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.
The Of Bears and Ballots book launch is Tuesday, June 30 at 5 pm Alaska Daylight Time. It is virtual, just click on those blue letters and you are in! (There’s a pretty cool little GIF there too…) Easy peasy. And best of all, you don’t have to leave...
Here is another little video preview from Of Bears and Ballots, with probably the most important thing I have to say about politics and life in it. Or at least for now, anyway.
I have been turning away from social media, and from the 24 hour news streams– not because I don’t care, but because I care too much. You bet racism is on my mind, politics, Covid-19 in all its grief and confusion, and the awful isolation from family and...
It is here! (And almost where you are.) The official publication date is June 30, and there will be a big Zoom event then, and you will be invited. But Monday, June 15, 5pm Alaska time there is a sneak preview Of Bears and Ballots, and an interview with Kyle Clayton,...
On Tuesday evening there was a vigil on the parade grounds overlooking the harbor to mourn the death of George Floyd and come together as a community, quietly and peacefully. Jess and Meghan organized it. Jess, who is kind of shy, began by admitting that in college...
The most recent service that was aired by St. John’s, the Episcopal Church that President Trump walked to on Monday afternoon from the White House was Sunday’s celebration of Pentecost. He had troops tear gas peaceful protestors to get to the church yard with...
