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Older and Wiser?
“It is greatest to believe and to hope well of the world, because he who does so, quits the world of experience and makes the world he lives in.”—Ralph Waldo Emerson “So often our lives come down to a choice. Do I say this? Or do I say that? Or say nothing at all? Do...
Sunday’s Thought
“When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.” ― Abraham Joshua Heschel Chip is out moose hunting in the fog, and I am home puppy sitting. My timing on adopting a new dog was not the best when it comes to hunting season, but...
Prose Like Rain
Louise Erdrich was the guest author for the annual 49 Writers' retreat at Tutka Bay Lodge in Homer. She was so generous and genuine it made me want to be a writer again. (Lately, as you may have noticed, sitting at my desk has been a little low on my to-do list.) I...
Anchorage Talk 5-7 Thursday a the UAA Bookstore
A quick correction-- I will be at the UAA Bookstore tomorrow evening 5-7, not 7 as I mistakenly typed yesterday ( I have since corrected it! ) It was pretty foggy yesterday, both outside and apparently in my brain--
My Unalaska Trip & a Little News
It's a busy day with two obituaries to write before I leave for Anchorage (UAA Bookstore 5-7 pm Thursday night) and a writing retreat in Homer with Louise Erdrich (!) - I can't quite believe I just typed that. And today it is supposed to be 75 and sunny, which sounds...
Sunday’s Thought
"You get your confidence and intuition back by trusting yourself, by being militantly on your own side." - Anne Lamott Is it a coincidence, that just when I needed to hear that, I read it, flipping through Bird by Bird searching for inspiration? I don't think so....
Wet Dogs and Hurricanes
I saw a friend yesterday who also used to have a home full of kids and I confessed that only she would appreciate how I had lived through all that busy family time, and along the way had many dogs—some really, really good ones, and only a few not so good—and I can’t...