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.

Monday’s News

That was quite the snow fall and blow last night. The good news is we are all in this together. Much of the country will be feeling Alaskan this week as we shovel snow, make changes in plans, and soup from whatever we can find in the pantry, freezer, and fridge for...

Sunday’s Thought

“You can safely assume you’ve created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do.”  ― Anne Lamott ​I have been thinking seriously about getting a talking parrot, to remind me not to shout out loud what I am thinking when...

Hearts in the Wind

This morning we walked with a whole pack of dogs– it’s pretty funny how my friend and I are both down to one dog, but we babysit others. This week we have six large dogs between us. We’ve been avoiding the flesh freezing north wind blasting down...

Home Again Jiggety Jog

It’s a lot colder here than when I left two weeks ago, and hard to believe that in North Carolina it was 80. In Florida that’s expected, but it was actually a little cooler there. My talks at “The Gathering” in Raleigh went well, or at least as...

On the Road Again

The bed is changed, the chickens are fed and watered, the plants are too, and I am all packed, the Blessed Virgin Mary medal is around my neck, and I am just about ready to catch the plane to Juneau on my way down south. (Really down south, not just Alaska-speak for...

Thank You, Elizabeth

The last page of the book that last year’s first graders wrote on the life of civil rights leader Elizabeth Peratrovich says, “Thank you Elizabeth!” The children wrote the book after a trip to the library to learn about the namesake for the Feb....