio or scan the headlines. I went...

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Sunday’s Thought(s)

Sunday’s Thought(s)

I used to look at those old photos of ghosts. Have you ever seen them? The ones of the monks in some ancient cathedral, walking down the aisle in their hooded robes, only instead of full height, feet on the floor, they appear to be waist deep in a river of stone...

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Of Moose and Masks

Of Moose and Masks

On the way to Florida I was apprehensive. I pay attention to the news and it's not all sunny down there. But there was no rumble on the flight. No one needed to be whacked with a coffee pot. In Publix, the big grocery store, there were masks and no masks, but the vibe...

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Family is Family

Family is Family

How does that Kaci Musgrave song about  family  go? "You get what you get, and you don't get to pick 'em. They might smoke like chimneys, but give you their kidneys. Yeah friends come in handy but family is family." I was humming that a lot last week in Ocala with my...

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