Well we've made it almost 4 months into round two and I'd have to say that bewilderment continues to be the most constant theme in life since the arrival of our first adventure, Finnegan. Having spent a few hours walking around town yesterday and on our bellies on the living room floor, Oscar, my second … Continue reading The Continuing Bewilderment of Fatherhood
The Eating Book
'Let's be done reading, Dad. Let's tell stories.' So I begin... 'Ok, this one starts in a tiny library in a tiny town. And the library is so small it fits in a trailer which is great because the librarian has a big truck and sometimes he'll hitch up the library and take it on … Continue reading The Eating Book
Bloodcast_3
Rebel radio live (not actually live but alive and kicking, screaming actually after this damn keyboard's tweaky deleting tendencies) from Los Anchorage which this evening is a paradise, blurring the lines between sea and sky, music and memory. So we tap a vein and let it run...Coming up music from Jonny Greenwood's score to the … Continue reading Bloodcast_3
A Dream Dog
While it would be easy to remember only the disappointment of waking to rain and low clouds following a beautiful night at Boy Scout Beach this past weekend, I have just remembered the wolf! The four year-olds woke early (before even the dogs) in their tent and I laid with them until 6:30 when we … Continue reading A Dream Dog
I Think again of those ancient Chinese Poets
This review originally appeared in the Juneau Empire. I Think again of those ancient Chinese Poets: poems by Tom Sexton. 59 pages. University of Alaska Press, 2011. $14.95 Once again, former Alaska Writer Laureate Tom Sexton has produced a work that is simple yet eloquent, one that will lead you from your chair to a … Continue reading I Think again of those ancient Chinese Poets
Jonas Lamb 