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.
This is hard, seeing my family from a distance like this, hearing the kids playing but not being able to make the little girls chocolate milk and toast in my kitchen. This being apart from the people I love– and even some of the people I didn’t think I was...
A fine morning, I mean. The sun is up and it’s another good one. I had a little melt down Easter, since grandmothers and writers– even friends and neighbors– are not considered essential services right now and we have to stay home. I know, that is...
I asked Chip if we should still have ham for Easter, since it’s just us, and not the usual crowd of family and friends, and he said we could wait and see what’s happening by then. “It’s Sunday,” I said. “This Sunday?”...
You can watch my reading of Take Good Good Care of the Garden and the Dogs, Chapter 3 here I read it on the same day (that’s today, April 7) that I was hit by a truck while riding my bike in Haines fifteen years ago. It was hard to read, and I almost re-did it,...
Hi all, Chapter 2 of of Take Good Care of the Garden and the Dogs should be here. It’s also on the Videos tab on my website. I think this is the best way to notify you, but bear with me as I figure this out. A techie I am not (but luckily I have had a lot of...
I have just posted the first chapter of Take Good Care of the Garden and the Dogs on my website, you may go to the new section “videos” to watch it. (I think, it may take a bit to all line up.) I plan on reading the book, all 15 chapters, through April, so...
