May 22, 2010 | Blog
The first two events of my book tour went well, I think. Title Wave in Anchorage and Fireside Books in Palmer both sold out. (And so people bought a bunch more of the first book, If You Lived Here, I’d Know Your Name.) I blogged about the Title Wave reading for...May 20, 2010 | Blog
See you in Anchorage tonight, if you live there, and know my name, that is. I’ll be at Title Wave books at 6:30, with a Haines slide show that wowed Eliza’s second graders yesterday when I practiced my presentation on them. They helped me plant the garden,...May 19, 2010 | Blog
I am a little wiggy, preparing to be away for three weeks on a book tour. As most of you know, I get homesick in Juneau. And now I have Fireman Al, the safety guy, talking on the radio about the hazards of travel. Today? Why? Well, there are more hazards for the...May 18, 2010 | Blog
I’m missing JJ’s blog, which she says is over because she is not studying abroad anymore. I hope she’ll start a new one, say, JJ’s Adventures at Home. This morning I told her that she will be the next writer in the family and suggested she...May 17, 2010 | Blog
The bear was the size of my Subaru, at least, and eating dandelions on the side of the road. It would have been nice to slow down and look at her, except that Chip and I were on bicycles. Bears can run faster than I can ride even with my sympathetic nervous system...May 17, 2010 | Blog
Melba Cooper from South Carolina is in Haines as part of a month long artist’s exchange, she has a great blog about her time here, with photos. (I’ve added it to the links as well.) There is an event tonight at 6:30 at HAL, where she will be talking about...
