So a friend of mine posted these very cool literal translations he learned the other day and I couldn't help but work them into a poem. "Tlingit meanings my elder friend Marie taught me yesterday (the two words are the same in Tlingit). A language rooted in this place: black=coal blue=bluejay red=fire green=jade orange=alder white=snow" … Continue reading Light like Coal
Alternative Energy Alaskan Style
OK, so this post doesn't fall into the poetry, blood, or shack category but I wanted to share two articles in AK papers I came across lately that got me excited about the new thinking that is going into alternative fuels. What excites me is the whole 'post-apocalypse' aspect of it all, I mean living … Continue reading Alternative Energy Alaskan Style
49 Writers Meeting
Following Deb Vanasse's characters workshop at the Juneau Public Library on Saturday Nov. 20th, there will be an informal meeting at the Silverbow Backroom/Bakery at 2pm. This meeting will serve as an introduction to the 49 Writers organization and to the 49 Alaska Writing Center. Open to all, please rsvp to 49writers_at_gmail_dot_com
Horse-Chestnuts
Back in Portland after a month working in Juneau followed by a week in South Carolina low country and Finn couldn't wait to get back to the playground. I was excited to see a few of the tell-tale signs of Fall along the way including some freshly fallen, thorn armored, horse-chestnuts. When we got to the Couch … Continue reading Horse-Chestnuts
Readjusting to Small Town Life
Wishing I could grow a beard if only to provide a tiny layer of anonymity in a place where everyone knows your name and business even if you can't quite place them. But it's not all bad, in fact I spent the entire time I was away from Alaska talking to people about Alaska, so … Continue reading Readjusting to Small Town Life
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